Film/ MUSO Discover

You’re Measuring the Wrong Audience. Here’s the One That’s Already Looking for You

Most content strategies are still built on outdated assumptions. They rely on audience data that only reflects what's been licensed, released, and legally tracked. But there’s another kind of audience—one that’s harder to see, yet incredibly revealing. They’re not waiting...

Film/ MUSO Discover

What Film Sales Agents Don’t Know (Yet) About Audience Demand — and Why It’s Costing Everyone

In a competitive market where proving value is everything, today’s most successful film sales agents are turning to audience demand data to gain an edge. Understanding real-time film audience content preference is the secret weapon for securing better deals, acquiring the...

MUSO Protect

How to Stop Digital Piracy in 2025 — A Practical Guide for Rights‑Holders

Digital piracy touches every creative sector—film, TV, publishing, music, gaming and software. In 2023 alone, there were 229.4 billion visits to piracy sites worldwide, with traffic spread across every continent. Yet the impact is felt most keenly by creators and producers...

Publishing/ MUSO Protect

How to Stop Book Piracy: A Complete Guide for Authors & Publishers

How to Stop Book Piracy in 2025: A Complete Guide for Authors & Publishers Digital publishing has opened extraordinary opportunities for storytellers, but it has also made it frustratingly easy for pirates to copy and share books without permission. In 2023 alone, readers...

MUSO Discover

Debunking the Myth: Who Really Engages with Digital Piracy?

There is a persistent and widely held misconception about the nature of the piracy audience, one that stems, in part, from the term ‘pirates’ itself. This label skews perception, reinforcing the idea of lawlessness rather than recognizing what we prefer to call The...

MUSO Discover

Introducing Talent Demand: A Game-Changer for Casting, Licensing, and Marketing

MUSO is excited to introduce the Talent Demand module, a key feature of MUSO Discover Demand, our cutting-edge product for audience demand insights.This powerful new tool enables studios, distributors, and broadcasters to take a data-driven approach to casting, licensing,...

MUSO Discover

Empowering Academic Research with MUSO’s Comprehensive Piracy Data

In the dynamic world of academic research, access to reliable and insightful data with clear and transparent methodology can elevate the depth and scope of your work. At MUSO, we have partnered with universities, researchers, and PhD students to provide unparalleled...

Music/ MUSO Protect

COMBATTING STREAMING FRAUD: SAFEGUARDING ARTISTS, LABELS, AND MANAGERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Streaming fraud has emerged as one of the music industry's most significant challenges. With billions of dollars in royalties distributed annually through digital service providers (DSPs), fraudulent actors are finding new ways to exploit the system, diverting revenue...

Publishing/ Writer's Room/ MUSO Protect

Protect Your Work: How MUSO Protect Helps Authors Combat Digital Piracy

As an author, you pour your heart, creativity, and countless hours into your books, crafting worlds, characters, and stories that connect with readers. But in today’s digital landscape, where sharing content is easier than ever, piracy is a growing threat to your...

Television

MUSO DISCOVER: Analyzing Opening Demand for TV Seasons

MUSO's Opening Demand module provides a unique lens into audience preferences by focusing on demand during the first 30 days after a title’s release. This approach ensures fair comparisons between newly released titles and those released months or even years earlier,...

Insider

Audience Demand Data is 5 years old. Here's a few things we've learned.

MUSO’s Audience Demand dataset was 5 years old in July, providing unique granular insights into the unlicensed audience demand of TV and film content since 2019.

Insider/ Article

The importance of understanding the global piracy landscape

Global digital piracy continues to pose a significant threat to the entertainment industries. With a staggering 229.4 billion visits to piracy websites in 2023, representing a 6.7% increase from the previous year, piracy is on the rise across all media sectors. This data...