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

Verimatrix Secures IPTV Services for PTK in Kosovo
Oct 4, 2011 – Verimatrix has announced that its Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV has been deployed on the Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo J.S.C. (PTK) network.
News categories: Verimatrix, BeeSmart, Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Kosovo, Middleware

EU Court of Justice rules against prohibitions on the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards
Oct 4, 2011 – A system of licences for the broadcasting of football matches which grants broadcasters territorial exclusivity on a Member State basis and which prohibits television viewers from watching the broadcasts with a decoder card in other Member States is contrary to EU law.
News categories: Court of Justice, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Revenues Shift from CAS to DRM as Multi-Screens Drive Market to $2.5 Billion in 2016
Sep 26, 2011 – The market for pay TV CAS and DRM will grow at a relatively modest 15% from $2.2 billion in 2011 to $2.5 billion in 2016. However, there is a significant shift from revenues derived from traditional CAS systems to revenues coming from DRM technologies, says ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Conditional Access, DRM, Market Research, Streaming

OMVC Issues Device Profiles For Mobile Digital TV Products
Sep 22, 2011 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has developed a set of comprehensive Device Profile guidelines to assist consumer electronics manufacturers in developing Mobile DTV products.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

Sercomtel plans DTH pay TV for Brazil
Sep 15, 2011 – Sercomtel, a telecommunications operator in the Brazilian state of Paraná, has announced the first result of its competition to find suppliers for its Sercomtel TV national satellite DTH pay TV service.
News categories: Sercomtel, MNLA, Brazil, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

ViXS Releases Xtensiv 2.0 Software Suite
Sep 11, 2011 – ViXS Systems has announced the availability of its new Xtensiv 2.0 software for Set Top Box (STB), PC and CE manufacturers. ViXS Xtensiv 2.0 is a suite of software tools and applications designed to accelerate software development.
News categories: ViXS Systems, DRM, DVR, IBCShow, Media Player, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

MSTAR achieves NDS chip certification for the 3rd time
Sep 10, 2011 – MStar Semiconductor has confirmed its operator and pay TV Strategy with the achievement of NDS certification on its 5th generation of STB chipsets showcasing MStar MSD5C43.
News categories: MStar Semi, NDS Group, Content Protection, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ViXS Announces XCode 4210 Set-top Box Security Certification with Conax
Sep 10, 2011 – ViXS Systems has announced that Conax has certified its XCode® 4210 for the set-top box market. The XCode 4210 processor integrates an advanced security architecture and content protection including the latest technology from Conax.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Conax, Content Protection, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom embeds latest generation of NAGRA-On-Chip Security
Sep 10, 2011 – NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) will embed the latest generation of NAGRA-On-Chip Security (NOCS 3) onto Broadcom's full range of 40nm set-top box chipsets.
News categories: NAGRA, Broadcom, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box