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

Vantrix, Verimatrix and Broadcom show secure 4K/UHD HEVC video delivery at IBC
Sep 8, 2014 – Vantrix has announced a collaboration with Verimatrix and Broadcom featuring 4K H.265 content encoded with the Vantrix Media Platform (VMP), protected with Verimatrix security and delivered to a Broadcom STB reference design.
News categories: Vantrix, Verimatrix, Broadcom, Jean Mayrand, Petr Peterka, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Digisoft.tv and INSIDE Secure announce joint DRM implementation for STBs
Sep 8, 2014 – Digisoft.tv and INSIDE Secure have announced that they have launched a reference Encrypted Media Extension (EME) implementation on Digisoft.tv’s Iris HTML5 OS middleware application.
News categories: Digisoft.tv, INSIDE Secure, Fearghal Kelly, Martin Bergenwall, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, HTML5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Televes integrates Civolution watermarking for the MDU market
Sep 4, 2014 – Civolution and Televes have announced the integration and deployment of Civolution’s content protection technology NexGuard with Televes multi-dwelling unit (MDU) broadcasting signal distribution system.
News categories: Civolution, Televes, Manuel Martínez, Alex Terpstra, Content Distribution, Watermarking, Worldwide

Verimatrix DRM integrated with latest ALi chipsets
Sep 4, 2014 – ALi Corporation has announced that Verimatrix VCAS revenue security has been integrated with ALi’s over-the-top (OTT) and IPTV platform to provide robust DRM for video distribution via broadband networks.
News categories: ALi Corp, Verimatrix, Steve Oetegenn, Der-shen Chen, Digital TV, DRM, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Vidmind and Verimatrix to offer DRM-in-the-Cloud service for OTT
Sep 3, 2014 – Vidmind has announced its partnership with Verimatrix. As part of their cooperation, the companies will bring to market a DRM-in-the-cloud offering, which will serve as a component of Vidmind’s cloud-based OTT pay-TV solution.
News categories: Vidmind, Verimatrix, Danny Peled, Steve Oetegenn, Digital TV, DRM, IBCShow, Streaming, Worldwide

NAGRA, Adobe, and Cisco top ABI Research operator video software competitive assessment
Sep 2, 2014 – ​NAGRA was ranked as the number one conditional access (CAS) vendor, Adobe the number one digital right management (DRM) vendor, and Cisco the number one middleware vendor by a recent Competitive Assessment from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Sam Rosen, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DRM, Market Research, Middleware, Worldwide

SMiT develops Dynamic Sentinel Cardless CAM with Viaccess-Orca
Sep 2, 2014 – SMiT has partnered with Viaccess-Orca (VO) to launch a CAM fully integrated with VO's Dynamic Sentinel Cardless solution. SMiT is the first CAM provider to achieve VO certification for Dynamic Sentinel Cardless.
News categories: SMiT Corp, Viaccess-Orca, François Moreau de Saint Martin, Hongyu Shuai, CAM, Digital TV, Smart TV, Worldwide

MStar Semi first to integrate Irdeto FlexiCore Processor technology
Sep 1, 2014 – MStar Semiconductor has announced that its latest set-top box system-on-chip (STB SoC) solution is now fully integrated with Irdeto’s Media Protection suite, most notably its newly-launched FlexiCore Processing technology.
News categories: MStar Semi, Irdeto, Dennis Lai, Peter Oggel, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

MStar Semi to integrate Cryptography Research CryptoFirewall Security Core
Aug 28, 2014 – Cryptography Research (NASDAQ:RMBS) has announced that MStar Semiconductor has licensed the Cryptography Research CryptoFirewall security core for integration into its connected TV solution chips.
News categories: Cryptography Research, MStar Semi, Wayne Tsai, Paul Kocher, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV, Worldwide