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

Verimatrix Awarded Key Patents for VideoMark Forensic Watermarking
Oct 27, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent number 7,430,302 for unique features in VideoMark™, Verimatrix's user-specific, forensic watermarking technology.
News categories: Verimatrix, Content Protection, Patent, USA, Watermarking

NDS Group plc Reports First Quarter Results
Oct 23, 2008 – NDS (Nasdaq: NNDS) has announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. 95.4 million active devices were protected by NDS conditional access and 98.7 million middleware clients were deployed at the end of the period.
News categories: NDS Group, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DRM, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Private Equity, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Technology Leaders Announce 'Marlin Partner Program' to Make Digital Content Interoperable Across Multiple Devices and Services
Oct 22, 2008 – Over twenty-five leading technology companies have joined forces to create the Marlin Partner Program (MPP). Members of the program can now deliver technology solutions that make digital content interoperable between consumer electronics devices.
News categories: Marlin, Content Protection, DRM, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet

Thomson's NexGuard Watermarking and Conax Chipset Pairing into Its Leading Digital Television Reference Designs to Offer Turnkey Solution in the Growing Threat of Illegal Content Theft and Redistribution
Oct 22, 2008 – Digialist has announced that it has integrated the NexGuard™ forensic watermarking technology from Thomson (Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS), and Conax Chipset Pairing into its low-cost MPEG-2 set-top-box reference design.
News categories: Digialist, Thomson, Conax, Content Protection, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Watermarking

BBT First Field Trial Next Month
Oct 20, 2008 – Beyond Broadband Technology (BBT) will begin the first field trial of its downloadable conditional access system (DCAS)-based video platform by the end of the month, using the WinDBreak Cable system in Lyman, Nebraska.
News categories: Beyond Broadband Technology, R.L. Drake, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Prime Technology Ventures and Philips arrange for successful spin out of world leading content identification services: Civolution B.V.
Oct 20, 2008 – The company formerly known as Philips Content Identification, a leader in content identification services and technologies based on digital audio and video fingerprinting and watermarking, has announced the completion of its spin-out from Philips Corporate Technologies.
News categories: Civolution, Prime Technology Ventures, Content Protection, Venture Capital, Watermarking

Bulgaria's Leading Network Operator Deploys SecureMedia's Content Security For Its New IPTV Triple Play Offering
Oct 20, 2008 – Megalan Network and SecureMedia have announced that Megalan Network has launched its comprehensive end-to-end IPTV Triple Play services in the capital city of Sofia, protected by SecureMedia's flagship product, the Encryptonite ONE System.
News categories: SecureMedia, Megalan Network, Bulgaria, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Video Exchange

Discretix to Provide Media Content Protection for ACCESS Linux Platform
Oct 19, 2008 – Discretix has announced that its content security CPRM Client will be made available for ACCESS Linux Platform™, a LINUX® platform designed for the worldwide mobile phone and converged device markets.
News categories: Discretix, ACCESS CO, Content Protection, DRM, Mobile, Software

ATIS Validates VueKey Solution to Meet FCC Directive for Separable Security for IPTV
Oct 14, 2008 – ATIS has announced that its IP-Based Separable Security Incubator (ISSI) has proven the viability of an access card broadly compatible with set-top boxes and televisions that enables IPTV companies to ensure the security of high-value content.
News categories: ATIS, CAM, Content Protection, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV