DRM & Content Protection – Display Daily

Links Week Starting 27th June 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. (I’m still catching up after Display Week!) …

ExpressPlay announces integration with Hisense Smart TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vidaa and Intertrust ExpressPlay announced that Hisense SmartTVs based on Vidaa can be preloaded with Intertrust’s ExpressPlay XCATM content security for broadcast TV protection. This allows SmartTVs to protect content without …

Tags:Broadcast| DRM & Content Protection| Piracy| Security| Smart TV

Disney+ 4K has stopped working on some Android TV devices

by Bob Raikes

What They Say FlatpanelsHD has pointed out that Disney+ 4K has stopped working in UltraHD and is only available in HD or SD on some Android TVs. Devices affected include Philips Android TVVs, Sony …

Tags:Android| DRM & Content Protection| UltraHD & 4K

HbbTV Association Releases Dash DRM Reference Application

by Andrew Fenn

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced the release of its free-to-use Dash …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 27

ALi and iWedia Promote Joint Hybrid DVB+OTT STB

by Bob Raikes

ALi Corporation, the developer of Set-Top Box (STB) chipsets and iWedia, a provider of software solutions for TV devices to service operators and CE makers, announced that they have joined forces to provide a …

NAGRA: TV and OTT Will Merge in 2018

by Bob Raikes

Nagra has revealed five top trends it expects to most impact the pay-TV industry in 2018, according to Advanced Television. The company believes that we are now in the ‘Post-OTT Era’ as the division …

Switzerland’s Net+ Delivers OTT Multiscreen with VO Player

by Andrew Fenn

Viaccess-Orca, a global provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced that Net+, a Swiss provider of French-speaking multimedia content, has launched its new multiscreen service powered by VO …

Irdeto, Verimatrix join SAT>IP Alliance

by Bob Raikes

At Anga.com in Germany, the SAT>IP Alliance announced that Irdeto and Verimatrix have joined the organisation. Both companies work on DRM and content protection. “With the integration of CAS-to-DRM solutions into the SAT>IP standard …

Eurofins Uses SmarDTV’S CAM Platform

by Yvette Raikes

Swiss company SmarDTV is supplying its CAM platform to Eurofins Digital Testing for its CI Plus 1.4 test tool. The tool allows automation of integrated digital TV and testing of CI STBs. The 1.4 …

Neotion adds Arris and Viaccess-Orca CAMs

by Milos Pavlovic

Neotion has announced two new CAMs for Arris Titanium and for Viaccess-Orca. The Arris product supports Arris’s Titanium Content Security solution for DVB cardless Pay-TV whatever the reception mode: satellite, terrestrial or cable. It …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| Large Display Monitor| Security| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Sofia Digital Makes Reference Streaming App for HbbTV

by Bob Raikes

The HbbTV Association has chosen Sofia Digital to implement a reference application and provide sample content for online streaming of DRM protected video to HbbTV enabled televisions and set-top boxes. Sofia Digital is a …

LG webOS 3.5 smart TV Platform Certified by Common Criteria

by Alan Spencer

The LG webOS 3.5 smart TV platform has been certified by Common Criteria for its enhanced application security solution version 1.0 software. Security manager, the webOS 3.5 security software module, was tested in accordance …