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CA/DRM

beIN MENA selects Irdeto CA solution

Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform security, has announced details of a new three year deal with beIN, the dominant sports and entertainment broadcaster in the region. Building on a long term relationship with Irdeto, beIN will be using Irdeto’s world-leading Conditional Access Solution and security services for the delivery of live sports and entertainment […]

September 19, 2017Colin Mann @ IBC

TVkey adds forensic watermarking with NexGuard

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and Samsung Electronics have announced NexGuard as the first forensic watermarking solution approved for use with TVkey. Jointly developed by NAGRA and Samsung, TVkey allows consumers to enjoy premium content directly on new Samsung TV sets through a simple sign-up […]

September 19, 2017

Argentina: CableVideo and Colsecor select Conax

Conax, a Kudelski Group company and a player in total service protection for pay-TV and digital entertainment services worldwide, has announced two new wins in Argentina. Regional pay-TV operators CableVideo and Colsecor have selected technology and services from Conax and regional partner, BOLD MSS, to drive expansion in pay-TV and multi-DRM content offerings. CableVideo is […]

September 19, 2017

Tata Sky selects Irdeto

Irdeto, the specialist in in digital platform security, has been selected by Tata Sky, the Indian content distribution platform providing pay-TV and OTT services, to enhance its end-to-end solution for OTT services. Tata Sky aims to launch the most innovative online video service in India to give consumers greater choice and convenience. Irdeto’s OTT solutions […]

September 18, 2017

Interra Systems partners with Verimatrix

Interra Systems, a global provider of quality control (QC) and monitoring solutions to the digital media industry, has formed a partnership with Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for network-connected devices and services. Broadcasters, pay-TV, and OTT service providers can now use Interra Systems’ ORION content monitoring suite to deliver superior quality of […]

September 15, 2017Colin Mann @ IBC

IHS Markit: NAGRA top CA vendor

Securing a 30 per cent share of Conditional Access spend, NAGRA emerged as market leader laying claim to significant share of Cisco’s foregone content security revenue, according to the IHS Markit Content Security: Vendor Analysis 2017 report According to the critical information, analytics and expertise source, 2016 was a pivotal year for the content security […]

September 14, 2017By Colin Mann

Intertrust unveils ExpressPlay

As part of a major platform expansion of its ExpressPlay media monetisation platform, Intertrust Technologies Corporation has unveiled ExpressPlay CA, a new Conditional Access System (CAS) for smart devices. Built on the open standards-based Marlin DRM engine, ExpressPlay CA provides a modern, highly efficient and cost-effective CA system for TV network operators and broadcasters. Unlike […]

September 12, 2017

NAGRA supports StarHub IP transition

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has completed the end-to-end integration of Singapore operator StarHub’s multi-network pay-TV services into the operator’s brand new Hubtricity facility. As lead system integrator on the project, NAGRA delivered the seamless migration of the operator’s 280 channels spanning cable, IP and OTT networks into Hubtricity, marking StarHub’s transition […]

September 5, 2017

Verimatrix launches Secure Cloud

Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, has announced the launch of the Verimatrix Secure Cloud, a new deployment option that equips video service operators with a flexible, fully managed framework for video content security and analytics. Supported by the Verimatrix Global Services team and […]

August 24, 2017

SmarDTV embeds Conax protection in a CAM

SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group company, has announced the commercial availability of a new Cardless CAM product embedding Conax content protection. The new CAM is designed to reduce subscriber acquisition costs, providing a mean for subscribers to instantly access pay-TV services by inserting the CAM in the TV – thus simplifying the onboarding for end-users. The […]

August 22, 2017