World football governing body FIFA has threatened to revoke Thailand’s right to broadcast the final World Cup matches having found the country’s transmission access was also being used in other countries, the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has revealed. FIFA’s warning prompted SAT to notify the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, urging the regulator to […]
Video content and platform security solutions provider Friend MTS has received what it says is a significant investment by private equity firm NorthEdge. The investment will enable Friend MTS further to expand its portfolio of video content security SaaS solutions, and to deliver revenue-securing technology to core markets of sports and media, as well as […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the modern connected world with people-centred security, has announced THEO Technologies has completed the integration of its THEOplayer with Streamkeeper. THEOplayer, the global video player, is now integrated into Verimatrix’s Streamkeeper Multi-DRM, available in the Verimatrix Secure Delivery Platform. Through this Verimatrix-THEOplayer integration, compatibility and speed to market is enhanced, allowing users to focus […]
Digital experience specialist Adobe has launched Adobe Primetime Account IQ aimed at enabling video streaming services to identify and understand credential sharing activity, measure the impact of applying actions, and effectively monetise subscriber behaviour. Adobe notes that nearly four in 10 Americans are using someone else’s streaming account and 29 per cent of all D2C […]
Redge Media Cloud DRM is an instant, self-cared, scalable, enterprise-grade solution for media companies wanting to secure video delivery with a Multi-DRM solution. It enables easy start of DRM operations in a fast and affordable manner. Redge Media Cloud DRM, backed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, is a highly scalable solution for content security. […]
Geolocation security specialist GeoComply has unveiled what it says an industry-first technology for streaming providers that tightens the net around pirate viewers. The enhancement to GeoGuard allows streaming providers to block the growing number of VPN users who spoof their location using hijacked residential IP addresses. In addition to reducing the burden on providers’ infrastructure […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the modern connected world with people-centred security, has announced that Harmonic is one of the first partners to integrate its cloud platform with Verimatrix Streamkeeper. Designed to reduce streaming video service deployments from months to minutes, Streamkeeper Multi-DRM enables video service providers to securely stream with content security delivered from a highly […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has announced a significant addition to its DASH DRM Reference Application – multiperiod DASH (as may result from server-side Ad Insertion (SSAI)) and PlayReady […]
Content protection services provider Friend MTS has recently been appointed by European football governing body UEFA to provide anti-piracy services in respect of all major UEFA competitions (across both Club and National Team). Friend MTS will provide UEFA with an array of services, including monitoring and enforcement, to combat piracy in all of its forms […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the connected world with people-centred security, has announced that Alphazet Technologies has selected Verimatrix Streampeeper DRM to efficiently and securely deliver its iTV app. Featuring more than 90 TV channels, the interactive iTV app also offers films, TV series and cartoons – all available across numerous platforms. Alphazet set out to […]