Content Protection News

Irdeto Selected to Protect Content & Business Model Protection to Chinese Cable Networks in Hebei and Xinjiang

Digital TV News — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:20:35 +0000

Irdeto (JSE:NPN) has announced that Hebei Broadcasting and Television Information Network (Group) and Xinjiang Broadcast & Television Transmission Network have chosen the Irdeto DVB conditional access solution for their digital migration process.

ZyXEL Advanced Range of Set-top Boxes Now Integrated with SecureMedia Encryptonite ONE™ System

Digital TV News — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:10:49 +0000

SecureMedia and ZyXEL Communications (TSE: 2391) have announced integration of SecureMedia’s Encryptonite ONE™ System conditional access/DRM software solution with ZyXEL advanced range of Set-top boxes for IPTV and Video-on-Demand.

Verimatrix Secures TeliaSonera’s Leading IPTV Service

Digital TV News — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:00:18 +0000

Verimatrix has announced that TeliaSonera has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV for the tier one telecommunications operator’s successful IPTV services in the Nordic region, Estonia and Lithuania.

CableCARD Deployment and Support

Digital TV News — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:30:33 +0000

According to the NCTA, there have been over 372,000 CableCARDs deployed for use in Unidirectional Digital Cable Ready Product (UDCP) models by the ten largest incumbent cable operators who serve approximately 90% of the cable subscribers in the U.S.

CANAL+ Group and Nagravision Expand Partnership in Securing Content Protection and Revenues

Digital TV News — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:20:01 +0000

CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) is adopting the newest version of the Nagravision (SWX:KUD) conditional access system (CAS) and is in the process of replacing all smart cards for more than 3 million subscribers.

Latens Demonstrates Leading IPTV Service Delivery and Content Security Solutions Live at NXTComm

Digital TV News — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:50:20 +0000

At NXTComm, Latens Systems is showing a joint demonstration with Echostar (Nasdaq:DISH) which shows Latens' ECOsystem service delivery platform and content protection software specifically configured and optimized for Echostar's ViP-TV™ service.

Digital Asset Management Revenue Will Triple by 2013

Digital TV News — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:41:26 +0000

Global revenue from digital asset management (DAM) solutions is expected to triple by 2013, according to a new forecast released by ABI Research.

Verimatrix Content Security Chosen for Win Multimedia’s WinTV

Digital TV News — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:09:01 +0000

Verimatrix has announced that Win Multimedia, Thailand’s leading IPTV Operator and Multimedia Service Provider company, has selected Verimatrix to protect its Digital Television Channels and video-on-demand service of WinTV.

SIDSA takes DVB-H mobile TV to Asia

Digital TV News — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:00:54 +0000

The leading supplier of mobile TV technology SIDSA will exhibit its complete solutions for DVB-H mobile TV at the fair, from demodulator chipsets to complete fully interoperable turn-key solutions.

Verimatrix Announces Mobile TV Content Security Solution for Pay-TV Operators

Digital TV News — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:50:48 +0000

Verimatrix has announced the full profile of its comprehensive VCAS™ for Mobile TV solution to enable operators to deliver a seamless pay-TV service over mobile phones and other mobile Internet devices (MIDs).

Widevine® Connects Cable, Telco and Satellite Services to Apple, Adobe and RealNetworks Players

Digital TV News — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:22:40 +0000

Widevine has announced an enhancement to Widevine Cypher® that converts MPEG2 TS (transport streams) on a PC so they are recognizable by Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) Flash, Apple (Nasdaq: APPL) QuickTime and RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) RealPlayer.

Widevine® Expands Ability to Secure In-Home Networks

Digital TV News — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:20:11 +0000

Widevine Technologies has announced expanded capabilities for operators to quickly and affordably secure content between multiple devices within an in-home network using Cypher 4.2.

Irdeto Provides Indian MSO with DVB Content & Revenue Protection Solution

Digital TV News — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:44:54 +0000

Irdeto (JSE:NPN), has inked a deal to deliver its latest DVB conditional access system to Bangalore-based MSO Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT). The phased roll-out of the Irdeto solution will be completed over a 30-month period.

DVN Wins the Bid for Jilin Digital TV

Digital TV News — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:00:38 +0000

DVN (SEHK: 500) has won the bidding for the Simulcrypt CA System for digital television in Jilin Province. The contract involves 500,000 intelligent cards for the CA, with a sales order for approximately 500,000 set-top boxes to follow in the coming days.

