Sky is taking a stake in TV software and content protection business Synamedia, where Dr Abe Peled is chairman. Sky joins Synamedia’s existing major shareholder Permira in the company, which was bought out of Cisco and is perhaps better known under its old NDS name. Both Sky and its parent company Comcast are long-time Synamedia […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global player providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has teamed up with Technicolor to simplify the delivery of Android TV experiences. VO’s DRM solution and its secure VO Player have been integrated on Android TV set-top boxes (STBs) from Technicolor in full compliance with the TV Input […]
Irdeto has launched Irdeto Control on the Go which enables transport operators to offer a secure onboard video entertainment service even without internet connectivity. The solution is designed for the small footprint of planes, trains, coaches and cruise ships, many of which support Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and provides the security required to deliver […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, along with Novatek, silicon solution provider, have announced that Novatek’s next generation TV chipsets will natively support both NAGRA Connect and TVkey Cloud. In a first phase Novatek will use a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) based device security framework to […]
What has been an effective strategy for OTT video providers to win new subscribers appears to be backfiring, according to research by specialist consulting firm, Cartesian, which reveals that 27 per cent of consumers access streaming video content using account credentials borrowed or stolen from someone they don’t live with. “In our work with streaming […]
A growing consortium of Hollywood and International entertainment companies have formed the Blockchain Global Entertainment Alliance (BGEA) with the goal to promote blockchain technology adoption for the entertainment industry and develop common standards and best practices in the entertainment blockchain movement. The BGEA is a non-profit alliance designed to educate all forms of entertainment companies […]
Video software provider Synamedia, the company created from the acquisition of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business, and backed by the Permira funds, has unveiled Credentials Sharing Insight, its first product launch in its new guise. Credentials Sharing Insight is designed to help streaming service providers combat the rapid rise in account sharing between […]
The content security sector is being further consolidated with the news that mobile and connected devices security solutions specialist Inside Secure has entered into an exclusivity agreement to acquire network-connected devices revenue security and enhancement specialist Verimatrix in an estimated $125 million dollar deal. Commenting on the proposed transaction, Amedeo D’Angelo, Chairman and CEO of […]
South African regulator the Competition Commission has found that public broadcaster the South African Broadcasting Corporation and pay-TV operator MultiChoice have implemented a merger transaction, without notifying the Commission, in contravention of the Competition Act, and should now be investigated as such. On September 28th 2018, the Constitutional Court granted the Commission the right to […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for network-connected devices and services, has announced that its MultiRights OTT solution has been deployed to secure the new Your TV Now service from Minerva Networks. Completely hosted via the Verimatrix Secure Cloud, MultiRights OTT offers subscribers of Your TV Now a transparent consumption experience by harmonising […]