NAGRAVISION, a Kudelski Group company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and media and entertainment solutions, today announced that United Cloud, end-to-end solutions provider for telecoms and media, will continue to leverage NAGRA NexGuard Forensic Watermarking within its antipiracy platform for their clients in seven European markets. By relying on NAGRA NexGuard Forensic Watermarking as part of their streaming security strategy, United Cloud can safeguard their clients from piracy and shut down content leaks at the source and in real-time across all key operating geographies. The deployment sees the continued growth of NAGRAVISION’s industry-leading forensic watermarking solution, which now includes server-side watermarking to combat pirate activity such as CDN leeching.
“The integration of NAGRAVISION’s solution into United Cloud’s technology ecosystem in 2022 enabled the creation of our unique platform, recently further enhanced by our award-winning AI tools,” said Sergej Berišaj, CTO of United Cloud. “Its performance in protecting content providers and rights holders across cable, satellite, and streaming services has translated directly into strong revenue protection for all our clients. Today, we can detect and shut down piracy with unmatched precision, and we’re pleased to extend our collaboration with NAGRAVISION to further strengthen our defense capabilities,” he adds.
NAGRA NexGuard Forensic Watermarking solutions are used by major pay-TV and streaming operators to deter and combat piracy of high value content assets, including premium VOD and live sports. They help identify the source of a content leak quickly and efficiently so that effective anti-piracy action can be taken. NexGuard forensic watermarks can be applied at a consumer session and set-top box device level to pinpoint the source of a piracy leak including those used to feed illicit streaming servers, enabling appropriate anti-piracy action.
“We’re delighted to be extending our support to United Cloud as they continue to advance content protection using NAGRA NexGuard Forensic Watermarking,” said Morten Solbakken, Executive Vice President and COO at NAGRAVISION. “NAGRAVISION prides itself on the tenure of its customer relationships– we thank United Cloud for their continued trust and use of our streaming security solutions in the fight against piracy.”
NAGRA NexGuard forensic watermarking solutions are used by leading content owners worldwide to protect against content theft. Used to protect a variety of video, audio and still image assets, from production to distribution, the market-leading technology is approved by U.S. studios and leading sports leagues to safeguard high-value or sensitive content from piracy
