NAGRA protects Movistar IPTV
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions specialist NAGRA has confirmed that global telco Telefónica has deployed the NAGRA Security Services Platform (SSP) managing the NAGRA Connect client to secure its…
Sky takes stake in Synamedia
Sky is taking a stake in TV software and content protection business Synamedia, where Dr Abe Peled is chairman. Sky joins Synamedia’s existing major shareholder Permira in the company, which…
VO teams with Technicolor
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global player providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has teamed up with Technicolor to simplify the delivery of Android TV experiences. VO’s…
Irdeto launches Control on the GO
Irdeto has launched Irdeto Control on the Go which enables transport operators to offer a secure onboard video entertainment service even without internet connectivity. The solution is designed for the…
NAGRA Connect and TVkey Cloud for Novatek
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, along with Novatek, silicon solution provider, have announced that Novatek’s next generation TV chipsets will…
Research: Credential sharing costs millions in revenue
What has been an effective strategy for OTT video providers to win new subscribers appears to be backfiring, according to research by specialist consulting firm, Cartesian, which reveals that 27…
Alliance promotes blockchain in entertainment industry
A growing consortium of Hollywood and International entertainment companies have formed the Blockchain Global Entertainment Alliance (BGEA) with the goal to promote blockchain technology adoption for the entertainment industry and…
Synamedia launches Credentials Sharing Insight
Video software provider Synamedia, the company created from the acquisition of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business, and backed by the Permira funds, has unveiled Credentials Sharing Insight, its…
Inside Secure buys Verimatrix for $125m
The content security sector is being further consolidated with the news that mobile and connected devices security solutions specialist Inside Secure has entered into an exclusivity agreement to acquire network-connected…
Regulator: ‘SABC, Multichoice deal a merger’
South African regulator the Competition Commission has found that public broadcaster the South African Broadcasting Corporation and pay-TV operator MultiChoice have implemented a merger transaction, without notifying the Commission, in…
Verimatrix MultiRights OTT for Minerva TV service
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for network-connected devices and services, has announced that its MultiRights OTT solution has been deployed to secure the new Your TV Now…
Synamedia opens for business
Synamedia, the renamed NDS division that was acquired by Cisco, is back in independent hands. Financed by global investment firm Permira, the buyout from Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions,…
NAGRA secures Sky Italia’s DVB-T pay-TV service
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and Sky Italia, the Italian digital satellite television platform owned by Sky, have launched a…
Verimatrix acquires Akamai Identity Services
In a move that adds TV Everywhere service capabilities to its portfolio, network-connected devices revenue security and enhancement specialist Verimatrix has acquired the assets that comprise the Akamai Identity Services…
India: Hathway selects Verimatrix
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for network-connected devices and services, has announced Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, one of the largest MSO and cable broadband service providers…