Conditional Access (CA) News

Verimatrix Secures the First Over-the-Top Video Service in Hong Kong
Jan 19, 2011 – Verimatrix has announced that Hong Kong-based Anyplex is securing its over-the-top (OTT) video on demand service with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV.
News categories: Verimatrix, Anyplex, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Streaming

Irdeto First in Class to Meet New China CAS Standard
Jan 10, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has been awarded the latest Class A certification from the State Administration for Radio Film and Television (SARFT). Irdeto is the first international technology company to receive this certification.
News categories: Irdeto, SARFT, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Set Top Box

Mobile Content Venture (MCV) Announces Technology and Device Partnerships
Jan 5, 2011 – Mobile Content Venture (MCV) has announced two technology agreements with leading organizations in the mobile TV space, MobiTV and Nagra-Kudelski, as well as commitments from several manufacturers to create MCV-compatible devices.
News categories: Nagra, MobiTV, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Broadcom Announces Eleven New Connected Home Set-Top Box Solutions with Integrated NDS Security
Jan 4, 2011 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced eleven new set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions with integrated NDS VideoGuard Security Kernel that provide secure digital content delivery for next generation connected home devices.
News categories: Broadcom, NDS Group, CES2025, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Broadcom Announces Industry's First 40nm HD Full-Resolution 3DTV Video Gateway STB SoC Solution
Dec 14, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced and is sampling a new ultra-high performance dual high definition (HD) set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) video gateway solution with more than two times the performance over previous generations.
News categories: Broadcom, Conditional Access, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Verimatrix Certifies SMiT CAM with DVB Security
Dec 14, 2010 – Verimatrix has certified the SMiT conditional access module (CAM) for use in VCAS for DVB secured networks targeting broadcast consumer devices and professional receivers.
News categories: Shenzhen State Micro Technology, Verimatrix, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Espial Partners with Conklin-Intracom to Upgrade IPTV Service for Oneida Telephone Exchange
Dec 9, 2010 – Espial has announced that they have partnered with Conklin-Intracom to upgrade the IPTV system for Oneida Telephone Exchange. Oneida Telephone Exchange provides triple play services to the City of Oneida, Illinois and its rural areas.
News categories: Espial, Conklin-Intracom, Oneida Telephone Exchange, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Orbit Showtime Network to switch-off 5 million TV pirates
Dec 7, 2010 – Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) is giving all of its subscribers new set-top boxes between now and December 19th when it will switch to a new 'unhackable' conditional access system.
News categories: Orbit Showtime Network, Algeria, Bahrain, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Middle-East, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, Set Top Box, Syria, UAE, Yemen

Widevine To Be Acquired by Google
Dec 3, 2010 – Widevine has announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).
News categories: Google Inc, Widevine, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Streaming