The Untold Secret of OTT Success: Secure High-Quality Visuals with Sigma DRM

The Untold Secret of OTT Success: Secure High-Quality Visuals with Sigma DRM

Think back to the last time you were completely engrossed in an OTT movie or series. Chances are, stunning visuals played a major role in captivating you, transporting you to another world, and leaving a lasting impression. But behind that seamless experience lies a hidden battle: balancing breathtaking visuals with robust security and smooth performance.

Here’s the truth: in the fiercely competitive OTT landscape, high-quality visuals aren’t enough. Piracy, unauthorized distribution, and performance issues threaten content creators, platforms, and ultimately, the viewer experience. This is where Sigma DRM, Thudo Multimedia’s innovative solution, enters the scene, acting as your guardian of visual security.

Why are visuals so crucial for OTT success?

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The best OTT Platforms
  • Immersion & Engagement: Breathtaking visuals create a deeper emotional connection, keeping viewers glued to their screens.
  • Brand Image: High-quality content screams professionalism and reinforces brand recognition, setting you apart from the competition.
  • Increased Value: Secure, high-fidelity content commands premium pricing and attracts premium subscribers.

The Balancing Act: Quality vs. Security & Performance

The Balancing Act: Quality vs. Security & Performance

Transformed content consumption, offering 4K and HDR visuals for an enhanced viewing experience. However, these high-quality formats come with key challenges:

Security Risks: The large file sizes of 4K and HDR content make them vulnerable to piracy, threatening intellectual property and revenue streams. Employ advanced security measures like encryption, DRM, and watermarking to protect their content from unauthorized distribution.

Performance Issues: Streaming high-definition content can lead to slow loading times and buffering, which disrupt the viewer experience. This can frustrate users, causing them to abandon streams. To mitigate this, need to optimize content delivery with CDNs and adaptive bitrate streaming, ensuring smooth playback across different devices and network conditions.

In balancing quality, security, and performance, address these challenges to deliver a seamless and protected viewing experience.

Introducing Sigma DRM: Your OTT Security Superhero

Imagine a world where you can deliver stunning visuals without worrying about piracy or performance issues. Sigma DRM makes that dream a reality with its comprehensive features:

  • Fort Knox-Level Security: Encrypted content delivery ensures authorized access only, preventing unauthorized distribution and piracy.
  • Granular Control: Set permissions for viewing, downloading, and sharing content based on user roles and subscription tiers.
  • Seamless Integration: Integrates seamlessly with existing platforms and workflows for a smooth user experience.

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Benefits for Everyone:

  • Content Creators: With advanced security measures like encryption and DRM, content creators can focus on producing high-quality work without the worry of piracy, knowing their intellectual property and revenue are protected.
  • OTT Platforms: By securing premium content, reduce piracy risks, attract more premium subscribers, and gain a competitive edge. Offering secure, high-quality streaming helps build customer loyalty and boosts profitability.
  • Viewers: Viewers enjoy seamless, high-definition content with peace of mind, knowing their data is protected and that creators are fairly compensated. This secure experience fosters loyalty and satisfaction with the platform.

Beyond Security: Optimizing Your OTT Experience

Sigma DRM goes beyond just security:

  • Reduced Content Costs: Secure content translates to reduced piracy and revenue loss, optimizing your content investment.
  • Improved Viewer Satisfaction: Seamless viewing experiences and a sense of security boost viewer loyalty and satisfaction.
  • Competitive Advantage: Stand out in the crowded OTT market with secure, high-quality content offerings.

The Future of Secure Visual Storytelling

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Sigma DRM stands at the forefront of this evolution

With the rapid advancements in technology such as HDR, 8K resolution, and immersive viewing experiences, the landscape of visual storytelling is evolving at an unprecedented pace. However, as these technologies take center stage, the importance of secure content delivery becomes even more critical.

Sigma DRM stands at the forefront of this evolution, continuously innovating to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Our cutting-edge digital rights management solution is designed to safeguard your valuable visual content, ensuring it remains protected and accessible for the future.

Whether it’s ensuring the integrity of high-definition imagery or securing immersive multimedia experiences, Sigma DRM offers comprehensive protection against piracy and unauthorized distribution. By staying ahead of the curve, we empower content creators and distributors to deliver captivating visual narratives with confidence, knowing that their content is secure in an ever-changing digital landscape.

Don’t let security and performance issues sabotage your OTT success. Unlock the full potential of high-quality visuals with Sigma DRM. Contact us today and experience the difference yourself!

Sigma DRM and Protecting India’s Digital Heritage: Towards Sustainable Development

Sigma DRM and Protecting India’s Digital Heritage: Towards Sustainable Development

Miss Grand India Rachel Gupta’s victory is not only a matter of national pride but also highlights the importance of digital copyright protection in preserving India’s cultural heritage. Why is that? Let’s find out with Thu Do Multimedia!

Who is Rachel Gupta?

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Miss Grand International 2024

Rachel Gupta has become Miss Grand International 2024, marking an important milestone for India. Before Rachel Gupta, there were many beauty queens participating in international beauty pageants, but her victory at MGI is an outstanding achievement, making her the first Indian beauty queen to achieve this international crown.

On a personal level, Rachel Gupta is a famous model, a film actress and also a successful businesswoman. In acting, she is best known for the film “Kahani Rubberband Ki”.

India is statistically the country with the most copyright infringement in the world. Indian digital content is always pirated and other films are also consumed widely in India. This is a problem related to the culture and beauty of India, so surely the government, producers, directors, actors, etc. all want to find solutions and come up with appropriate policies to reduce this problem in order to protect India’s digital heritage.

The role of Miss Grand India 2024 Rachel Gupta in Elevating Indian Culture

Rachel Gupta – Representative of Indian culture

The victory of a beauty queen in the international arena is not simply a personal victory, but she represents an entire country, a strong voice for the diverse culture of the country.

Through her role, Rachel contributes to promoting artistic values, cultural beauty from costumes, music, cinema, cuisine, to the lifestyle of India, helping international friends have a deeper insight into a rich culture. Since then, India’s image has not only been affirmed in the field of beauty but also elevated in the world of global entertainment and media.

Rachel’s role is a living testament to how an individual can convey and spread national cultural pride, while at the same time arousing awareness to protect the precious traditional values ​​of India.

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Indian Culture – Bollywood Films

Bollywood is an important part of Indian culture, featuring music, dance and rich stories. Bollywood not only reflects social life but also brings unique entertainment experiences to the audience.

The globally famous film Dangal (2016) tells the true story of Mahavir who trained his two daughters to become excellent wrestlers.

Revenue of more than 50 million USD after only three weeks of release, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time in India

However, along with popularity comes the “stealing” of sophisticated hackers and free distribution outside of mainstream channels.

Bollywood has become a global brand, contributing to the promotion of Indian culture. Thanks to Bollywood films, audiences know about cultures such as eating with hands, headscarves, widows, traditional dishes, etc., which are very impressive to international friends.

Outstanding features of Bollywood films

  1. Spectacular singing and dancing
    Bollywood films often have brilliant dancing and singing scenes, which are an indispensable part of the plot. These performances are not only for entertainment but also help characters express their deep emotions and desires without dialogue.
  2. Diverse film genres
    Bollywood films often combine many genres such as romance, comedy, action and tragedy in the same film, creating rich and attractive works. This is known as “masala cinema,” where different elements blend together to create a multidimensional cinematic experience.
  3. Soap Operas
    In addition to films, Bollywood also produces soap operas (long-running television series) that revolve around family relationships and romance. These series often run for hundreds of episodes and attract large audiences.
  4. Growth of the Industry
    Bollywood is one of the largest film production industries in the world, with the number of films produced annually surpassing that of Hollywood. This shows the strong growth and great potential of Indian cinema.
  5. Celebrities
    Many Bollywood actors have become cultural icons not only in India but also around the world, with names like Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone being widely known.

Digital Piracy in India – Global Top

India is ranked as one of the countries with the highest rate of piracy in the world, with millions of illegal visits to pirated websites every year. According to statistics, in 2020, India was in the top 5 countries for online piracy nationwide, with 5.6 million illegal views.

