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

LG Electronics and Funai Electric Sign Tru2way™ MOU
Jul 28, 2008 – CableLabs has announced that LG Electronics (Seoul:066570) and Funai Electric (Tokyo:6839) have signed the multi-industry tru2way™ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
News categories: CableLabs, LG Electronics, Funai, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, USA

Sibirtelecom Will Provide Protection of TV Content
Jul 24, 2008 – Sibirtelecom [Russia: ENCO] is preparing the ground for the launch of IPTV in Siberia. The Company has started integration of a centralized system of authorization and access management based on Verimatrix's content security system.
News categories: Sibirtelecom, Verimatrix, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia

Sistema Chooses NDS Technologies to Deliver Converged IPTV and Mobile TV in Russia
Jul 24, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that Russian media giant Sistema Mass Media (LSE: SSA) has selected the NDS Unified Headend™ to manage and protect TV content delivery to subscribers across both IP and mobile networks.
News categories: NDS Group, Sistema Mass Media, Digital Teleradiobroadcasting, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Russia

Telenor (Canal Digital) Second Quarter 2008
Jul 23, 2008 – Revenues in the Canal Digital Group of Telenor (Oslo:TEL) increased primarily due to higher revenues from sales of additional services to cable TV subscribers, hardware sales to DTH and cable TV subscribers, and resale of EURO2008 distribution rights.
News categories: Telenor, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Denmark, Digital TV, Norway, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

IPTV Network Services Selects Latens ECOsystem to Provide IPTV Services to Over 45,000 Subscribers In Utah
Jul 22, 2008 – Latens has announced that IPTV Network Services, LLC., a consortium company of several IPTV service providers in the state of Utah, has successfully deployed the Latens ECOsystem (ECO) to enable its IPTV offering.
News categories: Latens, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA, Video Exchange

NDS, Irdeto Lead New Current Analysis Ranking of Independent Content Security Companies
Jul 22, 2008 – A new Current Analysis Advisory Report featuring analysis of the content security solutions of leading independent vendors has UK-based NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) ranked number one overall.
News categories: Current Analysis, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming

Viaccess to secure new channels launches for STAR India
Jul 18, 2008 – Viaccess SA, the leader of content protection head-quartered in Paris (France), and STAR India Pvt Ltd. have signed an agreement for the encryption of its upcoming new channels for STAR in India.
News categories: Viaccess, STAR India, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India

BNS set to design HD IPTV platform for Indonesia's PT. Multi Kontrol Nusantara (MKN)
Jul 16, 2008 – Asia's leading IP solutions provider BNS has been appointed by Indonesian telecommunications provider PT. Multi Kontrol Nusantara (MKN), a subsidiary company of Bakrie Group, to design and procure a turnkey HD & SD IPTV service platform.
News categories: BNS, Multi Kontrol Nusantara, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Latens to Protect Digicable's 12 Million Subscribers
Jul 15, 2008 – Latens has announced that it has been awarded the contract to provide its Latens BCAS next generation conditional access system to Digicable Network (India) to protect and enable a national broadcast cable Pay-TV network.
News categories: Latens, Digicable Network, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, India