A recent report informed us that the City of London Police are, along with the Intellectual Property Office, setting up a special unit to tackle digital piracy and counterfeiting. The IPO is going to provide £2.5 million over two years for the unit. Not exactly the FBI is it? I’m guessing that sum is less […]
Viaccess-Orca has announced that Indonesian satellite TV provider PT Global Comm Nusantara (GCN) has selected its Smartcard Conditional Access System (CAS) to support an upcoming interactive satellite-based DTH service called “neotv.” Using Viaccess-Orca’s CAS, GCN will have the ability to cost-effectively deliver educational and cultural content to subscribers. The deployment will significantly increase Viaccess-Orca’s footprint […]
Tata Communications has launched its cloud-based broadcast quality video transcoding and delivery service. The new content transformation service has already been selected by Viacom18, a joint venture between Viacom and the Network18, to provide HD content transcoding and delivery via the cloud. Developed in partnership with Harmonic, the service allows Viacom18 to maximise its return […]
According to media technology services provider Farncombe, the new types of devices consumers want to use for viewing TV, such as tablets and smartphones, use Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies to secure content because they are not built for the traditional broadcast environment. Noting this reality, the firm has published a white paper designed to […]
Conax, a global provider of solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content distribution, has announced that Uruguay pay-TV operators Montecable and Nuevo Siglo are deploying content security solution Conax Contego Unite and Conax Secure Clients to enable the addition of advanced OTT multiscreen, multi-network video and content consumption services. The operators are in commercial […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and VoD servers for cable, IPTV, OTT, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, has announced that Singapore-based communications provider StarHub has deployed Broadpeak’s BkM100 Mediator CDN manager and BkS300 multiformat video streaming servers to power its live video services. Utilising Broadpeak’s highly flexible and customisable CDN and video […]
The average revenue of media and entertainment (M&E) companies will shortly cross the 50 per cent mark from majority traditional to majority digital, according to a new report by Ernst & Young that surveyed more than 550 senior executives from global M&E companies. Today, revenue from digital is 47 per cent and survey respondents say […]
Movie server pioneer Kaleidescape, Inc. has confirmed that the Kaleidescape Store, its industry-first service that enables the digital delivery of movie purchases over the Internet in the highest quality available, is now available in the UK. The new service was launched in the US in December, and is initially backed by a multi-year license agreement […]
Conax, a global provider of solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content distribution, has developed a client software development kit (SDK) containing a Conax security-hardened Microsoft PlayReady DRM client enabling secure delivery of video content from the streaming server to the native player of the client device. Embracing advanced security technologies such as obfuscation, […]
IPgallery – a software house for the MSO and Mobile operators – has revealed its innovative MSO-Cloud-TV platform named VideoThru. As of today IPgallery’s VideoThru successfully operates in the company’s innovation labs. VideoThru’s video switching and logic services support personalisation and content-right awareness in the MSO’s cloud that enables the MSOs and Mobile operators to […]