Number of Visits to Pirate Sites Per Country
Number of Visits to Pirate Sites Per Country

It is estimated that the industry loses about 220 billion rupees (equivalent to 2.6 billion USD) each year due to illegal copying and distribution of content. This alarming figure not only shows the level of loss of revenue but also negatively affects the creativity and development capacity of businesses, producers and artists in India.

Cultural content such as movies, music, games, and e-books have become easy to copy, download, and watch on digital platforms, reducing the value of the original product and reducing the attraction of investment in creative products.

Many Indian movies, especially newly released movies, are often spread on unofficial websites and applications immediately after their premiere. Websites such as Fmovies and BestBuy IPTV have been denounced for spreading pirated content, causing great damage to producers. These sites attract millions of users every month, showing the popularity of pirated movies. Not only are Indian movies stolen, but foreign movies are also quickly consumed illegally.

Many social accounts have created channels with “movie summary” content, cutting and pasting content and images to summarize long series, so that viewers can fully understand the content of the movie and therefore have no intention of watching the official movie. This is also considered a form of illegal consumption of films because it is not permitted by the film owner.

Challenges in protecting digital copyright in India

Protecting digital copyright in India is facing many major challenges, making the situation of infringement widespread and difficult to control. Here are some of the major obstacles in protecting digital copyright in India:

  1. Difficulty in law enforcement

Enforcing copyright regulations in India is difficult due to the complex and lengthy legal process. Litigation related to copyright infringement can drag on for years, reducing the incentive for content owners to pursue their rights.

It is not simply a matter of submitting documents, it involves many steps and many legal procedures, which are time-consuming and costly. Small-scale producers do not have enough funds to protect film copyright before the law. However, the compensation does not bring many legitimate benefits to the production business. As a result, pirated movies have become popular.

  1. The cross-border nature of infringement

Many pirated websites often have their servers located overseas, making it more difficult to handle and prevent. These sites often change their domain names frequently to avoid detection and blocking by authorities. This creates a favorable environment for infringement without being bound by local laws.

  1. Lack of copyright awareness

Many users are still not fully aware of the harm caused by copyright infringement. This lack of awareness leads to them easily accessing and sharing infringing content without thinking about the legal consequences.

The age group of 18-25 is the group that commits the most copyright infringement, because this is a group with low income but high entertainment needs. In India, they consider free viewing as a part of cost savings without realizing that they are violating digital copyright, helping bad guys and “stealing the brains” of producers and filmmakers.

  1. Rapid development of technology

Rapid development of technology has created many new channels for content distribution, but at the same time, it has complicated the control and protection of copyright. Social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok have become popular places to share infringing content.

Digital content is distributed through many different social media channels without requiring TV channels, publishers, and social media algorithms are very “open”, so users can easily post copyrighted content on social networks and quickly get likes, comments, shares, reups, etc. spreading across cyberspace with huge speed and volume.

Significant Revenue Loss

According to a report by Media Partners Asia, an estimated 15.5 million users are pirating online video content in India in 2022, resulting in a loss of about $348 million, or 18% of the total legal video industry revenue. If left unchecked, the number of users could rise to 19.5 million by 2027, resulting in a loss of about $456 million.

Piracy not only causes loss of revenue for producers but also affects the government exchequer by reducing the tax revenue from legitimate business activities. This loss also reduces India’s reputation in the eyes of foreign investors, affecting its ability to attract investment in the creative industries.

There is always light at the end of the tunnel…

Sigma DRM – Advanced digital copyright protection solution

Advanced Sigma DRM technology aims to help businesses protect and manage their digital content copyright. Sigma DRM’s solution allows businesses to monitor, protect, and control access to digital content, thereby minimizing the risk of copyright infringement and protecting their intellectual property. This is not a temporary solution, but it is exactly the “golden key” to help businesses plan long-term strategies and open up a “treasure” to exploit legitimate customers.

Thu Do Multimedia has verified the Sigma DRM solution with Cartesian certification – this is the world’s largest copyright protection certification. Therefore, your business can be completely assured of our solution.

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Sigma drm against pirated app

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Benefits of Sigma DRM in the Indian Entertainment Industry

The application of Sigma DRM technology in the entertainment industry brings many great benefits, helping to protect content and support businesses to increase legal revenue.

Ensure legal distribution and copyright protection

Sigma DRM ensures that digital content is distributed only through legal channels, helping entertainment companies in India protect their copyright and interests. With DRM, the content will be encrypted and can only be unlocked by users with official access, thereby minimizing copyright infringement.

Minimize revenue loss

With DRM technology, companies can minimize revenue loss due to copyright infringement. According to statistics, copyright infringement costs entertainment companies in India billions of dollars every year, and DRM is an effective tool to solve this problem.

Boosting the Entertainment Industry to Achieve Target Revenue

According to forecasts, with the application of DRM technology to copyright management and digital content distribution, the Indian entertainment industry can increase its revenue to reach the target of 5 billion USD per year. DRM solutions not only help reduce legal costs and costs arising from handling copyright infringement but also create trust for investors and customers in a transparent and sustainable business environment.

Read more: Thu Do Multimedia’s partners succeed with Sigma DRM

Choose copyright protection or let it “fall freely”

In actual numbers, the cost of investing in DRM technology is actually not as expensive as businesses think. This cost is only 1/10,000 of the cost of lost revenue due to content being made public on pirated websites.

According to statistics from FICCI and Deloitte, India loses billions of dollars each year from pirated content.

DRM costs are only a small percentage of the revenue at risk of being lost if the content is not protected. Companies can protect their revenue with DRM investment costs many times less than the value lost without protection technology.

Protect long-term revenue

By investing in DRM, businesses not only protect immediate revenue but also create a foundation to protect long-term intellectual property value, helping to maintain competitive position and brand reputation.

Minimize legal costs
When copyright is violated, businesses often face significant legal costs to sue, investigate and handle violations. Investing in Sigma DRM’s DRM solution not only minimizes direct revenue loss but also saves these indirect costs, helping businesses not to spend time and resources on legal procedures.

Which businesses should use DRM

Whether small businesses or large corporations, they should deploy our Sigma DRM solution. Because we have a comprehensive copyright protection solution that can meet all the needs and desires of businesses for their digital products. The investment cost for this solution is not large, it accounts for a very small amount of the revenue loss that businesses have to endure when content is pirated.

Many small film production companies tend to think that their products do not need copyright protection because they think that the reach of their films is limited, or that their popularity is not high enough to be a target for infringement. However, in reality, every creative product, large or small, is at risk of being copied and distributed illegally, and small productions are even more vulnerable to copyright infringement.

When small film production companies invest in copyright protection technology, they are also sending a clear message about their professionalism and seriousness in protecting their intellectual property. This not only creates trust with partners and investors, but also opens up opportunities for development, cooperation and expansion of production scale in the future.

Copyright protection is not only for large businesses but is actually necessary for all production scales, especially small film businesses. Investing in copyright protection solutions from the start will help small businesses protect revenue, maintain reputation, and prepare for future growth opportunities.

The Importance of Digital Heritage Protection in Preserving National Identity

Digital copyright protection is not only an economic measure but also a means to protect and preserve the cultural identity of the country against the increasing situation of copyright infringement. When cultural content is copied and distributed illegally, the cultural value of the product is reduced, and the inherent uniqueness of the digital heritage is lost.

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Traditional dances of indian culture

In the context of international integration, digital copyright protection helps maintain the uniqueness and value of domestic cultural products. Films, songs, books and digital documents containing the history, customs, and traditions of a country need to be protected from being copied illegally or losing their uniqueness when integrating with other cultures.

The digital world opens up opportunities for cultural development through digital platforms, but also brings higher risks of copyright infringement. Digital copyright protection is a way to ensure that cultural products retain their value when they are distributed to the public legally, thereby contributing to the sustainable and official dissemination of national cultural values ​​in the international market.

By protecting the copyright of digital cultural and artistic products, India’s digital economy will grow sustainably thanks to the increase in the value of domestic products. As international consumers and audiences access protected digital products, the revenue from the use of official products will increase, thereby helping India’s digital economy grow strongly.

Digital copyright protection alone is not enough…

Currently, CDN infrastructure in India is still limited, unable to meet the growing demand for speed and quality of digital content delivery nationwide. Single CDNs often face challenges such as limited coverage, peak traffic congestion, and lack of optimization to ensure a smooth user experience.

