Content Protection (conditional access, DRM, watermarking, …) News

ALi Announces Advanced Security CAS SoC for Entry-level Cable Pay TV
Jan 5, 2012 – ALi Corporation (TPE:3041) has announced the availability of its M3281 cable Pay-TV STB solution. The SoC will be demonstrated at CSTB 2012 in Moscow, Russia from Feb 7 to 9, 2012.
News categories: ALi Corp, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, CSTB, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Accedo and Irdeto Partner to Deliver the Ultimate TV Everywhere Experience
Dec 20, 2011 – Accedo Broadband and Irdeto (JSE: NPN) have announced a partnership to create next-generation TV Everywhere services and experiences for pay TV operators, broadcasters and content providers world-wide.
News categories: Irdeto, Accedo Broadband, Apps, CES2025, Content Protection, IPTV, Streaming

ViXS Systems Announces Widevine DRM Support on XCode™ Products
Dec 14, 2011 – ViXS Systems has announced support for digital rights management (DRM) from Widevine on its XCode™ products. ViXS' XCode™ multimedia processors integrate an advanced security architecture to support such DRM porting.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Widevine, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Semiconductor

SmartLabs: Russia's first integrator of Widevine solutions
Dec 7, 2011 – SmartLabs has become Russia's first Certified Widevine Integrator Partner (CWIP). Widevine (NASDAQ:GOOG) Digital Rights Management for Over-The-Top services is used to protect streamed and downloaded digital content against illegal copying.
News categories: SmartLabs, Widevine, Content Protection, DRM, Russia, Set Top Box, Streaming

STMicroelectronics and NDS Announce Certification of New Security Technologies in Latest Generation Set-Top Box Chips
Dec 7, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced the availability of set-top box decoder chips certified for next-generation security and content protection technologies that include the NDS VideoGuard Security Kernel and DVB-CSA3 descrambler system.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, NDS Group, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP

DVB Approves Commercial Requirements For CI Plus V1.4
Nov 28, 2011 – DVB has approved the Commercial Requirements for CI Plus v1.4. The requirements add two main features: support for dual-stream operation with a single module, intended for a dual-tuner PVR host, and support for DRM protected IP-delivered content.
News categories: DVB Project, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Global DRM Market to Reach US$2.5 Billion by 2017
Nov 21, 2011 – Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has announced the release of a report on the Digital Rights Management (DRM) market. Media & Entertainment DRM is the fastest growing segment, with revenue growing at a CAGR of about 15.3% over the analysis period.
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Content Protection, DRM, Market Research

ST Announces Industry's First TV SoC to Complete Irdeto Security Certification
Nov 10, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that the Freeman Premier family of TV System on Chip devices has been certified for Security Application by Irdeto (JSE: NPN), a global software security and media technology company.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Irdeto, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Fujitsu Introduces NAGRA Certified Set-Top-Box Chipsets
Nov 3, 2011 – Fujitsu has announced that its HDTV multi-decoder processor MB86H611 (a member of MB86H61 series) with advanced security architecture has been successfully certified by NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S).
News categories: Fujitsu, Nagra, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box