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…
Report: Hybrid content protection key for multiplatform distribution
New-age holistic content protection solutions that protect not only content but also user data and customer reputation are expected to drive the next wave of growth in the global content…
Irdeto protects Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has selected Irdeto Rights to simplify OTT content protection for its customers. Irdeto’s multi-DRM solution, including ChinaDRM, PlayReady, Widevine and FairPlay…
Naspers to unbundle MultiChoice
Global Internet and entertainment group Naspers has announced its intention to list its Video Entertainment business separately on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and simultaneously to unbundle the shares in…
NAGRA boost for Android TV security
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has announced comprehensive support for Android TV with an end-to-end content value protection ecosystem. Following successful Android TV deployments, including Euskaltel in…