Our Sigma Multi-CDN solution is a necessary step forward, combining the strengths of multiple CDN providers to create a more flexible, robust, and comprehensive content delivery network. By using Multi-CDN, Sigma provides businesses in India with a more stable content delivery solution, automatically switching between CDNs to reduce load, optimize performance, and ensure content reaches users as quickly as possible, regardless of where they are in the country.

There are many great solutions in OTT that businesses can deploy to both protect digital products with Sigma DRM and create multiple passive revenue streams. With over 14 years of experience, working with over 20 domestic and foreign partners, we are your choice, ensuring to bring long-term, sustainable benefits to businesses in the shortest time after implementation.

Cooperate with Thu Do Multimedia to strongly protect the copyright of diverse digital products like the way Miss Grand India 2024 enhances cultural status in the international arena.

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The Ultimate Guide to Content Trends for 2025

The Ultimate Guide to Content Trends for 2025

The rapid pace of technological advancements is reshaping every industry, and the content industry is no exception. To stay competitive and deliver high-quality, engaging content, understanding emerging trends is crucial. Let’s explore some of the key content trends that will dominate 2025 with Thu Do Multimedia!

1. The power of AI

AI is no longer a stranger to most of us. It’s a topic that has dominated social media and mainstream news for years and years!

For content creators like, AI has emerged as a game-changing tool. With its user-friendly interface and widespread accessibility, AI has significantly streamlined workflows and boosted productivity:

Highly Personalized Content: AI can deeply analyze user data to create content that perfectly aligns with each individual’s preferences and needs. This enhances engagement and marketing campaign effectiveness.

Diverse Content Creation: Beyond text, AI can generate high-quality images, videos, and audio, opening up countless new creative possibilities for content creators.

SEO Optimization: AI-powered SEO tools analyze keywords and optimize content to rank higher on search engines, increasing content reach.

Time and Cost Savings: AI automates many repetitive tasks, reducing errors and shortening content production time.

With such features, AI has been and is still one of the top trends in innovation. And in 2025, who knows what AI can do?

While AI has become a valuable tool for content creation, it’s essential to remember that human creativity and originality remain irreplaceable.

While AI can assist with tasks like generating ideas, conducting research, and even writing drafts, it’s crucial to maintain your unique voice and style.

This distinctiveness and weirdness will set your content apart from the competition and resonate with your audience, which make you SPECIAL!

There are a plethora of ways to use AI tools in your content creation process, but here are some ways I’m using AI as a writer:

  • Generate ideas, especially about range that you’ve never heard of before
  • Draft article outlines
  • Rephrase paragraphs or phrases with a specific tone
  • Repurpose blog posts into social media posts

Say goodbye to burnout and hello to a healthier work-life balance. AI can help you streamline your workflow, reduce stress. Your back will thank you after!

Work Smarter with these 4 Best AI tools

AI may greatly simplify your work as a writer, from ideation to outline creation to content reuse.

Naturally, artificial intelligence won’t perform your finest work for you. We are aware that the strangeness and wonder of human creation cannot yet be fully replicated. However, AI can relieve you of some of the workload so you can concentrate on developing your content.

However, it can be challenging to determine which AI tools and software are worth your time (and money) given the constantly expanding array of options available on the market, all of which claim to be able to help you generate, streamline, and automate your writing process.

Best AI writing tool for social media content

The AI Assistant from Buffer was designed with social media in mind. Buffer allows you to schedule your material as you generate it, which streamlines the content production process (no more copy-pasting to different social networks, which is particularly tiresome if you’re cross-posting to numerous platforms).

The fact that Buffer’s AI Assistant is aware of the subtleties of every social media network is its best feature. For instance, you won’t go over your character limit when creating content for X (previously Twitter). Additionally, it has been trained to make Instagram posts more lighthearted and LinkedIn posts more formal.

The assistant’s editing buttons are another time-saving tool. Simply pick Rephrase, Shorten, Expand, More informal, or More formal to come closer to the information you want without having to type further instructions to the Assistant to change your post.

Another time-saver is that you can utilize these buttons to edit certain sections of your posts rather than rewriting them from scratch.

Beyond these basic functionalities, here are some of my favorite use cases for writers who want to develop their own brands and produce more material for social media.

Personalized ideas

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As a social media manager and creator, I can tell you that social media writer’s block is far worse than ordinary writer’s block. Maybe it’s the sheer amount of material you need to produce. Who knows?

Thankfully, I’ve discovered Buffer’s AI Assistant, thus this is no longer an issue. I go to Buffer’s Create Space, where I brainstorm all of my post ideas, and click the Generate Ideas button when I’m at a loss for what to post.

The assistant will ask you two questions in order to better understand what will appeal to your audience:

  • What do you do for a living?
  • Who are you trying to reach?

After that, the Assistant will produce a flow of concepts for you to evaluate, one at a time.me. On each one, you’ll be able to hit Use it, which will open a pre-filled post creation window, or Try another to regenerate.

Repurpose other posts and content

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One of the best use cases for this tool is the ability to repurpose content that has performed well or rewrite it to be more appropriate for another platform. 

I often use the latter to rework posts I’ve created for LinkedIn into a Twitter thread, something that took me ages to develop!

Something else I’m leaning into right now is repurposing older social media posts into something fresh. There’s a fair chance a huge chunk of my audience missed certain posts, and those who saw them likely won’t remember if they did (especially if the original post has been given a glow-up). 

I also use the AI Assistant to summarize entire blog posts I’ve written into bite-sized social snippets — another thing that used to take me ages. 

Free and limitless on all Buffer plans

Unlike many other AI writer tools, especially those built for social media, there’s no ‘credits’ system in place. The AI Assistant is free to use, as is Buffer (for up to three channels). When it comes to the number of prompts and rephrases you can submit, the limit does not exist!

Learn more about Buffer: https://buffer.com/

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Jasper – Best AI writing tool for Marketing teams

As one of the first AI writing tools to market (then known as Jarvis), Jasper has had time to hone its UI and feature set.

Along with AI text generation for a plethora of specific projects — everything from landing pages to full-on marketing campaigns, Jasper also boasts Remix (a dedicated tool for reworking content via a link, uploaded document, or text), Chat (a back-and-forth chat box with the AI to help you brainstorm or hone ideas), plus a Chrome extension. 

Jasper has moved beyond just copywriting and now aims squarely at marketing teams. The collaborative features mean everyone can jump into various documents and view projects and campaigns at a glance with nifty Kanban and calendar views. Managers and editors can also add in things like brand voice and style guide documents to ensure things stay on track across all content pieces. 

When writing, Jasper’s intuitive system will ask you to enter a simple prompt or choose from a list of templates. From there, you’ll be asked for more information upfront, which differs depending on what you’re working on. Before generating your draft, you can add things like your target audience, specific points to include, and more — but the AI can predict these things so well that this usually just involves choosing from some recommended options. 

While Jasper is intuitive and great for teams, it’s worth noting that the foundation of the tool is the same as most of the other (cheaper) options on this list. Jasper “uses over a dozen language models,” but the marketing copy generated is similar to what you’ll get from ChatGPT and other AI writing software.  

Open AI for content creation
Copy.Ai: Best AI writing tool for automating repetitive writing tasks

Copy.ai is another tool on this list that has outgrown the content generation mold it was born into. The multifaceted tool aims to help Sales and Marketing teams go from “go-to-market bloat to velocity.”

What that means in practice is a slick tool a lot like Jasper. However, Copy.ai places more emphasis on repeatable workflows that will help save marketers (or salespeople) time — think “repurpose this blog post into a LinkedIn post,” “Check this copy for plagiarism,” or “Find prospects at company X.” 

You can choose these workflows from an impressive library or customize your own. The finished product will look something like a flowchart, where each step in the process is effectively an AI prompt (or a series of them).

Best free AI writing tool

Best AI writing tool ChatGPT

You might be surprised to find ChatGPT in and amongst some of its more niche competitors, but I’d be remiss not to mention it here. As a free AI writing tool (for GPT-3, at least), ChatGPT is one I keep returning to for quick ideas, blog post outlines, and goofy metaphors. 

