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Telefónica selects MediaKind to enhance Movistar+

MediaKind, a global player in media technology and solutions, has been selected by Telefónica to enhance the VoD offerings of Movistar+, the Spanish telco’s pay-TV subscription service. MediaKind’s Aquila On-Demand solution, which launched in August 2020, will be deployed to deliver rapid asset processing of Movistar+’s on-demand OTT and IPTV content, encompassing transcoding, transformation, packaging, […]

May 26, 2021

Verimatrix, VisualOn join AWS Media & Entertainment Initiative

Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the connected world with people-centred security, has announced its support for the AWS for Media & Entertainment initiative from Amazon Web Services (AWS) – enabling content service providers that deploy on AWS to implement Verimatrix’s Multi-DRM Core solution to negotiate premium content rights with pre-approved and pre-integrated security for the distribution of licensed […]

May 26, 2021

GeoGuard DB updates target streaming geo-piracy

Geolocation security specialist GeoComply Solutions has unveiled what it describes as significant updates to GeoGuard DB, its VPN and proxy detection solution for the OTT and streaming video market. GeoGuard DB is used by leading online broadcasters worldwide including the BBC, Amazon Prime Video, CBC, and Telstra to protect their territorially-restricted content from geo-piracy and […]

May 11, 2021

JW Player acquires VUALTO

In a move that it says strengthens its comprehensive video platform for success in the digital video economy, video software and data insights platform JW Player is acquiring live and on-demand video streaming and Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions provider VUALTO. According to JW Player, the acquisition deepens its already robust offering to global broadcasters […]

May 6, 2021

Proximus Luxembourg selects Verimatrix VCAS

Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the modern connected world, has announced that Proximus Luxembourg has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS). Founded by Belgian parent company Proximus Group in 2019, Proximus Luxembourg was created following the merger of Tango and Telindus, two of Belgium’s leading telecoms. In an effort to establish an entirely […]

April 30, 2021

RDK-ready Synamedia Gravity unveiled

Video software provider Synamedia has unveiled Synamedia Gravity, describing it as an industry-first managed service that makes it easier for operators and service providers to offer their small to medium business (SMB) and residential customers a richer suite of advanced broadband and video capabilities. It comprises pre-integrated applications and advanced services for Wi-Fi, routing and […]

April 28, 2021

Verimatrix releases Multi-DRM Core solution

Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the modern connected world with people-centred security, has announced the expansion of its cloud-based SaaS offering, with the release of Verimatrix Multi-DRM Core service. The release serves as a step forward in the DRM space, offering video streaming service providers, content owners and operators the chance to set up a […]

April 27, 2021

Latest ATV streaming interviews

  Atv talks to Martin Bergenwall of Verimatrix about Streamkeeper and the all-new hyper-flexible SaaS Secure Delivery Platform Founder Roy Taylor talks to A-tv about Ryff, the  AI driven product placement solution and market. ATV talks to Christian Lefebvre of Technicolor about the changing landscape of OTT and the abiding importance of the STB and […]

April 23, 2021

Friend MTS, Akamai anti-piracy collaboration

Content protection services provider Friend MTS has expanded its partnership with intelligent edge platform Akamai. The companies will now offer content owners, broadcasters and operators a new smart server-side A/B variant watermarking solution based on the Friend MTS ASiD OTT Edge-switched technology and Akamai’s Access Revocation solution / technology. Akamai customers now have access to […]

April 23, 2021By Colin Mann

Mola TV taps Viaccess-Orca

Viaccess-Orca (VO) has announced that Mola TV, an entertainment networks in Indonesia, is using its Secure Video Player to deliver English Premier League (EPL) football matches. VO Secure Video Player features client-side advertising insertion (CSAI) capabilities, maximising monetisation opportunities for Mola TV. “Our goal is to deliver more than just live sports coverage of EPL […]

April 14, 2021