Blog articles from 09/2010

ioko announced it has teamed up with Samsung to further accelerate the development of direct-to-TV applications for Samsung TVs. ioko, which developed LOVEFiLM’s secure Real Time Messaging Protocol encrypted (RTMPe) based player, a world first in direct-to-TV subscription video on demand (VOD) , is now certified to develop applications for Samsung’s range of Internet@TV sets.

Verimatrix announced it has licensed Microsoft PlayReady Server technology in order to provide integrated MultiRights™ support for devices that support Microsoft PlayReady digital rights management (DRM). As a component of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) 3, the company’s MultiRights™ framework enables transparent rights management across a range of networks and devices for streamlined multi-network and multi-screen video services. Microsoft PlayReady is...

Netgem has made a number of announcements regarding hybrid set-top boxes and multi-screen solutions at IBC. * It announced a device that enables consumers to watch a mix of broadcast and internet TV services within a unified experience. The N5000 series Netbox works with any internet source, regardless of connection type. It comes pre-loaded with various web applications including versions of YouTube, Facebook and Flickr. The UI can also be personalised by the operator or service...

Conax has launched a new conditional access solution - Conax Contego - that replaces the CAS5 system that launched in 2003. It is designed to support hybrid services and multi-device access. The scalable platform offers advanced anti-piracy mechanisms, smart card and card-less security options, DVB, ISDB-T and OpenCable compliancy along with DRM control. It can support hybrid set-top boxes, CI Plus and CableCARD as well as multi-client, multi-room and home networking services.

Belgian IPTV operator Belgacom is to make its service available on multiple devices after signing deal to implement Nokia Siemens Networks’ Ubiquity Multiscreen TV Platform . Nokia has launched a new software client designed to deliver content to ‘any device with a screen’. The Multiscreen TV client integrates over-the-top TV and broadcast TV with the web and social network access, providing a user interface for services delivered via its Ubiquity Multiscreen TV Platform. The...

Last week, YouTube launched an experimental trial with four media partners. The new live streaming platform will be previewed in a two-day trial beginning today but is expected to later grow considerably across the Google-owned website. Four YouTube partners will participate: the celebrity-focused Young Hollywood; the online television outlet Next New Networks; the how-to guide Howcast; and Rocketboom, the Internet culture vlog.  

On September 13, Verimatrix and Harmonic announced a solution that leverages the HTTP Live Streaming adaptive bitrate standard to securely deliver video services to the iPhone®, iPad, PC and a range of other devices. The solution is an integration of Harmonic’s MediaPrism Convergence Suite with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for Internet TV to create a unified headend that delivers protected standard (SD) and high definition (HD) content over unmanaged...

Envivio, Edgeware and Verimatrix have teamed up together to provide an integrated ecosystem featuring video processing, distribution and content security for HTTP Live Streaming video services to multiple screens. The combined solution incorporates the Envivio 4Caster C42 video processing and encoding unit, Verimatrix VCAS 3 conditional access system, and Edgeware's WTV servers. A global systems integrator has reportedly already selected the solution to combine with its linear...