ChatGPT, a chatbot based on Open AI’s GPT model, is what many of the bells-and-whistle-filled tools above are built on and what helps generate the copy that lands in their fancy interfaces. 

Learning to prompt ChatGPT takes some doing — I tend to err on the side of providing as much context as possible — but the chat-style interface can be helpful as you refine your ask and tweak prompts as you go. 

2. Infographic

Infographics are a combination of images and information that needs to be conveyed. 45% of marketers often use this content marketing trend to convey content quickly.

Here are some statistics that Thu Do Multimedia learned from a recent HubSpot Blog study:

  • 56% of marketers who have used infographics say that it is one of the most effective content design trends for them.
  • 52% of advertisers plan to invest the same amount of money in infographics in the next year.
  • The remaining 38% plan to focus more on infographics in the next year.

Infographics are effective because they are beautifully designed and provide useful information to viewers. An illustration is worth a thousand words.

There is no doubt that infographics are a great way to turn complex data and information into engaging and easy-to-understand graphics. The problem is that while it may seem simple to create an infographic, how do you actually design a professional one?

We have selected the top tools and apps for creating infographics. Some of them are easy to use for non-designers, with ready-made templates and other useful features.

Canva is a powerful online design tool (and infographic maker) that allows you to create a variety of designs even if you do not have any design knowledge.

Canva Content
Canva Content

Canva provides a huge range of templates for you to pick from based on your exact design needs. A lot of the templates themselves are free, and some include elements like icons and pictures that you can purchase or replace with your own elements).

Canva Content
Canva Content

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to use Canva for infographic design:

Similar to Canva, Venngage offers you a few different options to pick from in terms of what it is you want to create. You will find templates for things like reports, posters, promotions, and of course, infographics.

Venngage Professional Infographic Maker 10 000 Templates

Within the infographic section, you will also find additional options to pick from that tend to deal with particular topics and categories of infographics, like:

  • Statistical
  • Informational
  • Process
  • Comparison
  • Timeline
  • Geographic
  • Charts
  • Tutorial
Infographic Templates Designs Venngage

Once you find a template you like, it’s time to customize it! Venngage allows you to insert what they call “Widgets,” which can include things like maps and charts based on the specific info and data you have for your infographic.

Quick Tutorial video for you:

Piktochart is another good option to create different types of infographics. You can pick from a few different formats, including a traditional infographic size (tall and skinny), presentation size (for slide decks), poster, and report.

Create Infographics Posters Presentations Online Piktochart

You can then either create your own infographic from scratch or select one of their templates (some are free and others require you to either have a paid plan).

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Once you have selected your template, you can simply drag and drop to add any graphic elements and text to your canvas. You can also upload your own images.

Quick video tutorial:

Easel.ly makes it really easy for you to create infographics. When you arrive on their main page, all you need to do is pick one of the many templates they offer. They also offer a way for you to search their template library by category.

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Once you have found a template you like (or even when you start from scratch), you will be directed to a new window where you will be able to customize your infographic however you want. easel.ly provides a variety of tools such as backgrounds, shapes, text, charts, and more.

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Quick video tutorial:

3. Interactive content – A Must

In the digital age, as people become increasingly connected through online space, the need for interaction has increased significantly.

Content is not just about providing information, but also creating interactive experiences, stimulating curiosity and encouraging users to participate.

Integrating interactive elements such as surveys, comments, sharing, or even mini-games into content not only increases interaction but also collects valuable data about user behavior.

4. The Rise of Social Media Platforms

The proliferation of social media platforms has fundamentally changed the way people consume and interact with content. Increasingly, consumers are turning to social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to discover brands, products, and relevant information. This shift has far-reaching implications for content creators and marketers.

To effectively reach and engage audiences on these platforms, it’s essential to adapt content strategies to align with the unique preferences and behaviors of social media users. This includes understanding the latest trends, leveraging visual content, and prioritizing authentic, engaging interactions.

Key considerations for social media content:

  • Visual Appeal: Social media is highly visual. Invest in high-quality images and videos to capture attention.
  • Short-Form Content: Adapt content to fit the formats popular on specific platforms (e.g., short-form videos on TikTok, Instagram Reels).
  • Engagement: Encourage interaction through comments, likes, shares, and polls.
  • Algorithm Optimization: Understand the algorithms of different platforms to maximize visibility.
  • Paid Advertising: Consider using paid advertising to reach a wider audience and target specific demographics.

By understanding these trends and tailoring your content accordingly, you can effectively leverage social media to connect with your audience and achieve your marketing goals.

5. The Power of Blogs

Blogs have become an extremely important communication channel in the digital age. With the development of the internet, blogs are not only a place to share personal thoughts and feelings but also a powerful tool to convey information and knowledge to the community.

Easy to access

Anyone can create a blog and share information easily. This creates an open space where everyone can contribute their opinions and knowledge.

Diverse topics

Blogs cover all topics, from science, technology to culture and society. This makes it easy for readers to find information they are interested in.
Updated information:

Blogs are regularly updated with the latest information, helping readers always grasp new trends and knowledge.
High interaction: Blogs create conditions for readers to interact with writers through comments, helping to create a community of knowledge sharing.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO):

Professional blogging increases visibility on search engines like Google, helping more people know about your content.

Expanding knowledge

Blogs help readers access many different sources of information, thereby expanding their understanding of the world around them.

Create communities

Blogs help connect people with similar interests, creating communities to share knowledge and experiences.
Stimulate creativity:

Blogging encourages writers to be creative, explore and discover new things

Influence decisions

Blogs can influence consumers’ purchasing decisions and service choices.
In short, blogs are an extremely powerful communication tool, playing an important role in sharing information, knowledge and connecting communities. With the constant development of technology, blogs will continue to develop and become an indispensable part of modern life.

Is there a specific aspect of blogging you want to learn more about? For example, how to build a successful blog, how to optimize your blog for SEO, or the types of blogs that are popular today.

Conclusion

The future of content creation is here. With advancements in technology, creating and distributing content has never been easier or more efficient.

As a content creator, you need to embracing these opportunities can significantly improve your workflow and productivity.

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Video Industry Trends and Technologies to Follow for 2025

Video Industry Trends and Technologies to Follow for 2025

The video industry is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, driven by technological advancements and viewer preferences. Businesses are increasingly turning to video content to convey their messages. Join Thu Do Multimedia to update the latest video production trends and technologies in 2025!

Video Industry Market Size and Trends

The video industry market size reached US$70.40 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of up to 33.5% from 2023 to 2030. The video production industry is undergoing significant transformation, with the explosion of new technologies and changes in consumer behavior.

Especially with the development of online platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Youtube. This trend is driven by the increasing demand of consumers for video on demand. For example, Netflix has expanded its original content production, investing heavily in creating unique shows and movies to attract subscribers worldwide.

With the rise of mobile, video formats have also changed, focusing more on vertical video formats, suitable for the size of the phone because consumers often use phones more than devices such as desktops, tablets, etc. Videos on Tiktok and Instagram reels, Youtube reels have become popular among users, driving the demand for short-form content creation, and becoming a dominant player in the social media landscape.

User-generated content is more valuable to brands. Companies encourage customers to create their own videos, more personal experiences and share content related to their products.

According to Horizon report, Global video production market 2023 – 2030, highlights

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  • The global video production market generated a revenue of USD 98,987.9 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 746,876.7 million by 2030.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR (2024 – 2030) of 33.5% by 2030.
  • In terms of segment, fantasy & science fiction accounted for a revenue of USD 27,526.4 million in 2023.
  • Fantasy & Science Fiction is the most lucrative genre segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • In terms of region, North America was the largest revenue generating market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2024 to 2030.

Based on the report on the future trends of the video industry, it shows the rapid and ever-increasing growth of video for society and entertainment in the technology era.

Video genres “dominate” the screen

What genres are developing in the video industry?

According to Horizon’s report on the development of video in 2017 – 2030, different film genres are witnessing a remarkable growth in revenue, thanks to the diversification of global audience needs. Action and adventure films will lead in revenue thanks to their ability to attract large audiences from both young and old. Horror and thriller films will also have stable revenue, or science fiction films continue to attract a loyal fan base thanks to technological elements and breakthrough creativity.

