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IPTV Piracy: The Fight Against a New Breed Of Pirates

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There has never been a better time for TV entertainment. According to most predictions, content for TV is only going to boom from Hollywood to Bollywood. However, despite the success of the media and entertainment industry (M&E), there is the persistent and menacing trouble of online pirates who illegally access content and distribute them via direct downloads from websites, torrents sites, and streaming services. IPTV piracy isn’t a new phenomenon, but with the production in mass of premium … [Read more...] about IPTV Piracy: The Fight Against a New Breed Of Pirates

NAGRA enrich StarHub’s SVOD

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Cheseaux, Switzerland– NAGRA announced that it has successfully partnered with StarHub to launch the Netflix subscription-on-demand (SVOD) service on its Fibre TV platform. The launch was facilitated by NAGRA’s MediaLive Suite’s set-top box reference platform and anyCAST CONNECT, the only operator-controlled security solution that is also Netflix-approved thus avoiding the integration of additional DRM solutions on the device. … [Read more...] about NAGRA enrich StarHub’s SVOD

Cisco enhances TV viewing in India

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New Delhi, India – Cisco announced on May 29 that it now reaches more than 40 million digital homes across India with its VideoGuard conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) solutions. Using the industry estimated average of five people per household, Cisco is now enabling a rich and advanced TV experience for more than 200 million viewers in India, an important milestone that reinforces the company’s leadership at a time when the pay-TV industry is on the … [Read more...] about Cisco enhances TV viewing in India

TVNZ partners with Brightcove for new VOD app

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Brightcove, a global provider of cloud content services, has announced that New Zealand’s national broadcaster Television New Zealand (TVNZ) will launch a new on demand catch-up TV app for Apple iOS and Google Android devices using the Brightcove App Cloud mobile app platform. "Like many broadcasters, we have had to redefine the way we deliver video to devices to ensure we are reaching our full audience with secure, high quality content experiences," said Tom Cotter, general manager of … [Read more...] about TVNZ partners with Brightcove for new VOD app

NDS Upfront

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TVA Plus: VOD, IPTV and OTT services have become quite entrenched in North America and Europe, with Netflix, Hulu and others quickly becoming commonplace. How do you view the emergence of such services in Asia? Paul: Video on Demand (VOD), Internet-Protocol TV (IPTV) and Over-The-Top (OTT) services will all impact TV viewers in Asia in different ways. VOD is a service that will complement, but not replace traditional TV viewing and premium TV services. There is a lot to be said for the … [Read more...] about NDS Upfront

All orange for Irdeto

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Jakarta – PT Mega Media Indonesia, the country’s newest player in direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services, has selected Irdeto’s conditional access (CA) solution to launch ‘Parabola Orange TV’ pay TV services. Parabola Orange TV broadens Indonesia’s access to digital TV broadcast services through a combination of post-paid subscription and a “Prepaid Plus” concept while offering unlimited free-to-air viewing. Irdeto provided Mega Media Indonesia … [Read more...] about All orange for Irdeto