The global market for conditional access (CA) technology used in STBs is set to contract as pay-TV services reach saturation, according to IHS Technology. Worldwide market revenue for pay-TV STB CA technology will decline to $1.9 billion in 2018, down from a peak of $2.2 billion in 2015. CA is defined as any method or […]
Sky Deutschland is about to start a switch-out of its older Nagravision-secured set-top boxes in order to make the pay-TV broadcaster an all Cisco system . Reports from Germany’s Digital Fernsehen, quoting Stefan Kunz, Sky Deutschland’s VP/business and distribution, say that viewers who are still using older boxes will be supplied with a newer Sky […]
Online movie service FlixFling has signed a distribution deal with Warner Bros Home Entertainment for the studio’s new-release and catalogue EST titles with cloud-based content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet compatibility. FlixFling will add an extensive range of Warner movies and TV titles, including The Lego Movie, Man of Steel, Pacific Rim and the Harry Potter series. […]
Pay TV Operator spending on middleware, conditional access, DRM and other elements of the pay-TV software contracted 5 per cent in North America and Western Europe during 2013, compared to 2012.This decrease was driven by classic end-to-end middleware functions, while newer experiential components—including guide technologies and interactivity—fared better. Further, the growth of pay-TV, especially in […]
Internet privacy software and solutions specialist ContentGuard has confirmed that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued final written decisions on June 26th 2014 and July 1st 2014 finding valid all claims of the ContentGuard digital rights management (DRM) patents at issue. These decisions follow […]
Hot on the heels of being named Vice President, Digital Business Development and Special Advisor to the Board of General Harmonics Corporation, Mitch Singer, former Chief Digital Strategy Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment, has added another string to his bow. Verance Corporation, a global developer of technologies and solutions that protect and enhance the use of […]
INSIDE Secure, a specialist in embedded security solutions for mobile and connected devices, will enable Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology for protection of premium content on Intel-based mobile devices running Android. The challenge of content protection on mobile devices has deterred many content service providers from offering premium content to mobile markets. The technology allows […]
Subscribers to beIN Sports, mostly on Eutelsat Hot Bird 13° East satellite, have reported they can no longer access the channel, the only one broadcasting all 64 matches of football World Cup in Brazil. Widespread piracy is understood to have affected subscription cards notably operating on AB’s Bis TV or Canalsat dish platforms. beIN Sports, […]
SMiT, a specialist in secure distribution of paid content, has achieved Verimatrix certification for the advanced cardless CI+ CAM. SMiT is the first CAM manufacturer to pass the advanced security level set by Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services. The CI+ CAM is a cardless product integrating […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, has confirmed that WorldCall Telecom Limited, an Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) and a telecom and multimedia service provider in Pakistan, has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for DVB to secure its digital cable (DVB-C) network […]