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

Collaboration Brings VoD to Standard TV Receivers without Set-Top Boxes
Mar 12, 2009 – TANDBERG Television (NASDAQ:ERIC), Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE), Neotion and S&T have combined their expertise to deliver a VoD solution that enables cable operators to deliver services and adverts direct to the TV, without a set-top box (STB).
News categories: Neotion, Sony, TANDBERG Television, S&T, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Switzerland's Teleclub Selects NDS VideoGuard® Conditional Access to Protect its Cable Business
Mar 11, 2009 – NDS has announced that Teleclub has selected NDS VideoGuard® conditional access (CA) technology to secure its programming broadcast on its digital cable networks nationwide. The agreement represents the first customer win for NDS in Switzerland.
News categories: NDS Group, Teleclub, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DRM, Set Top Box, Switzerland

China Digital TV Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
Mar 10, 2009 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. China Digital TV shipped approximately 2.66 million smart cards during the quarter, an increase of 2.1% from the corresponding period in 2007.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Results

Conax continuing strong growth in global digital TV market
Mar 5, 2009 – Conax has reported 36% revenue growth in 2008 based on global sales of its smart card security solutions. In 2008, Conax increased card deliveries by 40% from 2007 and captured 58 new customers.
News categories: Conax, Conditional Access, Results

Siano and Cidana launch first CAS enabled Solution for Chinese Mobile TV PC market
Mar 4, 2009 – Siano Mobile Silicon and Cidana have announced the launch of a CAS solution to receive CMMB broadcast Mobile Digital TV services for PC products in China. The solution is based on a 'Big-Card' (or CI-Module) component and is SARFT-certified.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Cidana, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

China Network Systems (CNS) introduces newest Nagravision conditional access
Mar 3, 2009 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) has been selected by China Network Systems (CNS) to protect the content rights and revenues of its new premium and high definition services and will start deploying Nagravision's new generation smartcard in mid-2009.
News categories: Nagravision, China Network Systems, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Taiwan

Digital TV Labs appointed official test facility for CI Plus compliance
Mar 2, 2009 – Digital TV Labs, which provides independent, specialised conformance products and services for DVB-based markets, has won the contract as the world's first approved test centre for the newly-agreed CI Plus (Common Interface Plus) Specification.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Content Protection, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV

TiVo, SeaChange Team Up to Integrate Cable Video On-Demand Offerings Into TiVo DVRs
Mar 2, 2009 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) and SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC) have announced that they have joined forces to integrate cable VOD services into the TiVo HD DVR experience.
News categories: TiVo Inc, SeaChange, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

SARFT Requires Encryption for CMMB
Feb 27, 2009 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has announced that by the end of 2009, all CMMB terminals need to have conditional access (CA) systems installed.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation