DRM (Digital Rights Management) News

Widevine Selected By EchoStar for Digital Rights Management
Aug 10, 2010 – Widevine has announced that EchoStar and Sling Media (NASDAQ: SATS) have selected Widevine's DRM solution for the protection of content delivered by SlingLoaded™ consumer devices.
News categories: Widevine, Sling Media, EchoStar, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, USA

Sonic Solutions and Widevine Team to Expand Mobile Movie Access
Aug 5, 2010 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) and Widevine have announced that they are collaborating to provide retailers the opportunity to offer movie services on a broad array of mobile devices and smart phones from a range of manufacturers.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Widevine, Content Protection, DRM, Media Player, Mobile, Portable, Streaming

Hisense to Utilize Widevine Adaptive Streaming and DRM in Connected TVs
Aug 4, 2010 – Widevine has announced that Hisense Electric (Shanghai: 600060), the number one TV company in China, will include Widevine's adaptive streaming, virtual DVD-like controls, and DRM solution on their Internet-connected televisions.
News categories: Widevine, Hisense, China, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Smart TV, Streaming

LOVEFiLM Bolsters Multiplatform Delivery with Widevine
Jul 29, 2010 – LOVEFiLM has signed an agreement with Widevine, naming Widevine as LOVEFiLM's preferred provider of DRM and video optimization solutions. This will allow LOVEFiLM's digital content to be accessed on the broadest cross section of devices.
News categories: Widevine, LOVEFiLM, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Streaming

Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem Unveils UltraViolet™ Brand
Jul 20, 2010 – The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) has announced its consumer brand - UltraViolet™ - and logo. In addition, the consortium announced three additional new members bringing the total to nearly 60 member companies.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, UltraViolet, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Gaming, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Project Canvas sets out content protection approach
Jul 6, 2010 – Project Canvas has announced its content protection strategy. For providers of premium content, such as the latest movie releases, or those requiring a subscription or download model, Canvas will support Marlin as the required DRM solution at launch.
News categories: Project Canvas, Marlin, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Widevine Named a Preferred Provider of Streaming and DRM for Samsung Devices
Jun 22, 2010 – Widevine has announced that it has signed a global agreement with Samsung (Seoul: 005930) to distribute Widevine's live and on-demand adaptive streaming, virtual DVD-like 'trick play' and digital rights management (DRM) on Samsung connected devices.
News categories: Widevine, Samsung, Blu-ray, Content Protection, DRM, Smart TV, Streaming

IEEE Proposes Consumer-Ownable Digital Personal Property
Jun 4, 2010 – The Working Group developing IEEE P1817TM is currently being formed. P1817TM is a standard for the creation, distribution, and perpetual consumer-ownership of downloadable items of copyrighted works such as movies, music, books, and games.
News categories: IEEE, DRM, Streaming

Spring 2010 Global IPTV Market Leaders Report Released
May 11, 2010 – MRG has announced new leaders in its global IPTV Market Leaders Report. The report ranks over vendors within the six product categories of Access Ports, Content Protection/DRM, Set-top-Boxes, Middleware, Video Headend, and Video-on-Demand.
News categories: MRG, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers