Recognising that content redistribution piracy remains a big threat to the media and entertainment industry and, with increasing budgets for original content, broadcast and OTT services are often primary targets for illegal redistribution, digital platform security specialist Irdeto has added client watermarking capabilities to the Irdeto TraceMark forensic watermarking solution. The new solution enables fast […]
Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology specialist Intertrust has revealed at IBC in Amsterdam that ExpressPlay DRM, its multi-DRM technology available across all streaming platforms, DRM, and media formats, now protects over-the-top (OTT) TV content for one-quarter of the world’s population, supporting a seamless viewing experience for more than two billion people. The growth in service […]
Content and revenue protection specialist Friend MTS has revealed an agreement with Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, to join the company’s Media Technology Partner Programme (MTPP). By combining forces, Friend MTS will integrate its ASiD watermarking technology with Akamai’s Stream Revocation service to enable near-instantaneous termination of streams to […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global player providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Orange Spain has deployed a new Android TV set-top box secured by VO’s DRM solution for its IPTV service. This new STB will enable Orange Spain pay-TV subscribers to access a wide range of premium content, […]
Irdeto has joined the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), the prominent international airline association that represents all major airlines and key business partners that are committed to providing a world-class end-to-end passenger experience. Irdeto now allows airlines to deliver premium, high-quality content to both consumers’ favorite devices and built-in displays, without piracy concerns – an […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that cable and satellite operator DIGI | RCS & RDS, the largest pay-TV service provider in Central and Eastern Europe, has deployed NAGRA cardless content protection technology in a conditional access module (CAM) by SmarDTV in Romania and Hungary. […]
SmarDTV Global has announced a watermarking solution available on Conditional Access Modules (CAM) in collaboration with NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions. Watermarking solutions are a strong demand for pay-TV operators to protect the high-value contents, including live sports events and 4K contents distributed over their […]
Verimatrix, a global provider of security and business intelligence solutions that protect content, devices, applications and communications, has announced interoperability between the Verimatrix Multi-DRM solution and the Secure Packager Encoder Key Exchange (SPEKE) API developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Verimatrix Multi-DRM support for SPEKE eliminates the need for complex integrations between proprietary DRM […]
Verance Corporation, a provider of standards-based watermarking, has announced plans to add support for Project OAR (Open Addressable Ready) to its Aspect platform. Project OAR is a multi-industry consortium that was created to establish open standards to deliver better advertising experiences to viewers through the use of dynamic advertising on internet-connected TVs and devices. While […]
Mobile and connected devices security solutions specialist Inside Secure has officially changed its corporate name to Verimatrix and is trading on the Euronext Paris exchange under the ticker symbol ‘VMX’, effective immediately. The move follows the December 2018 $125 million (€110m) acquisition by Inside Secure of the network-connected devices revenue security and enhancement specialist. The […]