Content security provider Conax has confirmed that its EVP, Products and Markets, has left the company. Bjørndal has played a major role in the development of the Telenor-owned security provider and has been a key figure in moving the technology company from a small Scandinavian company to a major global player. The Norway-based business ranks […]
Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI) and The Athena Group, Inc. (Athena) announced an agreement which will enable Athena to develop Differential Power Analysis (DPA) countermeasures for use by licensees of CRI’s DPA patents. “As part of our focus on delivering high-quality tamper-resistant security cores to serve the needs of ASIC and FPGA customers, Athena is […]
The global Digital Rights Management (DRM) market is projected to witness significant growth in the near future due to the continuously growing media and entertainment sector. The global market for DRM is projected to grow threefold by 2014 with rising spending on DRM software and hardware to protect entertainment, commercial software, and other information. RNCOS’ […]
Spotify is rolling out a new version of its desktop and mobile application for all of its users, including the ad-supported “free” users, which will synchronise tracks from their computer to iPods, iPhones and Android phones. It is also introducing its own music store, which will allow users to buy “bundles” to pay for MP3-encoded […]
Digital pay-TV technology solutions provider NDS has confirmed that its NDS VideoGuard conditional access (CA) is enabling the secure delivery of HD+ content to Sky Deutschland subscribers. Following a co-operation between Sky Deutschland and HD+, Sky HD subscribers will be able to receive both Sky and HD+ services through Sky HD receivers. HD+ content will […]
Hackers may have stolen the data of another 25 million accounts in a second massive security breach at Sony. The latest revelation comes a day after it announced measures to prevent another cyberattack like that which hit PSN and Qriocity two weeks ago. Sony admitted its Online Entertainment PC games network had been hacked on […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-screen digital TV services, is strengthening its DVB Conditional Access (CA) capability significantly by integrating the highly respected team and technology from German company Comvenient within Verimatrix. The pair have been long-term partners in the development of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for DVB […]
Viaccess confirms that its CA/DRM will be used by SFR’s new DTH platform lanched in February. “Viaccess is proud to take part in advanced TV deployments and help operators broaden their service offering, opening up to additional markets and screens,” said François Moreau de Saint-Martin, Viaccess CEO.
The police in Dubai have raided “dozens” of buildings in the UAE targeting alleged signal distribution pirates in the region. Dubai Police’s economic crime department co-ordinated the raids having been given details of the alleged pirates by Arab Digital Distribution (ADD), a pay-TV broadcaster which specialises in supplying content for Asian viewers. “Piracy is not […]
Motorola Mobility Ventures, the investment arm of Motorola Mobility Holdings, is to make a strategic investment in Catch Media, the provider of a patented licensed digital rights locker platform – Play Anywhere. Catch Media’s patented registry, tracking, routing and clearinghouse technology, together with its post-acquisition licence, provides retailers, carriers and consumer electronics vendors the ability […]