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

Conditional Access Technologies to Post Nearly $1.4 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2014
Jun 15, 2009 – In 2008 Conditional Access technologies earned revenue of nearly $1.3 billion worldwide and will continue to grow, adding nearly $105 million more in annual revenue by 2014, according to a new study from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

AACS Finalizes Managed Copy for Blu-ray Discs
Jun 12, 2009 – The AACS licensing authority has finalized specifications that would allow consumers to make legal copies of Blu-ray content, but that will require new hardware.
News categories: AACS, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DRM, Gaming, Smart Home

Sonic Solutions Selects Widevine for Video Optimization and DRM
Jun 8, 2009 – Widevine® and Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) have announced that Widevine adaptive streaming, interactive DVD/Blu-ray features and DRM will help facilitate Roxio® CinemaNow® digital entertainment on broadband-enabled consumer electronics.
News categories: Widevine, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Gaming, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

PT. MNC Sky Vision Selects NDS for Indovision and Top TV Platforms
Jun 4, 2009 – NDS has announced that PT. MNC Sky Vision has selected NDS' VideoGuard® conditional access, MediaHighway® middleware and a customised EPG for its Indovision pay-TV platform. MNC has also selected VideoGuard to secure its Top TV platform.
News categories: NDS Group, Indovision, Top TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Indonesia, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Verimatrix and HFCNET Team to Deliver DVB-C/IP/DOCSIS Network for Cablemás
Jun 3, 2009 – Verimatrix and HFCNET & IP-NET have successfully completed integration in preparation for deployment of Mexico's first advanced DVB-C/IP/DOCSIS hybrid network with Cablemás, the second largest cable operator in Mexico.
News categories: Verimatrix, HFCNET, Cablemás, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Mexico

China Digital TV Announces Two New Contract Wins
Jun 2, 2009 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced that the Company has won contracts to provide conditional access (CA) systems to Jiangxi TV Network, and subscriber management system (SMS) solutions to Zhongguang Movie and TV Satellite.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Content Distribution

Irdeto Selects S3's StormTest to Automate Testing of End-To-End Conditional Access System
May 27, 2009 – S3 has announced that Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has selected their StormTest product to support the development and testing of their Conditional Access (CA) system. StormTest is a set-top box (STB) automated test and analysis system.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems, Irdeto, ANGA COM, Conditional Access, Set Top Box

KPN's Digitenne DTT succeeds with Conax content security
May 26, 2009 – Digitenne, the DTT service from KPN (Amsterdam:KPN), is a Netherlands success story with over 800,000 broadcast subscribers. Launched in 2003, the DTT platform protects its digital revenues with content protection from security provider Conax.
News categories: Conax, KPN, ANGA COM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Netherlands, Subscribers, Terrestrial

TC TrustCenter and CI Plus announce significant early adoption of Standard
May 25, 2009 – CI Plus, the CE industry backed technology for allowing secure delivery of premium pay TV services to Integrated Digital TV's, Set Top Boxes and Personal Video Recorders, has announced the initial details of the take up of the technology.
News categories: CI Plus, TC TrustCenter, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV