Pond5 the worlds largest marketplace for royalty-free HD and 4K video and the LA-based Filmmakers Alliancehave teamed up to host a short-film challenge with more than $4,000 in prizes, with a screening and awards ceremony set to take place in Los Angeles on November 8th. Learn more about the How Will You Tell Your Story film challenge hosted by Pond5 and Filmmakers Alliance.

Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, today announced a new multi-year deal with GOBX, a new premium entertainment platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Irdeto Cloaked CA is a world-leading software CA solution and part of the Irdeto 360 Security suite. Offering robust and reliable protection that can be updated over-the-air, Cloaked CA will securely deliver sports and home entertainment to GOBX customers across the region. After a significant investment in rights and premium content, GOBX selected Irdeto as a security partner so that they could focus on customer experience and expansion.

Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, today announced it will provide security solutions and services to HorizonSAT, a leading satellite service provider, covering the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. Part of the Irdeto 360 Security suite, Irdeto Cloaked CA with Irdeto FlexiCore will enable HorizonSAT to securely launch and deliver new pay TV services to the Filipino population in the MENA region. The new bouquet will be launched this year as HTV Pinoy. 

A new online consumer piracy survey from Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, found that over half of respondents polled in MENA - 59% in Egypt and 53% in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - admitted to watching pirated video content. The research also revealed that millennials are among the most likely to illegally consume content, with 62% of 18-24 year-olds in the GCC and 64% in Egypt stating they watch pirated video content. In addition, 20% of 18-24 year-olds in the GCC and 23% in Egypt pirate more than once a week. 

At CABSAT 2017, stand I2-35, Quicklink will demonstrate their new Remote Communicator solution. The solution enables you to create ad hoc ultra-low delay video/audio contributions from any device using a web browser, easily share high quality return video to a remote user and integrate ultra-low delay audio commentary into your workflow.

Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, has released results of the largest consumer piracy survey ever conducted. The Irdeto Global Consumer Piracy Survey of more than 25,000 adults across 30 countries found that despite the high number of consumers around the globe watching pirated video content (52%), nearly half (48%) would stop or watch less illegal content after learning the damage that piracy causes the media industry. This willingness by nearly half of consumers to change their viewing habits speaks to the huge impact that education could have on reducing the number of people who pirate video content. 

Transvideo will show the new StarliteRF-a, a wireless monitor with advanced camera control capabilities that can remotely control key functions of the ARRI ALEXA Mini and AMIRA cameras. The kit consists of a StarliteRF-a monitor-recorder and a TitanHD2 Tx-a that connects to the EXT socket of the ARRI cameras via a specific cable provided. You will have a hand held lightweight, high quality monitor receiving the camera picture wirelessly, and you can adjust key camera functions wirelessly by return to the camera. The camera functions are accessed via the monitors touch screen. You also have the ability to record and play back clips via the inbuilt recorder, which can be set up to record automatically when the camera records.