Rentrak, a company that measures movies and TV everywhere, has announced a multi-year TV Essentials and Station View Essentials contract with Havas Edge, the agency that is part of the Havas Worldwide Network. With Rentrak, Havas Edge will receive television-viewing information from more than 20 million TVs in over eight million households to garner deeper […]
Twitter has confirmed it is acquiring Bluefin Labs, a company that analyses online chatter about TV shows and companies and sells its findings. Twitter is paying nearly $100 million for Bluefin, according to reports, making it the Web site’s biggest acquisition to date. The deal suggests a new line of business for Twitter, which is […]
Cryptography Research, a division of Rambusand ALi Corporation, a provider of set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, has announced that ALi has completed integration of the CRI CryptoFirewall security technology into its multimedia STB SOC products. The CryptoFirewall core will be available in the ALi DVB-S2, DVB-C, DVB-T2, ISDB-T, and IP STB chipsets beginning in […]
YahLive, the Abu Dhabi, UAE-based HD television satellite platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and GlobeCast, a content management and delivery company, have formed a partnership in which GlobeCast will provide YahLive with a 24/7 monitoring and reporting service for YahLive’s satellite signals (video, audio, and data) across the MENA region. […]
INSIDE Secure, a provider of semiconductor and software solutions, has announced that Korea-based Telechips is integrating a host of INSIDE Secure security solutions into its new family of set-top box processor chips. Telechips will add INSIDE Secure DRM Fusion Agent solutions for HDCP and DTCP-IP and the SafeZone secure platform into its new TCC89XX multimedia […]
Blockbuster On Demand has selected Motorola Mobility’s SecureMedia Encryptonite ONE HLS+ from its Motorola Medios+ platform to secure a new OTT service. This service will provide on-demand entertainment for US customers on a variety of devices. “SecureMedia Encryptonite ONE HLS+ lets innovative distributors of entertainment like Blockbuster On Demand address multi-screen content security with a […]
Mobile Content Venture (MCV), a joint venture consisting of 12 major broadcast groups that operates the Dyle mobile TV service, has announced that Rentrak has been selected to provide what it claims is the first ever mobile broadcast TV measurement for local markets. MCV will leverage Rentrak’s Mobile Essentials solution in combination with Rentrak’s StationView […]
INSIDE Secure, a specialist in semiconductor and software solutions for securing transactions, content and digital identity, has announced that Korea-based Telechips is integrating a host of INSIDE security solutions into its new family of set-top box processor chips. Telechips will add INSIDE DRM Fusion Agent solutions for HDCP and DTCP-IP and the SafeZone secure platform […]
In response to the growing demand of secured high quality video service in India, SMIT has opened a new office in New Delhi, India. This opening will enable SMIT to work closer with its local partners and market its solutions and services to a wider audience. SMIT is a high-tech innovative company designing the secure […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services, has announced that PCCW Limited’s now TV is securing its OTT VoD service with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV. now TV is Hong Kong’s largest quad-play pay-TV provider and has one of the world’s largest commercial […]