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An Inflection Point in Pay TV Production to Delivery

by Bob Raikes

Oh, no! Bob has been away (at IBC) and seen of those damned ‘inflection points’ again. There are some things you see and hear that change your perception forever. You can’t go back. Music …

Tags:Pay TV| Samsung| Security| sony| TV Production| TV Viewing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vestel| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Cryptera and Zytronic Introduce Secure PIN Entry Through Large Format Touch Screens

by Bob Raikes

Zytronic, which makes Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT and MPCT) touch sensors announced that a new version of its technology is now available to support secure PIN entry applications via their development partner, Cryptera. Zytronic …

Tags:ATMs| Large Display Monitor| Pcap (Procap)| Security| Touch Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Nagra Enables First Cloud Cinema Show

by Bob Raikes

Nagra announced that Emagine Entertainment of the US has used Nagra’s myCinema CaaS content protection and HEVC compression to show digital cinema content at the Royal Oak Cinema in Detroit. The event was the …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 25 - Issue 36

California Legislates on IoT Security

by Bob Raikes

When there is technology development, it is often instructive to see what is happening in California, which often sets the trend for the rest of the US and the world. California looks to be …

Tags:Back Panel| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smart TV| Smartphones| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 36

CI Plus Launches New ECP Security Level

by Andrew Fenn

Common Interface (CI) Plus has launched a new enhanced content protection (ECP) security level designed to protect the next generation of premium content and Ultra HD TV. The new security level is based upon …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Security| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 35

AG Neovo Showcases Display-Centric Solutions at Security Essen 2018

by Andrew Fenn

AG Neovo will showcase control room and digital signage displays for public transportation environments at this year’s Security Essen trade fair, taking place between September 25th and the 28th at the Messe Essen exhibition …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 34

US Senators Appeal to FTC to Investigate Smart TV Privacy

by Andrew Fenn

US senators Edward J Markey and Richard Blumenthal have made a formal request to the country’s Federal Trade Commission to investigate privacy concerns regarding Smart TVs. Their concerns refer specifically to the collection of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Security| Smart TV| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Nagra and KT SkyLife Partner on Mobile-Satellite Hybrid Broadcasting Service

by Andrew Fenn

Nagra, an independent provider of content protection and multi-screen television solutions, is securing a new hybrid satellite/mobile service for South Korean satellite broadcaster and current Nagra customer, KT SkyLife. The company says that the …

Tags:Korea| Mobile Display Monitor| Satellite| Security| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 25

UK Police Force Adopts Platform for Video Evidence

by Bob Raikes

The Cumbrian police force in the UK has adopted Axon’s system for the submission of pictures and videos relating to crimes and based on the evidence.com platform. Axon Citizen for Officers enables police forces …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Android and Fire TV Devices Infected with Cryptocurrency Mining Malware

by Andrew Fenn

“ADB.Miner” — malware created for the purpose of secret background cryptocurrency mining — is infecting Android devices, including mobile devices and Android TVs, as well as Amazon’s Fire TV hardware. The malware targets devices …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 25 - Issue 23

I Hate Passwords — But Holst Might Save the Day

by Jon Peddie

Jon PeddieResearchers from the Holst Centre in Beligum, an open innovation initiative of IMEC and TNO in the Netherlands, have demonstrated a new class of flexible, large-area sensor technology for detecting finger and palm-prints. …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Chunghwa Telecom Upgrades to Verimatrix VCAS Ultra

by Andrew Fenn

Verimatrix announced today that its long-standing customer Chunghwa Telecom has upgraded to VCAS Ultra, the latest generation of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System. The Taiwan-based company has relied on the VCAS architecture to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NAB 2018| Security| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 14