From the genre trends that can continue to develop in the near future, businesses can have an overview to produce films and videos that are suitable for the trends and preferences of global audiences.

Which countries are the “sharks” in the video industry

Regional-wise, North America, especially the United States, continues to lead the global video production market thanks to its thriving ecosystem of Hollywood and major tech companies. European countries such as the UK, Germany, and France have also seen significant growth, with a diversification of cultural and local content. In the Asia-Pacific region, China, India, and Japan are emerging countries with strong content production power and regional influence.

Video trends predicted to grow and explode in 2025

1. Short-form videos for social networks

The strong rise of Tik Tok and Instagram Reels, Youtube Reels has affirmed the important role of short-form video content in digital marketing strategies. Videos from 15-60 seconds not only attract attention quickly on high-paced platforms, but also help businesses convey messages in a concise and effective way. This is the reason why short videos have become an indispensable element in the marketing strategies of businesses on social networks.

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Short – term video industry trends

According to the event, by 2025, short videos will continue to “dominate” the social media landscape. This is a good sign for brands to be more creative in presenting a message that can be summarized into a smooth, easy-to-imagine and “long-remember” video. From product introduction videos, behind-the-scenes videos, promotional programs, short videos are the optimal tool to increase interaction and connect with consumers.

The challenge for businesses in video production is creativity, smoothness, high quality, expressing authenticity to attract and be consistent with the brand message. The first 3 seconds are not attractive, customers can skip you immediately, businesses need to update algorithms, trends to catch up with the video market.

A typical example is Duolingo, a famous language learning application. Duolingo has taken advantage of the power of short videos on TikTok to create humorous content, flexibly combining internet culture memes and educational elements. These videos have helped Duolingo not only attract millions of viewers but also become a fun and close brand icon, helping to significantly increase brand recognition in a short time.

2. AI in video production

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Apply AI to video industry for 2025

In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) will play an important role in optimizing the video and film production process. AI helps automate many stages of production, from script writing, shooting planning and post-production editing. From there, it is a “powerful assistant” to help you reduce filming time and costs. If a business wants AI to analyze the script?, can they support or which shooting angles are the best? They can analyze in detail.

AI is also used strongly in creating special effects and complex CGI. AI technology has the ability to simulate natural phenomena, object movements or create digital characters, bringing realism to every detail, which you may not expect.

In action scenes that require high precision and safety, AI can support through automatic camera technology and very modern sensor editing systems. For example, AI can automatically recognize and track fast-moving objects, such as racing cars or battle scenes, helping to film complex scenes smoothly and quickly.

However, modernity always comes with high investment costs, not all organizations and businesses invest in AI in video production, so businesses can consider depending on the situation and expected shooting scenes of their business.

3. 360 Video for Immersive Experiences

This is a trend that is gaining traction in 2024 and will continue to “lead the trend” in 2025. Unlike traditional videos, 360-degree videos allow viewers to explore every angle of the scene, creating a sense of life and high interaction. Professional filmmakers are taking advantage of this interactive element to bring new ways to introduce products, locations or events.

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Development of VR for 2025

In commercial video production, 360-degree videos open up a huge opportunity to engage audiences in a whole new way. Imagine potential customers being able to virtually tour your business, or experience an event from multiple perspectives, all with just one click. Industries such as real estate, travel and retail are taking advantage of this trend to introduce spaces and products in an immersive way, helping to increase interaction and attract customers.


With the development of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology, 360-degree videos will become an indispensable part of many brands’ marketing strategies. Not only entertaining, this trend also helps create memorable interactive experiences, impressing audiences and driving higher conversion rates.

4. Interactive content for deeper interaction

Interactive videos are emerging as an important trend, promising to reshape the future of video advertising. Unlike traditional videos, interactive videos allow video viewers to directly participate in the content through choices, clicking on highlights or answering questions. This increases viewer interaction with businesses, businesses can easily grasp user trends and serve customers better.

Interactive videos are especially effective in brand storytelling, where viewers can interact with the storyline, make decisions or navigate through different content sections. Film producers can take advantage of this video trend by surveying and asking viewers for their opinions on the scenes or endings they expect to see in order to achieve high ratings.

By 2025, more and more businesses will adopt interactive video to create personalized, engaging experiences that inspire action from consumers.

The future of video production will dramatically change the way businesses craft messages and deliver them to viewers. From AI-driven automation to immersive 360-degree videos and interactive content, it will change the way brands create and share stories.

Copyright issues in video production: High cost, but high risk of theft

In today’s digital age, video production is becoming an important marketing strategy for businesses. However, one of the biggest challenges that video producers are facing is copyright and copyright protection of video content.

Videos industry, especially professional videos with high investment levels, require large costs for filming, editing, acting and even advertising. However, when these videos are released on digital platforms, the risk of content theft without copyright protection becomes more common than ever.

A typical example is movies on online movie platforms such as Netflix, K+, Disney+, etc. Even though the copyright of the movie has been purchased, it is still stolen by pirated movie websites and posted for free on those pirated websites. This greatly affects the revenue and reputation of movie producers and distributors. Pirated websites show movies but insert a lot of commercial advertisements from parties such as cockfighting, gambling, etc., which negatively affect viewers’ perception and pose a great potential risk to social trends.

The cost of producing a professional video is not small. According to a report, a short promotional video can cost from several thousand to hundreds of dollars depending on the scale and requirements of the project. However, if copyright is not strictly protected, they can easily be stolen and spread on online channels.

Join hands to defeat the “pandemic”

The “pandemic” of pirated movies, the consciousness of “free viewing” has spread and burned many film and video production businesses. Therefore, applying strong copyright protection measures such as Sigma DRM is extremely important. This technology helps businesses control access and distribution of their content, thereby protecting intellectual property rights and maximizing the value of the video content they produce.

Copyright protection will continue to be a vital element for businesses in the video industry. Investing in Sigma DRM copyright and security technology will certainly help businesses escape the “black hole of pirated movies” and allow businesses to be more confident in developing high-quality, creative and unique content without worrying about “lurking thieves” and “hunting robbers”.

Sigma Multi DRM – A “vaccine” against the piracy epidemic in the video industry

DRM is a digital rights management technology that helps control and prevent unauthorized access to digital content. Sigma Multi DRM is the most advanced solution today in preventing copying and distributing pirated videos. This technology works by encrypting digital content and restricting user access, allowing only those who have been legally licensed to access and view the content.

The highlight of Sigma Multi DRM is the ability to integrate with many different streaming platforms, from services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime to internal systems of businesses. This helps protect video content from being copied, even when it has been released on legal distribution channels. With comprehensive protection capabilities, Sigma Multi DRM becomes one of the leading solutions to prevent copyright infringement.

Sigma Multi DRM solution has achieved the world’s leading Cartesian certification for the first strong digital copyright protection with 3 layers of security.

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Sigma- Multi- DRM- Catersian certificate

Sigma Multi DRM is not a steel “wall” that no one can penetrate, but it is a “key” that its owner can allow to open and close the “gate” to manage the rights of who can enter and who cannot enter the “territory” of the video.

Protecting Producers’ Videos

For video producers, protecting intellectual property rights is extremely important. From production to distribution, their content is always at risk of being stolen and illegally distributed, greatly affecting revenue and brand. Sigma DRM helps producers protect their film content from the moment it is completed, by encrypting data and strictly controlling access rights.

In addition, Sigma Multi DRM technology also allows producers to track content usage history, helping to promptly detect copyright infringement cases. This not only helps protect the financial interests of businesses but also ensures transparency in the release and distribution of digital content.

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Sigma DRM – Management video in video industry

Protecting Distributors’ Videos

In addition to protecting producer videos, Sigma Multi DRM is also a powerful solution that helps video distributors maintain control of content on streaming platforms and distribution channels. In today’s digital environment, once a video has been released to the public, it is extremely difficult to maintain ownership and control of the content. Pirated videos are easily copied and illegally distributed across multiple unofficial channels.

With Sigma Multi DRM, publishers can protect their content from piracy even after it has been released to the public. By encrypting and restricting access by geographic region, device, or broadcast platform, Sigma DRM ensures that only viewers who have paid or have the legal right to access and use the video content. This helps protect revenue and maintain fairness in the online movie market.