Cable tru2way™ Platform Gains Endorsements from Major CE and IT Companies

Digital TV News — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:27:22 +0000

Major consumer electronics (CE) and information technology (IT) companies have signed binding memorandums of understanding (MOU) on tru2way™ technology with the top six cable operators in the United States.

Cisco, Motorola and NDS Take Control of DCAS

Digital TV News — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:40:41 +0000

Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) and NDS Group (Nasdaq: NNDS) have taken over the architecture work and some degree of the implementation of the downloadable conditional access system (DCAS) project initially managed by PolyCipher.

NDS Tops New Digital Rights Management Vendor Matrix Ranking

Digital TV News — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:10:47 +0000

NDS has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Widevine and Verimatrix claimed the second and third spots in the company’s new evaluation of worldwide Digital Rights Management (DRM) vendors.

Latens and ZyXEL Partner to Offer IPTV Operators a Flexible CA Security and STB Solution

Digital TV News — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:00:29 +0000

Latens and ZyXEL Communications (TSE: 2391) have announced that the two companies have partnered to offer low-cost, highly secure IP/hybrid set-top box (STB) solutions.

Ocean Blue Demonstrates World’s First CI+ Application

Digital TV News — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:12:58 +0000

Ocean Blue Software has produced the world's first CI+ application. The application is the first to use the new Common Interface Plus (CI+) standard, delivering advanced, graphic applications inside a CAM, to run on a CI+ enabled TV.

China Digital TV Chosen as Conditional Access System Provider by Hebei Media Information Network Holdings Co., Ltd.

Digital TV News — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:00:36 +0000

China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) has announced that the company has been chosen as the conditional access (CA) system provider to Hebei Media Information Network Holdings Co., Ltd. (Hebei TV Network).

Greece’s first HD platform project to deploy conditional access solution from Conax

Digital TV News — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:27:27 +0000

Leading Greek satellite operator, Hellas Sat, is ready to launch an exciting new HD platform with conditional access from Conax.

PacketVideo’s CORE™ Multimedia Player for Video and Music Powers 10 New Models in NTT DoCoMo 906i & 706i Series

Digital TV News — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:10:10 +0000

PacketVideo (PV), a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ: WAVE), has been selected by NTT DoCoMo to power 10 new advanced multimedia player handset options with PV’s universal player software, also known as CORE™ multimedia client framework.

Sony Electronics and Major U.S. Cable Operators Negotiate National ‘Two-Way’ Plug and Play Solution

Digital TV News — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:36:15 +0000

Sony Electronics and major U.S. cable operators have signed an agreement that will enable consumers to purchase innovative 'two-way' digital TVs and other devices that can receive interactive digital and HD video services without a set-top box.

Conax showcasing latest CAS content security innovation at Anga Cable

Digital TV News — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:16:05 +0000

At Anga Cable, Conax is showcasing its Conax CAS7, VOD and PushVod solutions for DTV and IP used by digital TV operators around the globe for unlocking the value of their pay content.

Turksat Selects Content Security from Conax

Digital TV News — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:48:28 +0000

Ankara-based cable TV and satellite operator, Turksat, has chosen to deploy a Conax CAS7 conditional access solution for the new Turksat DTV platform.

China - SARFT Issues Parts 6 and 7 of CMMB

Digital TV News — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:47:45 +0000

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has issued Part 6 - Conditional Access - and Part 7 - Technical Requirements for Receiving and Decoding Terminals - of the China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) industry standard.

NCTA and TiVo Announce Progress on Switched Digital Adapter for TiVo DVRs

Digital TV News — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:00:45 +0000

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) have announced that after a series of successful informal interoperability tests TiVo and several manufacturers of switched digital external tuning adapters have submitted products for formal testing at CableLabs.

Pace Americas Announces Family of Next-Generation MPEG-4 Set-Top Boxes for Cable

Digital TV News — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:10:29 +0000

Pace Micro Technology (LSE:PIC) has announced a new family of next-generation MPEG-4 advanced video compression set-top boxes for cable operators in North and South America.

Panasonic to Showcase tru2way™ Leadership at Cable Show 2008

Digital TV News — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:08:44 +0000

Panasonic is showcasing its tru2way-based cable product line-up in its booth (#3005) at the Cable Show 2008.

Q1 2008: Premiere increases revenues to EUR 251.5 million

Digital TV News — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:12:17 +0000

As of March 31, 2008, Premiere (PRE.XE) had 4,242,467 subscribers (March 31, 2008: 3,460,572), of which 621,908 were indirect arena customers. Compared to Q1 2007 figures, the number of direct subscribers rose by 4.6 percent to 3,620,559.