Live Stream Anti-Piracy Protection

A live event is pirated while it happens

When you sell access to a live event, a concert stream, a pay-per-view fight, a premiere, an award show, you are selling a moment. Illegal restreams sell the same moment for free. And unlike a film or a series, the value of a live stream is concentrated in a few hours. Protection that starts after the event is over has already missed most of it.

Live stream protection is built around that timeline: prepared before you go live, active during the event, and still working after it ends. We have been protecting rights owners' content since 2013, and live events apply the same method on the tightest clock.

Where live restreams appear

Illegal copies of a live event reach viewers through a handful of fast-moving routes:

• Streaming sites that host restreams of paid events, often on new domains for each event.
• Live streams on social platforms, captured from a screen or a device and broadcast again.
• IPTV playlists and link lists, which carry restreamed feeds to large audiences.
• Telegram channels, which share links to the stream before it starts and replace them as soon as one is removed.
• Search results, which lead viewers searching to "watch live" to all of the above.

Before you go live

We set up the event with you: the date and time, your official stream and channels, your licensed broadcasters and your promotional clips. That gives us a whitelist from day one, so your own channels and partners are never touched, and a clear picture of what an illegal restream looks like.

During the event

While the event is live, we monitor the surfaces where restreams appear. Every stream is verified by our own technology and analysts before anything moves, and verified restreams go straight into takedown notices and platform escalation while the event is still on. We use every route technically possible within proper procedure, and our standing as a trusted partner with major platforms is what gets them removed while it still matters.

After the event

Once the event ends, piracy changes shape. Full recordings, highlight cuts and clips are uploaded to video platforms, social feeds and file hosts, and they keep appearing for weeks. Re-uploads are tracked and each new copy is handled as it appears, for as long as your content is under protection.

What you see

Every restream found, every action taken and every removal confirmed, through a live dashboard and periodic reports. After each event you can see which sites, channels and platforms carried it, which is the starting point for protecting the next one. Our customer success team stays reachable throughout.

Who it is for

Event organizers and promoters, pay-per-view and live streaming platforms, broadcasters, and music and entertainment rights owners who sell live access. For live sport specifically, see live sports content protection. Live stream protection is part of our Content Protection service.

Getting started

Tell us about your next live event, and we show you where your live content is being pirated today. First report free, 14-day trial, no obligation. Get your first report or talk to our team.