Online course videos are stolen

The video industry does not simply include movies or television, but also refers to videos of online courses or influencers. A typical example is famous lecturers who attract students to register for their courses but are pirated by hackers, selling those pirated courses at much cheaper prices. Courses that synthesize top lecturers are sold at cheap prices everywhere while the owners or edtech businesses do not expect.


The consequences of copying unofficial videos are extremely common. We do not want that to happen, and our solution will definitely help businesses solve this problem completely at a very preferential cost. The number is very small compared to the losses that businesses lose when they are stolen.

Hackers’ video theft techniques are sophisticated and evolve over time. Stay up to date with the methods hackers often use so businesses can understand and avoid them.

Our comprehensive partner

VTVCab On has used Sigma Multi DRM as a powerful copyright protection solution for video content broadcast via the OTT platform at Thu Do Multimedia. Sigma DRM helps encrypt and manage access to videos, ensuring that only users with legal rights can view the content. This not only prevents unauthorized copying but also protects the rights of content producers, ensuring that videos in the video industry are released safely and securely.

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Thu Do Multimedia is a leading enterprise in digital copyright protection solutions today, we have 15 years of veteran experience with many different digital products and have achieved the most prestigious certifications in the world.

We aspire to help domestic and foreign video businesses protect digital copyright and confidently invest in each product to develop global media. Sigma Multi DRM is a comprehensive solution that businesses resolutely need to deploy in the era of video industry that is accelerating every second.

Contact Thu Do Multimedia today for advice on OTT, DRM, CDN solutions for businesses!

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Professional Livestreaming: Optimal Solution With Sigma Livestream In 2025

Professional Livestreaming: Optimal Solution With Sigma Livestream In 2025

In the digital age, Livestreaming has become a powerful tool for businesses and organizations operating in the commercial sector. As a result, the demands for a quality livestream are increasingly emphasized. Understanding the needs of businesses, Thu Do Multimedia and Sigma Livestreaming are the perfect solution for you.

Why is Livestreaming important?

Livestream is a form of interaction between sellers and customers, thereby creating customer demand for the products that businesses offer. Therefore, the ability to connect with the author is the key to making exchanges and sales of goods easier and more convenient.
Creating a strong connection with the audience, increasing trust and loyalty is the key to the success of a livestream with listeners. And it is also through these direct forms that businesses can integrate technology to increase customer interaction even more than before.

The ultimate goal of a livestream or any other communication activity is to collect potential leads and turn them into conversions. This is applied to almost all online and offline advertising models today.

But compared to traditional advertising models, Livestreaming has more strengths than conventional advertising forms, which is the ability to interact. The audience does not have to go to the place to directly experience the product, but now, all they need is an electronic device. Consumers can completely participate at any time, in any livestream they want, including product introductions or seminars without having to go anywhere.

Also from watching the livestreaming, users are more inclined to buy tickets directly to those seminars when they have experienced what they see on the Internet. This is also the key to the success of many businesses operating on digital platforms.

According to reports from Go Pro, one of the technology trend information sites, up to 67% of people who participate in a livestream of an event will directly BUY tickets to that conference! This is also the key to the success of many businesses operating on digital platforms

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Source: Go Pro Live Streaming Trends Analysis

A well-developed brand will trigger emotional signals in customers, making them love your brand more than other brands. Especially, in the era of rapid digital technology development like today, brand building does not stop through offline means but needs to prioritize building and developing brands on digital platforms.

And what is an easier way to convey that information than through livestreaming? Creating a professional, modern and close image to customers is a must in today digital world.

According to reports from Go-Globe, up to 55% of businesses currently use live video to promote and introduce their brands. And these branding activities are also very positively received, when up to 54% of consumers are willing to watch more live videos about their favorite brands.

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Source: Go Pro Live Streaming Trends Analysis

Society is witnessing strong changes in technology. Along with that, the number of Internet users has also witnessed unimaginable leaps in 2024. On January 31, We Are Social – the leading creative agency on social networks and Meltwater – the leading agency in the field of social and media intelligence released Digital 2024 – the latest annual report on social networks and global digital trends.

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Source: We are social

According to reports from this site, we can draw the following conclusions:

The number of unique mobile phone users will reach 5.61 billion by early 2024. The latest data from GSMA Intelligence shows that 69.4 percent of the world’s total population now uses a mobile device, with the global total increasing by 138 million (+2.5 percent) since the beginning of 2023.

More than 66 percent of all people on Earth now use the internet, with the latest data bringing the global total to 5.35 billion. Internet users have increased by 1.8 percent in the past 12 months, thanks to 97 million new users since the beginning of 2023.

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Source: We are social

Read more: 5 Billion Social Media Users

The world is moving into a new era, and Internet communities are a delicious bait for businesses to target. Regardless of the business sector, whether it is about products and services, Livestream can easily reach these audiences in this large market. Therefore, Livestreaming is increasingly appreciated because of the effectiveness it brings.

Challenges of Livestreaming

In the face of the powerful surge in livestreaming, businesses within the digital sector, particularly those in television and education, are experiencing significant growth. Despite this progress, livestreaming on existing platforms continues to present substantial challenges regarding quality and consumer experience. Key concerns include:

Images are the first thing we access. And what’s worse is that the first experience is what makes customers lose sympathy for the service. Many livestreams today use inaccurate equipment and standards. As a result, a series of problems appear such as problems with the transmitted file or poor image quality, which will greatly affect the viewer’s experience.
And especially, in the television and education industry, live streaming videos encounter common errors such as “lag” and delay, which have become all too familiar:

The quality of Livestreams on online learning platforms are either spontaneous or recorded in the form of Video on Demand. However, these files also leave many questions about the form and quality of their live versions.

Let’s take Coursera, one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, as an example. With the huge amount of content and lectures that this platform brings, it is difficult for them to ensure that all recorded files have the same quality. The players on this platform only support us with videos below 720P quality compared to other online learning platforms that are only available on the market.

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Source: Coursera

But what about the stability of the live sessions? Most of the time, live sessions cannot operate smoothly when there are too many people participating directly in the livestream.

Many units operating in the education sector in Vietnam have also applied Facebook as their main live streaming platform. However, most of Facebook’s live sessions also bring an uncomfortable experience when the livestream unit itself lacks the necessary tools to ensure the smoothness of the live sessions as well as the quality it brings.

However, in the form of playback, Facebook has also improved the quality of its VOD files by allowing users to completely customize Full HD resolution, which is a step up from other live platform.

Content is also a key factor in determining a successful livestreaming session.
With the current booming live streaming trends on the internet, it will be difficult for content to stand out from other competitors.

Interaction is always the key to a successful livestream.
Your company operates in the digital field, such as providing live football matches through your platform. And what’s better than when the commentators and listeners can participate directly and interact with each other through the available interfaces on the platform such as score predictions, winning minigames…
Users are always the focus of every business, so having a livestream system that focuses on consumer experience and interaction will benefits on both ends.

Livestreaming is like that, but businesses sometimes think that if we only focus on the and image quality of livestreaming, we forget that sometimes the user’s device does not support those files or not.
Recorded live sessions, whether big or small, must be broken down and converted into formats that consumer devices can view.
And if this is not in your mind, then your brand is lagging behind many other competitors.

About Thu Do and our solution – Sigma Livestream

Understanding what television and education businesses are facing, with dedication and desire to develop, Thu Do Multimedia has developed a solution to help businesses improve their broadcasting experience
Sigma Livestreaming is the leading solution, helping businesses overcome all challenges and perform professional Livestream sessions. With outstanding features:

Excellent image and sound quality

Ensure a smooth, vivid viewing experience for the audience.

Support multiple live streaming modes

Support multiple livestreaming modes, include

  • Normal live streaming: About 20-30 seconds, suitable for highly interactive live streaming sessions.
  • Low-latency live streaming: About 8-10 seconds, suitable for live streaming sessions that require instant interaction.
  • Ultra-low-latency live streaming: About 2-4 seconds, ideal for live streaming sessions of games and sports events.

Transmux and transcode live streaming channels

Convert to popular formats such as HLS, MPEG-DASH, ensuring compatibility with all devices.

