IBC is gearing up for a security shootout, with both Synamedia and Nagra firing off pre-show announcements – likely to get ahead of their rivals and boost SEO rankings. To this end, we expect a number of security announcements from the show, reflecting how the subject has shifted over the years. The current state of the art is watermarking, with the industry having accepted that pirate streams are an inevitability. It has found success in live sports, but now looks ready to expand into less premium content. Synamedia was first to announce, declaring that it was focusing its anti-piracy initiatives on its ContentArmor forensic watermarking, as well as its intelligence and consultancy services. It pointed to Hollywood studios increasingly demanding…