Case Study: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences secures Oscars Screening Room against piracy with Brightcove's forensic watermarking

Protecting the Oscars® Screening Platform With Advanced Security Technology

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars®, uses its Academy Screening Room streaming platform to provide secure pre-release screenings to more than 10,000 members across 102 countries. With wide distribution and sensitive, award‑contending content, the Academy needed a stronger defense against piracy and tighter controls to maintain confidentiality and protect creators’ intellectual property.

Brightcove, working with Akamai, NAGRA, and BuyDRM, implemented forensic watermarking across the Screening Room to embed unique, auditable identifiers in each stream. The solution lets the Academy track and audit leaks, deter screen‑recording and unauthorized distribution, and continue delivering high‑quality content to members while strengthening security and protecting artists and studio relationships.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Bev Kite

Chief Information Officer