Irdeto

https://irdeto.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/irdeto/

Irdeto is a privately owned company, headquartered in the Netherlands, owned by Multichoice. Founded in 1969, and employing approximately 1050 individuals, the company reported $188.6M in revenue as of 2024, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. It functions as a multinational cybersecurity and content security provider, specializing in content security.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1969

Headcount

1,045

Headquarters

Netherlands

Primary Segment

Content security

Ownership

Privately Owned

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On March 12, 2026, enforcement actions led by MultiChoice and its subsidiary Irdeto, in partnership with South African law enforcement authorities, resulted in arrests, seizures, and multiple court convictions linked to illegal internet streaming operations in the Western Cape. Earlier this month, on March 2, Irdeto digitized its expense management, transitioning from a manual online process that required expenses to be entered individually into Microsoft Dynamics and receipts to be scanned one by one.

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Irdeto offers 15 products in the telecoms tech, ad tech and services and media tech industries. Irdeto's product portfolio comprises of video processing and playout, enterprise security, content supply chain, user experience and devices, content security and ad measurement and verification.

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Irdeto's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Irdeto's revenue into 12 different product categories, the largest of which is conditional access systems (CAS). For full access to Irdeto's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Mar

12th

2026

08:35

DStv pirates sentenced as MultiChoice raids intensify

A series of enforcement actions led by MultiChoice and its subsidiary Irdeto, in partnership with South African law enforcement authorities, has resulted in arrests, seizures and multiple court convictions linked to illegal internet streaming operations in the Western Cape.

ITWeb

Mar

11th

2026

18:30

MultiChoice, Irdeto Lead Crackdown On Illegal Streaming Syndicates In Western Cape

A series of enforcement actions led by MultiChoice Group and Irdeto, in partnership with South African law enforcement authorities, have resulted in arrests, seizures and multiple court convictions linked to illegal internet streaming operations in the Western Cape.

TechFinancials South Africa

Mar

11th

2026

03:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Keeping fleets moving 24/7: Modernizing access to optimize maintenance operations

Fleet uptime is rarely lost on the highway. More often, it slips away in the yard, when a technician arrives but cannot access the vehicle, the vehicle has not yet been released for maintenance or a service window closes before work begins.

Irdeto

Mar

4th

2026

04:44

Emerging Tech

Rethinking key rotation for live sports streaming at scale

Live sports streaming always comes with a simple truth: the moments that matter most are also most likely to be targeted by attackers. For operators, that creates constant pressure to protect premium content without adding risk to the live experience.

Irdeto

Mar

2nd

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Irdeto digitises its expense management

Challenge Irdeto’s expense management process, though online, was extremely manual. All expenses had to be entered manually in their ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics. The expense submission could only be done at the office. Receipts needed to be scanned one by one, then entered into Microsoft Dynamics, filling in all information manually.

Rydoo

Feb

27th

2026

03:29

B2B Tag

Live sports change the game for your platform

Entertainment streaming platforms are under increasing pressure to hold attention, reduce churn and make advertising work at scale. In that environment, live sports is no longer a side experiment or a separate business. It is becoming a strategic lever inside broader entertainment platforms.

Irdeto

Feb

7th

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech

Trends defining content streaming in 2026

Streaming has become a preferred way to access entertainment. With increasing smartphone penetration, improving internet connectivity, and more flexible data options, streaming offers immediate, accessible and affordable content discovery. The platform is set to further cement its popularity in 2026.

Business Daily

Jan

22nd

2026

13:00

B2B Tag

SMPTE Webinar: How to Disrupt Streaming Piracy

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), in collaboration with Women in Streaming Media, will host a webinar to provide an overview of the streaming piracy landscape, and demonstrate the intricate techniques Open-Source intelligence analysts use to understand threat actors’ methodology and establish their identities.

American National Standards Institute

Jan

20th

2026

02:30

B2B Tag

How risk in games becomes real-world harm

The risks facing gaming communities today are not new to those working in the industry. Exploitation, grooming, harassment and exposure to harmful ideologies have existed in online spaces for years. What has changed is how these risks appear, and how easily they blend into everyday activity.

Irdeto

Jan

9th

2026

02:30

Emerging Tech

Extending trust into live video with C2PA

When we published our first blog on C2PA in May 2025, the focus was clear: restoring trust in a digital world increasingly shaped by AI-generated and manipulated content. Since then, momentum behind content provenance has continued to grow across the industry.

Irdeto

Jan

6th

2026

03:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Plug and Charge is really about trust

To most EV drivers, Plug and Charge feels effortless: connect the cable, watch the session start and forget about apps or RFID cards. But behind this simplicity lies a complex reality the industry rarely talks about.

Irdeto

Jan

4th

2026

13:00

Montage LZ Technologies, Skyworth, Irdeto, and FITURE Join Forces to Launch an AI Fitness Solution Powered by Symphony6 SoC and Irdeto IFCP

Date Released： 2026-01-05 Shanghai, China – 5 January, 2026 – Montage LZ Technologies, a leading global fabless provider of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor integrated circuits, today announced a strategic collaboration with Skyworth, a global leader

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Irdeto's customers primarily consist of entertainment Providers and telecoms companies. Examples of Irdeto's customers include Bharti Airtel, Sony Group and Charter Communications. Irdeto has commercial and technical partners like Media Broadcast, Realtek Semiconductor and MediaKind. Irdeto has suppliers like Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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