IOL Netcom has selected Verimatrix as the content security provider for its on-demand IPTV service, India's first IP-based on-demand television service to more than 250,000 subscribers. In addition to deploying the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System for IPTV, IOL will be offering premium, MPEG-4 content via subscriber's home PC through Verimatrix's ViewRight PC Player, the only independently-audited, secure PC player for IPTV on the market.

IOL will be offering the PC as a viable second screen in a subscriber's home, providing a cost-effective option to view its on-demand movie library and 150 broadcast channels. ViewRight is an integrated component of VCAS and provides the same level of content security and revenue protection as with dedicated STB equipment.

Widevine will demonstrate its content protection solution to protect experiences powered by Microsoft Silverlight. Widevine's cross-platform content security technology is a Hollywood studio approved DRM standard in use today by several major content providers and studios to encrypt and protect premium content offerings which now can be delivered in Silverlight. Widevine will demonstrate its Cypher for Digital Media solution in the Microsoft booth at the National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas.

Verimatrix has been confirmed as the global leader of IPTV content security for the fourth consecutive reporting period. Based on MRG’s bi-annual IPTV Market Leader Report, Verimatrix’s content security solutions are the most-widely deployed with the highest number of supported subscribers on a global basis. Verimatrix also claims the number one position in the highly-competitive European region. Since the report first debuted in 2003, Verimatrix is the only IPTV vendor that can claim the top position in its category for four times running.

MRG’s IPTV Market Leader Report tracks the top 120 IPTV hardware/software vendors in 24 regional sub-sectors based on the installed base for six product areas. Based on MRG’s list of Top 25 Operators worldwide, Verimatrix’s solutions are deployed in 11, which nearly quadruples its nearest competitor and gives the company extremely strong growth prospects.

Verimatrix's Video Content Authority System for IPTV has been deployed to secure VOD premium content as part of TUS TELEKOM's IPTV offering.

Through the advanced application of Internet cryptography, including Public Key Infrastructure and X.509 digital certificates, VCAS offers much higher levels of content protection than traditional smartcard systems and automatically identifies security breaches. VCAS for IPTV is designed for two-way networks and has been integrated with Dreampark's middleware and Envivio's headend equipment for the TUS TELEKOM platform.

TUS TELEKOM is a telecommunications provider operating an ADSL network within Slovenian territory, offering the service on two networks; its own and on an incumbent network. Its IPTV service is a response to the growing demand for entertainment and is available initially on the TUS TELEKOM network.

Verimatrix announces the availability of ViewRight PC Player 2.0 a next-generation IP client application that incorporates advanced DVR functionality, mirroring the best time shifting features on TVs. Consumers are now able to perform popular trick play functions on live premium IP broadcast streams and record up to four simultaneous programs. As the industry's only independently-audited secure client, ViewRight PC Player PC player enables pay-TV network operators to offer premium content packages across a range of home network devices, while also creating new revenue streams with tiered pricing.

The Verimatrix ViewRight PC Player turns any broadband-connected PC into a fully functional, interactive IP client that complements the use of STBs in today's networked household. ViewRight PC Player can display Standard Definition and High Definition MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 content, which is protected by Verimatrix VCAS security and can be paused, rewound and recorded through an intuitive user interface. