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

Adobe Pass for TV Everywhere Gaining Rapid Adoption in the Media Industry
Sep 8, 2011 – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced that Adobe® Pass has gained substantial traction since it launched in March 2011. Adobe Pass makes it easy for TV programmers and media companies to validate that customers are entitled to view online content.
News categories: Adobe Systems, Content Protection, IBCShow, Streaming

Verimatrix and RCDb to Secure and Deliver Premium Video to LG Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ Players
Sep 8, 2011 – Verimatrix, Related Content Database (RCDb) and LG (KSE: 066570) have unveiled a complete solution for pay-TV operators and broadcasters to securely deliver their premium content offering over IP to LG's Smart TV platform and Blu-ray players.
News categories: RCDb, Verimatrix, LG Electronics, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Smart TV

Trident Microsystems Selects Cryptography Research for Pay TV Security
Sep 7, 2011 – Cryptography Research (NASDAQ:RMBS) has announced that Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ:TRID) has integrated CRI's CryptoFirewall™ security technology into Trident's new TSC100 family of STB Systems on Chip (SoCs).
News categories: Cryptography Research, Trident Micro, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP

Viaccess secures content on Sagemcom's satellite HD recorder/3D Blu-Ray player
Sep 7, 2011 – Sagemcom and Viaccess (Paris: FTE; NYSE: FTE) have joined forces to design an innovative 3D-ready satellite recorder with 3D Blu-ray player and embedded Viaccess conditional access to secure broadcast content.
News categories: Viaccess, Sagemcom, Blu-ray, Conditional Access, DVR, IBCShow, Satellite, Set Top Box

Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) Gains Strong Support from Entertainment Companies
Sep 7, 2011 – The Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) has announced that leading entertainment companies have begun integrating the use of EIDR IDs into their digital distribution workflows. These developments signal strong growth in adoption of EIDR IDs.
News categories: Entertainment ID Registry, Cable TV, Content Protection, USA

iWedia at the forefront of Smart TV developments with HbbTV, DLNA, CI Plus, and Android4TV products
Sep 7, 2011 – iWedia has announced that it will be presenting its latest developments at IBC. iWedia will be showcasing its turnkey software solution for hybrid set-top boxes.
News categories: iWedia, CAM, HbbTV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet

ActiveVideo to Demo Ability of CloudTV to Support HTML5 Ecosystem
Sep 7, 2011 – ActiveVideo Networks will demonstrate at IBC how CloudTV's support of HTML5 can significantly expand the ability of multichannel video service providers to deliver rich user interfaces and content to the television.
News categories: ActiveVideo, CAM, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Streaming

MStar Semi selects Cryptography Research for hardware security in its set-top box ICs
Sep 6, 2011 – Cryptography Research (NASDAQ:RMBS) and MStar Semiconductor (3697.TW) have announced that MStar will license CRI's CryptoFirewall™ security technology for integration into its multimedia system-on-a-chip (SoC) set-top box chips.
News categories: Cryptography Research, MStar Semi, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

NEOTION and ALCINEO present the world's first Conditional Access Module with built-in NFC technology
Sep 6, 2011 – NEOTION and ALCINEO have joined forces in developing the first Conditional Access Module with built-in NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, allowing secure data exchange between TV, CAM and mobile devices.
News categories: NEOTION, ALCINEO, CAM, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV