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Electronics Banned on US Flights From Middle East

by Alan Spencer

A new ban has been announced by the US. No large electronic devices will be allowed in cabin baggage on passenger flights from eight Muslim majority countries. The Department of Homeland Security said that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Security| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Signotec Uses Tablet for Signatures on Complex Documents

by Bob Raikes

At the forthcoming CeBIT show, Signotec will show a specialist 10.1″ tablet that is designed for reading documents and capturing signatures. The product uses a 10.1″ 1280 x 800 resolution TN LCD colour display …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Security| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 09

TVkey Launched in Germany on HD+

by Alan Spencer

Nagra and Samsung Electronics have announced the first launch of direct-to-TV solution, TVkey, by German satellite operator HD+. TVkey allows subscribers to access 4K and HDR programming directly on their TV sets without the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Security| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 09

The Kudelski Group Files Patent Case Against Shaw

by Alan Spencer

The Kudelski Group has filed a patent infringement case against Shaw Communications in Canada. It is alleged that Shaw’s system infringes six Canadian patents owned by Nagravision, and OpenTV, both being subsidiaries of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Litigation| North America| Patents| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 09

LG’s webOS 3.5 Gets UL Security Certification

by Bob Raikes

LG said that its WebOS platform, version 3.5 will be certified to UL-2900-1 as a major step in ensuring the security of its platform, both in terms of malware and also in terms of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Security| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 07

Irdeto CA Deployed for Russia’s MTS

by Alan Spencer

Irdeto CA has been deployed to over 2 million subscribers of the Russian telecommunications group, MTS. Irdeto’s scalable CA solution now securely delivers the Russian broadcaster’s television services across nine different time zones, representing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Russia| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Viaccess-Orca and ContentArmor Work on 4K Content Protection

by Alan Spencer

Viaccess-Orca and ContentArmor have joined forces to strengthen the protection of UHD and 4K premium content. ContentArmor watermark technology has been integrated into the full range of Viaccess-Orca’s Sentinel content protection solutions, including hybrid …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Pay TV| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Vizio

Vizio Fined US$2.2 million by FTC

by Alan Spencer

LCD TV vendor Vizio was accused of installing software on its TVs to collect viewing data on eleven million consumer TVs without consumers’ knowledge or consent. In settlement, Vizio has agreed to pay US$2.2 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Security| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Altice USA and Nagra Form Agreement on Content Protection

by Alan Spencer

Nagra and Altice USA have announced an agreement whereby Nagra will provide Altice USA with a content protection and innovation platform to enable encryption and content security for its HD and 4K offerings. Nagra, …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Security| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 05

NexGuard and Marvell Form Collaboration

by Alan Spencer

NexGuard has announced the integration of its forensic watermarking into the secure video path of Marvell’s family of Armada UHD set-top box solutions for service providers. This collaboration supports the latest MovieLabs Enhanced Content …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Marvell| Security| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 05

MStar announces support for Nagra’s TVkey

by Bob Raikes

MStar has said that it will integrate support for Nagra’s TVKey technology pending finalisation of a new TVkey licensing body. The MStar EMC TVkey integration is intended to enable pay-TV service providers to deliver …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Irdeto Available for Frog by Wyplay

by Bob Raikes

Irdeto has worked with Wyplay to license the company’s security/DRM software for the Frog middleware software. Specifically, the Irdeto Rights and Irdeto Cloaked CA technology will be available to developers. The deal is expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Security| TV (Television)| Vol 24 - Issue 01