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Password Sharing Not the Biggest Problem for SVOD Services, Study Says

July 05, 2016

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For movie and TV studios, the big bugaboo is people illegally copying or downloading their IP. For SVOD services, it’s another form of piracy – password sharing, which cost companies $500 million worldwide in 2015, according to a report by Parks Associates.

From the article "Password Sharing Not the Biggest Problem for SVOD Services, Study Says" by Todd Longwell.

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Password Sharing Not the Biggest Problem for SVOD Services, Study Says

Previously In The News

As ‘Game of Thrones’ Returns, Is Sharing Your HBO Password O.K.?

Could streaming giants start to clamp down on password sharing?

91% of viewers like streaming aggregation, survey says

Deeper Dive—Who would buy DirecTV?

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