Five years ago this week… Industry news had dried up in the wake of the abandoned MWC 2020 tradeshow due to the first wave of Covid lockdowns in Europe. However, some companies ploughed ahead with press releases, such as content security vendor Verimatrix, which announced two new customers with Albanian IPTV operator TiBo and Indonesian OTT service Mola.tv. TiBo upgraded to Verimatrix’s cloud-based multi-DRM and Secure Cloud technologies to tackle piracy and enhance OTT distribution, while Mola.tv prioritized securing its coveted EPL soccer rights amid rampant piracy. Max on track for 150m subs by 2026: WBD gained 6.4 million net D2C subscribers in Q4 2024, ending the year with 116.9 million total global subs (57.1 million domestic; 59.8 million…