How Content Protection Helped “Dayı” Reach the Top

Dayı film content protection case study - DigiGuardians success story showing #1 iTunes ranking

How Content Protection Helped “Dayı” Reach the Top

TV and movie viewing habits shifted to digital channels during the COVID pandemic. The competition between digital platforms and contents was driven by the rise in demand. As a result, the success of a content not only enhanced its value but also greatly contributed to the success of digital content providers/platforms. TV shows and movies that were protected during this time period became popular on multiple digital platforms, demonstrating once again that content protection maximizes the value of content and its lifespan. Let’s look at the case study of “Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi” to better understand the impact of content protection and how DigiGuardians goes above and beyond.

Greater Success on Digital Platforms

Despite being Uğur Bayraktar’s first production and screenwriting experience, “Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi”, was a huge hit on VOD platforms.

According to
Box Office
figures, the movie, which was released on December 10, 2021, drew 476,644 people to theaters throughout its 19-week theatrical run. While the film performed well in theaters, it performed significantly better on VOD platforms, consistently ranking among the Top 3 Most Watched Movies on Google Play Movies, iTunes, and Amazon Prime in 2022 and 2023 in Turkey.

2022
RanksiTunesGoogle Play MoviesAmazon Prime
1 Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi Dayı: Bir Adamın HikayesiDilberay
2The BatmanWrath of Man Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
3DuneSpider-Man: No Way HomeBergen
4Spider-Man: No Way HomeVenom: Let There Be CarnageSamaritan
5The Matrix ResurrectionsUnchartedThe Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
6Wrath of ManDuneŞimdi Yandık
7UnchartedFree GuyAdanış: Kutsal Kavga
8Top Gun: MaverickSıfır BirThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
9No Time to DieThe BatmanThe Tomorrow War
10The NorthmanThe Matrix ResurrectionsBad Cat

*Click here
for Flix Patrol’s 2022 data.

Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi riveted its success by also ranking in the bestsellers lists, in addition to being among the most watched movies on these platforms. The film topped both the Google Play Movies Best Sellers and the iTunes All-Time Best Selling Movies lists:

RanksGoogle Play Movies – BestsellersiTunes – All Time Bestselling Movies
1 Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
2Bullet TrainAile Arasında
3BergenKolonya Cumhuriyeti
4Wrath of ManCebimdeki Yabancı
5Rafadan Tayfa: GöbeklitepeCM101MMXI Fundamentals
6MoonfallYol Arkadaşım
7Spider-Man: No Way HomeRecep İvedik 5
8Rafadan Tayfa Dehliz MacerasıCMYLMZ
9AvatarOlanlar Oldu

These findings unequivocally illustrate that content protection helps to maximize the value and potential of a content even 15 months after its release. It’s important pointing out at this point that not all content protection services are created equal. There is a crucial “secret” that unlocks the full potential of a content.

The Crucial “Secret” to Ranking In The Top 3: In-Depth Protection Service!

The success of a movie on digital platforms depends on several factors, including the quality of content protection it receives and the scope of that protection. Continuity of protection and success in removing unauthorized copies from the entire internet are crucial in preserving the value of the content. Understanding these, “Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi” chose a long-term and comprehensive in-depth protection, allowing for the extensive removal of copyright infringing sources.

Four out of the first five movies on iTunes’ All Times Best Selling Movies list utilized DigiGuardians’ content protection. DigiGuardians provided long-term content protection for each of these films. These protection services have been one of the most vivid examples and formulas for creating a success story in the digital age.

Some extracts from DigiGuardians’ content protection report for “Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi” are provided below:

DigiGuardians Content Protection Results:

Protecting the movie from the very beginning and continuously – from 2021 to 2023 – played a massive role in controlling and removing unwanted content.

While removing the pirated content copies from every channel, the biggest fight against piracy has been on social media platforms. The following social media platforms received the most traffic for pirated sources:

  • TikTok comes in first with 41%
  • YouTube comes in second with 13.2%
  • Twitter comes in third with 12.9%
  • Telegram comes in fourth with 10.5%

Content protection efforts diverted this traffic away from illegal sources and toward legitimate VOD platforms, culminating in its success.

Meet Your Global Content Protection Service Provider: DigiGuardians

With ten years of experience in content protection and expertise in the media and entertainment industries, DigiGuardians’ in-depth protection for content owners, producers, distributors, VOD platforms, and others is the most effective end-to-end solution.

DigiGuardians differentiates itself by going above and beyond: In addition to search engine de-listing and de-indexing, our in-house software locates the actual sources and files used to distribute pirated copies regardless of geographical location and language, and removes these sources and files in the shortest time possible to offer content right holders the greatest value possible.

DigiGuardians continues to provide protection services to numerous contents found on the largest digital content providers such as iTunes, Google Play Movies, and Amazon Prime:

Contents in Top 10 Lists that are Protected by DigiGuardians
iTunes 2022 iTunes 2023
(For 2 Months – January&February)
Google Play Movies 2022 Google Play Movies 2023
(For 2 Months – January&February)
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
The Batman The Batman The Batman The Batman
Dune Bullet Train Dune Bergen
Spider-Man: No Way Home Beast Spider-Man: No Way Home Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Matrix Resurrections Elvis The Matrix Resurrections Avatar
No Time to Die Ticket to Paradise Venom: Let There Be Carnage Rafadan Tayfa 2: Göbeklitepe
The Northman Nope Free Guy The Northman
Wrath of Man Moonfall Wrath of Man Moonfall
Uncharted Jurassic World Dominion Uncharted Rafadan Tayfa: Dehliz Macerası
Top Gun: Maverick Top Gun: Maverick Sıfır Bir Wrath of Man

*Titles in bold and orange are protected by DigiGuardians.

Given that original creators are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of anti-piracy, DigiGuardians, with its ten years of experience, highly specialized team, and functional software, provides content producers with a comprehensive content protection solution that maximizes the value and success of their content.

#nomercy to pirated copies, violations, and unfair profits.

Please contact us for more information on our services.

[email protected]

Your content is king, we guard the kingdom.


Note: The content has been protected by DigiGuardians between 07.12.21 and 20.11.23.

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