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Friend MTS

Content Protection & DRM

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www.friendmts.com

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enquiries@friendmts.com

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Encoding & Software

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Updated Jul 9, 2026 ·

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Overview

Friend MTS is the leading video cybersecurity and anti-piracy partner for major sports, media, and entertainment organizations. It differentiates itself with an Emmy Award-winning fingerprint-augmented content monitoring system, combined with forensic watermarking and dynamic server blocking technology pioneered alongside a top sports league. The company has resolved over 1.7 million instances of content infringement, transforming content security from a cost center into a revenue stream for broadcasters and streaming services. Its proprietary solutions and data-driven enforcement give buyers a trusted, proven approach to protecting live and on-demand content.

Products & Services

Monitor

Anti-piracy monitoring solution to quickly locate and identify stolen content across open web, deep/dark web, social media platforms, and closed IPTV services.

Identify

Suite of tools to trace piracy of content back to its source, including distribution analysis, leak detection, and subscriber or platform identification.

Disrupt

Content piracy takedown and disruption services designed to stop pirate operations, block audiences, and increase revenues.

Subscriber Watermarking

Watermarking and anti-tamper software that identifies where re-streaming services are sourcing content in real time.

Distribution Watermarking

Watermarking solution for live events that identifies whether stolen content came from your platform or a third-party distributor.

Leadership

  • Jonathan Friend

    Director, Founder, Owner

  • Shane McCarthy

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Simon Thornberry

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Mark Scotter

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Jack Willets

    VP Finance

  • Robin Boldon

    Head of Product

  • Nik Forman

    VP of Marketing

  • Andrew Haynes

    SVP of Engineering

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