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

Telmex launches Pre-Paid DTH in Chile
Jan 27, 2009 – Telmex (Mexico:TELINTL; NYSE:TII) has launched a pre-paid version of its DTH service in Chile. The price is 17 USD for one month. Customers also need to buy the Telmex Prepago Kit for 50 USD which includes a dish, set-top box and access card.
News categories: Telmex, CAM, Chile, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Canal+ launches satellite bouquet for the Maghreb
Jan 21, 2009 – The Canal+ Group (Paris: VIV), through its subsidiary CANAL OVERSEAS, has announced the launch of a bouquet of French language satellite channels covering Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
News categories: CANAL OVERSEAS, Arabsat, Algeria, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Morocco, Satellite, Tunisia

SecureMedia Protects Sezmi's Breakthrough Personalized Television System
Jan 21, 2009 – SecureMedia has announced that SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE™ System CA/DRM software solution is providing the persistent digital content protection for Sezmi's innovative personal television system.
News categories: SecureMedia, Sezmi, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DRM, Terrestrial, USA

Technology Alliance to launch pay DTT in Spain
Jan 13, 2009 – The digital technology companies SIDSA and Secuenzia have entered into an alliance to launch pay Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), possibly in 2009, with new, attractive and high quality content.
News categories: SIDSA, Secuenzia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Spain, Terrestrial

SecureMedia Protects Daewoo's New HD IP Set-Top Box
Jan 11, 2009 – SecureMedia and Daewoo Electronics have announced that SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE™ System CA/DRM (conditional access/digital rights management) software solution is now integrated with Daewoo's latest IP Set-Top Box, the DIS-E100.
News categories: SecureMedia, Daewoo Electronics, Conditional Access, DRM, IPTV, Set Top Box

Corel® WinDVD® Receives AVCREC™ Certification
Jan 9, 2009 – Corel Corp. (NASDAQ:CREL, TSX:CRE) has announced that Corel® WinDVD® has received AVCREC™ Certification which means that WinDVD has passed the stringent guidelines set by the Blu-ray Disc Association for playback of HD content on DVDs.
News categories: Corel, Blu-ray Disc Association, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Content Protection, DVR, Media Player

SecureMedia and COSHIP Enable Secure IP and Hybrid Digital Delivery to Global Operators
Jan 9, 2009 – SecureMedia has announced that its Encryptonite ONE™ CA/DRM System is now integrated with the Anysight Series of advanced IP and IP Hybrid Set-top Boxes from Shenzhen COSHIP Electronics.
News categories: SecureMedia, COSHIP, CES2025, Conditional Access, DRM, IPTV, Set Top Box

Broadcom signs license agreement for CryptoFirewall™ security technology
Jan 8, 2009 – Cryptography Research has announced that Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has signed a license agreement for Cryptography Research's CryptoFirewall™ security technology for future integration into its multimedia system-on-a-chip (SoC) set-top box chips.
News categories: Broadcom, Cryptography Research, CES2025, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

IWEDIA to complement its added-value offer with software components
Jan 7, 2009 – IWEDIA Middleware has announced it will be complementing its current product portfolio of turnkey software solutions with a range of standalone software components.
News categories: IWEDIA, Content Protection, DVR, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV