Live streaming, catch-up TV and media management solutions provider Simplestream Group has confirmed that its new London-based Media Hub facility has been certified by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). FACT’s members create, deliver and distribute high quality entertainment, which FACT helps to protect. Simplestream’s certification by FACT follows the recent announcement of VuTV, a […]
The digital rights management (DRM) market will grow at a rate of 12 per cent annually to become a $1.2 billion market by 2018, while the related conditional access (CAS) market will decline slightly to dip below $1.5 billion annually, suggests ABI Research. Opportunities within the DRM market include multiple components, comprising authentication, intellectual property […]
RGB Networks has formed a partnership with Conax – integrating Conditional Access Systems (CAS) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) from Conax within RGB’s TransAct Packager – allows pay-TV operators to deliver a unique viewing experience to their subscribers at anytime and across any device, while guaranteeing that only paying viewers can access content. RGB’s TransAct […]
In a move designed to position it as the first true end-to-end physical to digital entertainment ecosystem, Toronto-based Cinram, a service provider to the entertainment industry, has acquired OTT delivery management specialist Saffron Digital for $47 million from HTC. With offices in London and Beverly Hills, Saffron Digital specialises in the global management and delivery […]
Canadian digital movie service CinemaNow has unveiled its UltraViolet disc-to-digital service allowing users to take their physical DVDs, convert them to a digital format in the convenience of their home, and watch them on CinemaNow, which is available through more than 1,000 connected devices. “Today is a significant day for the movie industry in Canada […]
FilmTrack, a provider of content and rights management for the film and television industry, has closed a $20 million equity investment from global growth equity investor Insight Venture Partners. FilmTrack will use the proceeds to support rapid growth as it expands the global roster of clients using FilmTrack to better manage and monetise their intellectual […]
Front Porch Digital and Telefónica have announced a cooperation agreement under which Telefónica will offer cloud services to its customers powered by Front Porch Digital’s LYNXSM cloud-based content storage management (CSM) service. Telefónica will install LYNX in its data center in Spain, from which it will resell LYNX services. Telefónica’s new offering, media management in […]
Synacor, a provider of next-gen startpages, TV Everywhere solutions and cloud-based Identity Management (IDM) services, across multiple devices has renewed its relationship with Mediacom Communications, the eighth largest cable television company in the US. The agreement extends Synacor and Mediacom’s four-year relationship and signals an intensified effort by both parties toward advancing adoption of cross-device […]
OTT movie retailer Access Digital Entertainment has launched its EzyFlix video on demand and UltraViolet service in Australia, claiming to be the first Australian company to be able to offer viewers the ability to download movies from all of the major Hollywood studios. The service will compete with Quickflix, Telstra and the recently-launched JB Hi-Fi […]
INSIDE Secure has licensed TrustedShow digital rights management (DRM) technology from Trustonic and incorporated it into its DRM Fusion Agent solution for embedded development. With the TrustedShow technology, INSIDE’s embedded DRM Fusion client software now offers full ARM TrustZone support, providing device manufacturers with the quickest and most cost-effective way to implement commercially proven, hardware-assisted […]