Pseudo-live streaming from VOD:

Schedule playback of pre-recorded videos, creating a livestreaming feel!

Flexible content management

Live DVR, source recording, playback of broadcasted content.

In-depth analytics

Track your livestreaming performance and get detailed reports.

Intuitive, easy-to-use interface

Even non-professionals can easily use and get acquainted based on the instructions from our staff. We guarantee that you can use this solution proficiently after a short time of use.

High security, say bye to content thief!

All live session content is secured and carefully packaged, under the control of the content publisher and our digital copyright manager – Sigma Multi DRM.
You do not need to worry about your lecture content being spread online or the TV shows that you and your business pay to distribute being stolen. Because our solution promises to protect 100% of your content, regardless of the online form.

24/7 technical support

Our technical team is always ready to support customers
Our technical team promises to be available 24/7 whenever customers have problems and questions related to the software. We will always be there when you need us!

Integrated with many systems:

Easily integrated with existing business systems.
Sigma Livestream is a user-friendly solution that works smoothly and does not cause conflicts with other business software.

A story of success

Moon.Vn is one of the largest online learning platforms in Vietnam. The company’s transformation into the digital field, providing online lectures via a livestream system is one of Moon’s bright spots compared to other learning organizations.
And to achieve that success, Moon has cooperated with Thu Do Multimedia to be able to enhance the experience and quality of recorded recordings and live livestreams. Developed by leading experts in the field of education, Moonbook is proud to be a breakthrough learning solution with high applicability, while pursuing the mission of building a quality, optimal education for millions of students.

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Source: Moon.vn

Moonbook is considered a flexible and effective learning tool when it can bring readers into a modern online learning environment. By combining advanced methods such as diversifying learning forms, visualizing knowledge, interacting and responding quickly, Moonbook helps develop technology skills, proactive thinking habits and approaching knowledge scientifically.

Thanks to the dedication of the teaching profession as well as the development of Thu Do’s solutions, Moon has become a powerful tool for students and will soaring through the market.

Another partner of Thu Do Multimedia, VTV Cab On, has also used the Sigma Livestream solution from the capital to ensure continuity and enhance their user experience.
VTV cab on is the place to broadcast live many major football and sports tournaments in the world. To ensure the smoothest live viewing experience for users, VTVcab On has used full support solutions from Thu Do Multimedia for their livestreaming platform.
From that cooperation, VTVcab On’s live TV programs have achieved great success in current television technology and are a trusted destination for many users.

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Source: VTVcab On

Livestreaming – Conclusion

Modern streaming solutions not only provide flexibility in content delivery but also provide advanced security and interaction features. With core benefits such as access management and content protection, simullive streaming, live chat and livestream playback, businesses can optimize user experience and protect the value of their content.

Contact us now for advice on the most suitable solution for your business.

Telemovie was attacked! 3 sophisticated hacker tricks that businesses don’t know about

Telemovie was attacked! 3 sophisticated hacker tricks that businesses don’t know about

The war between hackers and telemovie producers. How to protect your movies from being stolen? This article will reveal 3 ways that hackers may have used to threaten the Telemovie of the business. Let’s find out the details in this article with Thu Do Multimedia!

1. Fierce Rating Race: The Telemovie World is Getting More and More Exciting

New Term

Telemovie is short for Television movie or Television film, is a feature-length film produced and distributed originally by or for a television network, as opposed to a theatrical film.

1.1. Decoding the phenomenon

The race for ratings in the television industry, especially the telemovie genre, is extremely fierce. Producers, directors and actors are constantly striving to create more and more attractive, engaging and dramatic films to attract their audiences.

With the increase of television channels, online platforms and the increasing number of films produced. Filmmakers are forced to create quality, unique products with huge investment budgets, to win the “golden ticket” to stand out from the crowd.

Audiences have many choices between good TV dramas, so they are increasingly more demanding and demanding. Audiences demand films that are not only attractive in content but also have beautiful images, vivid sound and impressive acting. Therefore, film producers chasing high ratings have to invest in higher and higher production costs.

High ratings mean large advertising and high revenue. Therefore, TV stations and producers always aim to achieve outstandingly high ratings to maximize profits. Therefore, the world of telemovies is a race to “hunt for ratings” to have the opportunity to break through and survive through classic films.

1.2. Revealing 05 factors that make a Telemovie successful

In the race to attract the attention of the audience, telemovie filmmakers are constantly creating and innovating. To create a film that makes viewers unable to take their eyes off, waiting eagerly for each episode and having to talk about them enthusiastically. So what are the factors that help a film stand out among thousands of other products and achieve great success?

The first factor is: Possessing a good script

A good script is a solid foundation for the success of a telemovie. The story does not need to be too new or different, but it needs to have depth, exploiting social issues, and complex character psychology.

Building a complete script, with unexpected details, dramatic twists is extremely important. Besides, character building is also a key factor. Multidimensional characters, with their own stories, will more easily win the audience’s sympathy.

Remember, the 2018 psychological film – My Mister has left an echo in the film industry. The film stars IU and actor Lee Sun Kyun. It depicts the life slices of lonely adults in their own lives, and then one moment they realize: “Life is like that, everyone has to face difficulties, but after all, everything will be fine and then everyone has to move forward”. The touching film has excellently received the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Screenplay in 2019.

Two, talented actors

A talented actor will breathe life into each character, each scene, making the character come alive and close to the audience. Choosing the right actor for each scene is not simple. But it is extremely important. So that the actor can immerse himself in different levels of emotion, helping the audience sympathize and immerse themselves in the story. Fully enjoy each scene with genuine emotions.

“Hunting” for top famous actors not only attracts fans but also creates a strong ripple effect. However, for a film to be truly successful, the most important factor is the harmonious combination between the actor and the role. Many films have proven that young, talented actors, even though not too famous, can still create big surprises and win the hearts of the audience.

The movie “Reply 1988” is a typical example, when the young, vibrant cast created a fever not only in Korea but also throughout Asia.

Three, the architect of the movie

The director is the person who “steers the boat” for the movie to dock, the person with the overall vision, decides the style, tone, and atmosphere of the movie. Thanks to talented directors, the emotions of the actors are complete, full, and their images are most perfect when reaching the audience.

Four, Vivid images and sounds

As mentioned above, the audience not only demands movies with vivid scripts, but they also want the movie to have sharp images and vivid sounds. Because it directly affects the audience’s emotions, remembers and creates a deep and lasting impression.
To create quality images and sounds, producers must invest thousands of dollars in filming techniques, editing, sound and lighting.

Five, Effective Marketing

Marketing plays an important role in bringing the film closer to the audience. An effective marketing campaign will help create curiosity and attract public attention. Choosing the right media channel, building a unique brand image, and organizing promotional events are necessary activities.

Create emotion

A successful TV series also depends on many other factors. But these are the 5 most important and core factors that every producer aims for and does not want to reveal the details to you.

The producer’s job now is to create classic films that can “captivate” the audience, take viewers from one surprise to another, evoke diverse emotions and leave a deep impression in the hearts of the audience. The audience feels like they are sharing happy and sad moments with them, and always look forward to each next episode. Only by creating such breakthrough films, will there be a chance to “reach the finish line” in the rating marathon race.

2. Between art and commerce: The fierce race for ratings

Ratings are not only a measure of the success of a television program but also become the focus of the entire entertainment industry. From the “big guys” of the media to each individual audience, everyone is interested in this number.

In developed countries such as the US and Korea, measuring ratings has become a daily activity, when almost every television is equipped with measuring devices, helping to record in detail the television viewing habits of each household. Thanks to that, the rating index is continuously updated and public, providing a comprehensive view of the audience’s tastes.

Telemovies with high ratings are the result of many viewers, proving that the script and actors are attractive. Therefore, some producers make films in a “rolling” style, that is, they film and broadcast at the same time. Listening to the audience’s situation to easily change according to the crowd’s expectations, creating attraction from the beginning to the end of the film.

Squeezing into “Prime Time”

As a film producer, everyone wants to be shown in the “prime time” of television. Because this is the time frame that is watched by the most viewers, the film’s images are transmitted the fastest, and the highest rating of the day. However, with the fierce competition for every pixel on the small screen, many TV series are pushed out of prime time by the station to make room for “popular” game shows with high ratings and lots of advertisements.

