Verimatrix Announces Support of Microsoft PlayReady DRM for VCAS 3.0 MultiRights Solution

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 the latest DRM technology that Verimatrix is supporting through its MultiRights strategy. Under a common unified VCAS 3 security solution, Verimatrix’s digital TV operators can extend their multi-screen services to a wide range of platforms and devices, including those that support Microsoft Silverlight. PlayReady technology is currently protecting content for several top service providers including Netflix, BSkyB’s Sky Player, Yahoo! Japan and Canal+ among others. Furthermore, the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) selected PlayReady as one of the DRM technologies it will support.

Verimatrix and Harmonic Team on Multi-screen Video

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 networks to any Internet-connected consumer playback device. MediaPrism is a complete carrier-grade solution for multi-screen video delivery that includes industry-leading live and video-on-demand (VOD) transcoding, live-to-VOD ingest and HTTP video delivery.

Featured as a core technology of the Apple iPhone, iPad and new Apple TV devices, but now broadly adopted as an open, state-of-the-art adaptive bitrate streaming delivery standard for a wide range of device types, HTTP Live Streaming delivers smooth audio and video streams using standard HTTP protocols, which are transparently supported on existing web server and CDN delivery infrastructure. The technology supports automatic adaptation to available network types and automatically switches to the optimal bitrate for a smooth quality playback experience. Both live and VOD content can be delivered using the same protocols with easy incorporation of targeted advertising segments. The combination of MediaPrism and VCAS for Internet TV enables pay-TV operators to create a range of new revenue streams involving multi-screen delivery.

Envivio, Edgeware and Verimatrix team up on multi-screen solution

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 IPTV, time-shift TV and VOD architecture, in order to enable operators to offer TV Everywhere services.

Verimatrix and RCDb partner on premium content to connected Blu-ray players

The connected Blu-ray player may be setting itself up nicely as a set-top box. First, there was RCDb's announcement with Clearleap regarding premium content accessibility. Now, Verimatrix with RCDb has introduced first licensable solution for securing premium video content for over-the-top (OTT) distribution to Internet connected Blu-ray players.

The joint solution highlights how broadcasters, programmers and network operators can leverage the rapidly expanding base of Internet-connected Blu-ray players to cost effectively extend their revenue footprint through branded video services.

RCDb’s Blu-ray disc client and server platform enables a complete operator-branded BD-Live capable service that supports a sophisticated mix of IP delivered TV content, including on-demand movies. Verimatrix has extended its MultiRights™ architecture for encryption, secure key management and device authentication to protect streaming content to Blu-ray players. No custom player integration is required, as the integrated application is delivered in the form of a standard Blu-ray disc and the secure content delivery leverages the studio-endorsed AACS content protection built into every device.

Envivio's Multi-content and Multi-device Strategies

Envivio has made a couple of announcements at IBC related to "Any content, any device" work:

• They anounced that a new firmware upgrade for its 4Caster C4 family of Three Screen video encoders brings to market the world’s first unified, broadcast-quality, video processing platform with built-in support for all leading IPTV, Mobile and Internet TV video formats.
• Envivio, Edgeware, and Verimatrix announced that they have collaborated to provide an integrated ecosystem solution featuring highly scalable video processing, distribution and content security for HTTP Live Streaming video services to multiple screens.