The Economic Times

Broadcasters flag surge in DTH signal piracy, seek mandatory tech safeguards to curb losses

India's broadcast industry is grappling with a significant surge in television signal piracy, with smuggled DTH set-top boxes illegally redistributing pay TV feeds across borders. This unauthorized redistribution is eroding revenues for legitimate broadcasters, prompting calls for mandatory technological safeguards like forensic watermarking to combat the escalating issue.