Many seriously invested telemovies with educational and artistic values ​​find it difficult to squeeze into prime time, and this makes it difficult to call for investment due to the obsession with ratings.

Unhealthy competition

In the race for the No. 1 position on the rankings, many TV producers and directors are constantly improving the quality of their products and investing heavily in big projects. However, behind the halo of high ratings is a “speed war” and many other unpredictable risks. However, the risk of copyright infringement is always lurking, threatening the fruits of their labor. When works are copied and illegally distributed in the digital environment, it not only causes economic damage but also significantly reduces the number of viewers, leading to a serious decline in ratings.

Investing thousands of USD but when broadcast, copyright infringement occurs, losing both revenue and traffic, making the competition twice as difficult. A telemovie must both squeeze into prime time and run faster than pirates to retain high viewership. This is an extremely big risk, rapid loss of revenue, requiring a large investment for the author to protect the copyright of his own film.

In the digital age, information spreads quickly, with just a few sophisticated operations, hackers can own a film of an entire group. Then it is quickly shared on social networks, forums or illegal websites to attract views and make profits. This makes protecting the copyright of telefilm more difficult than ever. From there, the task of holding the “golden key” to protect/manage the digital products of businesses in the production chain is a top priority.

Like the Telemovie “Go Go Squi” is a Chinese film that is causing a fever in Southeast Asia at this time. However, before fans were waiting for each episode to be officially broadcast on FPT Play channel, the entire film was leaked without subtitles until the last episode.

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Famous movie was pirated before it aired

Meanwhile, on the copyrighted site FPT Play, the episodes are broadcast only 1-2 hours later than on the official site from China. This has greatly affected the ratings of the film on the official site at the end of the film, and also caused a significant loss for the official copyright buyer.

3. Screen Hacking: Detailed Analysis of 3 Sophisticated Hackers’ Ways to Steal Telemovies

Piracy of television series, especially telemovies, has become a serious problem in the entertainment industry. To better understand this problem, let’s “expose” the tricks that pirates most often use to steal your telemovies:

3.1. Hacking directly into the film distribution system

If telemovies are not protected as strictly and firmly as a “wall”, hackers can use tricks to “crack the code to get the golden egg” of the publisher quickly. Hackers will attack the content management system, the film distribution agent of the producer, the film studio or the online streaming platform. This is where the films are stored before they are released on TV channels.

Don’t let hackers successfully access, because they will take all the episodes of the business and automatically release them on the pirated film website before the official episode is broadcast. Not only that, these films are also of good quality, no different from online, attracting pirated viewers and severely reducing the official rating.

A prominent example is the hack of Sony Pictures in 2014, when a series of films were stolen and distributed before their theatrical release.

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Sony Pictures Terror Hackers

Read more: Cyber Case Study: Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack

What if all the data in the movie that is about to be released is leaked on social networks? All the efforts of hundreds of thousands of people creating the masterpieces will be wasted, thousands of revenue will be lost due to the decrease in viewership and the audience is no longer interested in each TV show.

The more sophisticated the tricks, the more the producers need to update technology and use the best copyright protection software.

3.2. Using screen recording software

This is the second method that hackers are likely to use to steal business film products after they are broadcast online. Although not as direct as hacking into the system, the method of recording the movie screen and uploading it to illegal websites also causes serious consequences for telemovie distributors on platforms such as Netflix, VTVcab, Disney+, Amazon Prime, etc.

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Hackers secretly film movie screens

This technique is very difficult to detect, because it is on the user’s side, right on the screen they are legally watching. With this tool, the image quality will not be full HD, smooth, and sharp as when watching online.

Therefore, leading film businesses often use Digital Rights Management (DRM) to limit screen recording. At that time, screen recording software will be blocked by DRM.

3.3. Stealing accounts and sharing content

Another method that is also mainly used by hackers is to use tricks to attack online users’ accounts using techniques such as:

  • Phishing (phishing via email, text messages),
  • Brute force (trying many different passwords),
  • Credential stuffing (using leaked login information from other websites).

After taking over the account, hackers can post it on forums, pirated websites or resell the account to black websites to make illegal profits.

The black techniques that hackers use to steal classic telemovie products from businesses are all due to poor security, many data loopholes, so hackers can easily “infiltrate” and “break the shield”.

Telefilm theft tricks are constantly “changing”

While businesses are fiercely protecting telefilms, the tricks used by “thieves” will become even more sophisticated in the future. With the rapid development of AI today, malware is constantly “transforming” to adapt to the strict protection measures of film producers and distributors.

What is the way out for the telemovie business?

The war cannot be stopped or “tolerated” so that thieves can freely take away the “property” of filmmakers. Digital Rights Management is a global solution to protect the copyright of television dramas. DRM not only helps encrypt and protect television content from unauthorized copying and sharing, but also provides tools to monitor and promptly prevent illegal distribution.

4. Defend yourself against attacks – Sigma Multi DRM solution protects the achievements of telemovie producers

Digital rights management (DRM) solutions such as Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady have been deployed to prevent unauthorized access and distribution, but current copyright protection solutions are not sufficient and a multi-pronged approach is needed to address the existing risks.

As mentioned above, there are many ways hackers can break security due to DRM vulnerabilities, and OTT TV providers and online publishers face a range of other risks that require comprehensive DRM software.

“A solid shield” – Sigma Multi DRM is stronger than you think

Sigma DRM is a powerful solution from Thu Do Multimedia to protect copyrights of digital content such as music, online courses, podcasts, cameras, etc. However, to be able to comprehensively protect movies and TV series with large data, we have the latest solution, Sigma Multi DRM.

According to Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Han, Sigma Multi-DRM includes three layers of protection that have been certified by Catersian, an international organization specializing in testing security products globally. Currently, only one product of a technology company in Southeast Asia has been granted this certification.

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Sigma Multi-DRM includes three layers of protection that have been certified by Catersian

The tool provides a proactive monitoring solution, including five key features: multi-dimensional threat detection, VPN detection and removal, packet spoofing resistance, user behavior analysis and real-time information.

Using Sigma Multi-DRM integrated with SAO, OTT TV service providers and online music and movie publishers can protect exclusive content, enhance brand reputation, optimize revenue and be proactive in security.

The success of Thu Do Multimedia

Sigma Multi DRM has proven its importance in protecting digital content, especially Telemovie. By integrating AI, Sigma Multi DRM is truly a smart solution, capable of detecting and warning of abnormalities such as device counterfeiting or security vulnerabilities, at an extremely “lightning-fast” speed, in just 1/1000 of a second.

Sigma Multi-DRM’s AI technology helps detect copyright infringements, especially cross-border exploitation activities, providing a comprehensive copyright protection solution for Telemovie. Thanks to that, film producers and distributors can feel secure in distributing content nationwide.

Sigma Multi-DRM is not just a regular software, but a comprehensive steel shield, helping organizations and businesses producing and trading Telemovie to smash all “brain-stealing” plots. This is the ultimate solution in copyright protection, ensuring absolute safety for their “brainchildren”. Sigma Multi-DRM not only brings peace of mind but is also a tool to protect core rights and values, helping businesses stand firm against all challenges and risks of increasingly sophisticated copyright infringement today.

Thu Do Multimedia’s solution has since become the key to helping businesses not only stop the situation of “serious loss of revenue” but also increase profits rapidly thanks to optimal protection of Telemovie products. Investing in Sigma Multi-DRM, a comprehensive solution, actually only takes up an extremely small amount, even insignificant compared to the huge losses that businesses can suffer when copyright is stolen. This is not just a choice but a strategic step to preserve value and grow sustainably.

Read more: Thu Do Multimedia introduces 3 AI integrated solutions at Telefilm 2024

Conclude

Above are 5 sophisticated tricks that hackers often use to steal Telemovie assets of businesses that businesses may not realize. To control and protect Telemovie products comprehensively against these increasingly complex threats, deploying the Sigma Multi-DRM solution is extremely urgent. This is not only a protection solution but also a sustainable strategy, helping businesses maintain safety, control revenue and protect reputation during product development. Contact Thu Do Multimedia for the most detailed solution advice!