MPA Content Security Program - Media Protection & Content Security

Protect Your Film Assets
From Every Angle

The Trusted Partner Association (TPN) is a global initiative aimed at preventing leaks and breaches of movies and TV shows before release. We offer comprehensive content protection services to safeguard media assets. In response to rising threats in the entertainment industry, the MPA Content Security Program provides essential services, from risk assessments to digital and physical security, ensuring protection from creation to distribution.

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Our Approach to MPA Content Security Program

Standard Controls

We publish a set of best practices to secure member content and help facilities implement standard controls for protecting valuable assets.

Assessing and Evaluating

We evaluate your content security practices across all your third-party partners, ensuring they adhere to established best practices for protecting films and TV shows.

Securing Member Content

We reinforce the importance of securing content at every stage of production, from planning to post-production and final distribution.

Standard Assessment

We provide a standardized assessment vehicle to facilitate further discussions on content security between your organization and business partners, ensuring alignment with security best practices.

Standalone Service

Film Asset Management

Comprehensive management of film assets through security oversight, risk mitigation, disaster recovery, and strict procedural controls.

Digital Content Security

Protects digital assets using network security, encryption, authentication, and advanced content tracking methods.

Physical Content Security

Secures physical content through surveillance, access control, environmental monitoring, and thorough inventory tracking.

Key Benefits

Reputation Risk

Protecting customer information is key to maintaining a strong reputation.

Financial Loss

A security breach can result in financial losses, especially when intellectual property and valuable media assets are compromised.

Productivity Impact

A data loss event can significantly interrupt operations, forcing organizations to halt production and focus on resolving the emergency, costing valuable time and resources.

Cyber Threats

Cybercriminals seek to exploit valuable content for profit, while content pirates illegally distribute copyrighted material, resulting in revenue loss and reputational damage.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Trusted Partner Network (TPN) is a global initiative designed to enhance the security of film and television content. It focuses on preventing leaks, breaches, and hacks of media assets prior to their official release dates. The TPN provides a framework of best practices for content protection, ensuring that content owners and their partners adhere to high standards of security.

No, content owners will not have to conduct their own assessments. The TPN program is designed to provide a standardized, independent assessment process. It allows content owners to rely on certified third-party assessors to evaluate their security measures, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Vendors in the TPN program benefit by demonstrating their commitment to content security. Being part of the program helps build trust with content owners, ensuring that they meet industry-leading security standards. It also enhances their reputation, reduces the risk of content breaches, and provides access to a global network of industry professionals.

TPN assessors are independent, certified security professionals with expertise in content protection and security protocols for the media industry. They are trained to evaluate the security measures of vendors and ensure that they meet the requirements outlined by the Trusted Partner Network.

The TPN program helps prevent content piracy by establishing a set of best practices and security standards for vendors involved in the production, distribution, and storage of media content. By ensuring that all stakeholders in the supply chain follow these rigorous security protocols, the risk of unauthorized access, leaks, and piracy is significantly reduced.