Advanced Television

CA/DRM

ITV implements VUALTO tech

VUALTO, a live and on-demand video streaming and DRM provider, has announced that ITV has chosen to implement VUALTO’s dynamic event orchestration technology to deliver live streamed events via its ITV Hub video-on-demand service, integrated with VUALTO’s scalable DRM solution to protect the broadcaster’s valuable video content. Following a successful first test with ITV via […]

January 13, 2021

SK Broadband selects NAGRA watermarking for STBs

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that SK Broadband, one of the largest broadband Internet access providers in South Korea, has selected NAGRA’s NexGuard forensic watermarking technology to protect the operator’s premium content on a wide range of IPTV set-top boxes. The NexGuard Pay-TV […]

January 13, 2021

Streaming Video Alliance: New technical specs

The Streaming Video Alliance, a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, has confirmed the  approval and immediate public availability of two technical specifications. The Open Caching Performance Measurement Specification document, produced by the Open Caching Working Group, outlines measurement metrics for open caching […]

December 23, 2020

NexPlayer becomes Unity Verified Solutions Partner

NexPlayer, the player SDK for premium video apps, now supports Unity games, becoming a Unity Verified Solutions Partner. NexPlayer for Unity offers many functionalities such as HLS and DASH streaming across all Android and iOS devices, subtitles, ad insertion, and content protection using Widevine Digital Rights Management (DRM). Unity game developers can now update and […]

December 10, 2020

Telekom Srbija implements Irdeto Control

Irdeto, a global player in digital platform security, has announced that Serbia’s Telekom Srbija has implemented Irdeto Control, the company’s multi-DRM system, to secure their OTT platform serving its TV and broadband customers. With this security in place, Telekom Srbija is able to secure the rights to their premium content. Irdeto Control is a multi-DRM, […]

December 7, 2020

VUALTO protects France Télévisions content

VUALTO, an on-demand video streaming and DRM provider, has announced that France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster and leading audiovisual group in France, has chosen to implement VUALTO’s digital rights management solution, VUDRM, to protect and deliver its audiovisual content across all its digital platforms. Fernando López Navarro, Technical Head of Digital Video Distribution, France […]

December 2, 2020

Verimatrix enhances forensic watermarking

Connected world security specialist Verimatrix has confirmed the general availability of its Verimatrix Watermarking anti-piracy technology for HTML5. Verimatrix introduced its latest HTML5-focused solution to allow enhanced cybersecurity protections across multiple content platforms. It joins the company’s portfolio of solutions that provide complete content lifecycle coverage for OTT and pay-TV companies who could be facing […]

November 19, 2020By Colin Mann

NAGRA selected by Canal+ for M7

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that Canal+ Group, the French audiovisual media group, has selected NAGRA content protection technologies to secure pay-TV services for M7, the Luxembourg-based satellite operator it acquired in 2019, across new and legacy set-top boxes. NAGRA Protect and Guard solutions […]

November 5, 2020

Spain: AgileTV migrates to Verimatrix Secure Cloud

Verimatrix has announced that Agile Content has expanded its protected video service to include Verimatrix Multi-DRM serviced by the Verimatrix Secure Cloud for their AgileTV OTT service. AgileTV is the E2E OTT service fully managed by Agile Content. “When we consulted Verimatrix about doing a whole cloud migration on top of our VCAS upgrade, we […]

October 29, 2020

DPP: “Consumer demand drives content distribution strategies”

The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has today published the fifth report in its Design for Tomorrow series. Distribution: Delivering for Audiences identifies six key success factors for forward looking distribution businesses. The work draws on the insight of 40 subject matter experts, and was enabled by DPP member companies BuyDRM and BT. In […]

October 28, 2020