Live TV piracy spurs cord-cutting, bandwidth consumption: Sandvine

FREMONT, CA – Live television piracy in North America is on the rise and ballooning in to a multi-billion dollar problem for communication service providers (CSPs), according to data from Sandvine.Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Spotlight: Subscription Television Piracy is based on data collected from multiple fixed access networks in North America and examines the mechanics, economics, and usage drivers of pirated television services. The report says that 6.5% of households in North America are accessing pirated live television services each month, an adoption rate that may cost CSPs over $4 billion in revenue this year.Premium television, live sports, news, and international...