DRM (Digital Rights Management) News

ISMACryp 2.0 Encryption Spec Extends End-to-End Content Protection to Any Codec
Nov 20, 2007 – The Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) has released the latest version of its end-to-end content protection scheme, ISMACryp 2.0. Version 2.0 is no longer limited to only MPEG-4 codecs and is designed to work with any codec, on any IP network or device.
News categories: Internet Streaming Media Alliance, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Mobile, Streaming

SyncTV Launches Beta of 'Unlimited Download' Service for TV Shows
Nov 19, 2007 – SyncTV has announced the private beta launch of its TV download service, which will provide home-theater quality TV shows on an unlimited download basis. Completely based on open-standards, the SyncTV service works on Windows PCs, Macs and Linux PCs, and in the future it will also work on TVs and portable players.
News categories: SyncTV, Digital TV, DRM, Streaming, USA

Macrovision to Acquire Blu-ray Disc Security Technology from Cryptography Research, Inc.
Nov 19, 2007 – Macrovision (Nasdaq: MVSN) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Cryptography Research Inc. (CRI) to acquire their SPDC™ (Self-Protecting Digital Content) technology, which forms the basis of BD+, a key element of Blu-ray's content security platform.
News categories: Macrovision, Cryptography Research, Inc., Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVD, MandA

More CE Devices Enter the Digital TV Market
Nov 13, 2007 – Hybrid devices such as IP-enabled game consoles and DVD players/recorders with integrated digital TV receivers are beginning to make their mark on the DTV industry.
News categories: IMS Research, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Watermarking

IPTV Global Forecast From 2007-2011 for October Shows More Strength in Market
Nov 12, 2007 – MRG's new bi-annual IPTV Forecast finds that Europe still leads the world market, while Asia and the "Rest-of-World" see emerging markets like China, Eastern Europe, Korea and Russia taking larger steps to growth.
News categories: Multimedia Research Group (MRG), Broadband, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Reliance Communications Partners With Microsoft to Deliver IPTV in India on the Microsoft Mediaroom Platform
Nov 5, 2007 – Reliance Communications and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) have announced a strategic partnership to deliver a highly connected, personalized TV experience to consumers in India through Reliance's Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service.
News categories: Microsoft, Reliance Communications, Steve Ballmer, Ravi Venkatesan, Anil D Ambani, Prakash Bajpai, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, India, IPTV, Middleware

NDS Group plc Reports First Quarter Results
Oct 29, 2007 – NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced its results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2007.
News categories: NDS Group, Full Release, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

NDS Partners with ITRI to Demonstrate Live WiMAX TV
Oct 21, 2007 – NDS (Nasdaq:NNDS) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan have announced that they are partnering to demonstrate the secure live transmission of TV content over mobile WiMAX.
News categories: NDS Group, Industrial Technology Research Institute, WiMAX Forum Showcase and Conference, Broadband, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Streaming, Taiwan

MRG Releases September 2007 Global IPTV Market Leaders Report
Oct 10, 2007 – MRG announces the "IPTV Market Leaders Report - September 2007," which tracks the top 120 IPTV vendors in 24 regional sub-sectors based on their installed base for 6 product areas in over 600 IPTV Operations and 8 million subscribers worldwide.
News categories: Multimedia Research Group (MRG), Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box