Advanced Television

CA/DRM

SecureMedia boost for UltraViolet

Further reinforcing the digital content ecosystem’s roster of technology support, Motorola Mobility’s SecureMedia content protection has been approved by the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) for streaming UltraViolet content. Now, service providers using SecureMedia can offer subscribers ready access to their UltraViolet digital entertainment collections anytime, anywhere and on any device. SecureMedia is extending the […]

March 19, 2013Colin Mann @ TV Connect

Verimatrix débuts ViewRight Gateway

Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, has unveiled ViewRight Gateway, a new component of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority (VCAS) architecture, and one of the options available in the ViewRight ONE multi-network client security suite. According to Verimatrix, ViewRight Gateway efficiently and securely manages […]

March 19, 2013Colin Mann @TV Connect

Virgin Media selects Concurrent’s CDN solution

Concurrent, a specialist in video and media data solutions, has revealed that Virgin Media has selected Concurrent’s MediaHawk VX unified content delivery network solution to support video services to IP connected devices. Virgin Media will use Concurrent’s MediaHawk technology to support Virgin TV Anywhere, a new cloud-based entertainment service that gives customers the flexibility to […]

March 19, 2013Nick Snow @ TV Connect

Nativ launches Mio SaaS

Nativ has launched Mio SaaS, its true SaaS-based media asset management and workflow solution with built-in social collaboration and frame accurate media access. The Mio SaaS platform represents an entirely new way of accessing Nativ’s asset management, workflow and collaboration solution. This CAPEX-free option enables content owners and studios to access the advanced features that […]

March 18, 2013

BT heads for cloud via thePlatform

thePlatform, the white-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, has revealed that its cloud-based video publishing system, mpx, is serving as the central logistics system for BT’s newest IP-based TV services in the UK, including BT Vision and YouView from BT. “thePlatform has a history of success managing video on behalf of some […]

March 14, 2013

Neotion launches a fully compliant CI Plus 1.3 CAM range

Neotion introduces a new generation platform for CAM’s, fully compliant with the CI Plus V1.3 Standard. This offers to Satellite, Terrestrial and Cable Pay-TV operators an extended set of new features including LSC, Operator profile etc…. when combined with new CI Plus 1.3 TV models soon in commercial deployment. The CI Plus interface is now […]

March 14, 2013

SmarDTV CAMs for M7 pay-TV

SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group company, has revealed that M7 Group, the European provider of satellite services which operates CanalDigitaal, TV Vlaanderen and TéléSAT brands amongst others, has deployed its latest generation of conditional access modules (CAM) in its network in the Netherlands and Belgium. SmarDTV’s SmarCAM-3.5 modules embed the latest generation of the NAGRA conditional […]

March 13, 2013

UFC and Aspera team for content delivery

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the leading promoter of mixed martial arts, has deployed Aspera’s high-speed transfer software to power its file-based content delivery workflows – for its internal teams during production of live events, for global distribution partners and for fans accessing content on the web or via their mobile devices from around the […]

March 12, 2013

Broadpeak unveils umbrellaCDN

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) technologies and VoD servers, has launched umbrellaCDN, an innovative solution that offers content providers and pay-TV operators complete control over the allocation of video content to multiple CDNs. Utilising umbrellaCDN, users can select the best CDN for live or VoD content at all times — according to […]

March 6, 2013

Irdeto protects FilmFlex

FilmFlex has selected Irdeto to secure premium entertainment assets on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. FilmFlex is leveraging Irdeto’s media protection solutions, powered by ActiveCloak, to ensure the content delivered by FilmFlex customers like Virgin Media, EE and Film4 is secured according to the evolving robustness rules imposed by studios. FilmFlex provides white-label movies-on-demand […]

March 5, 2013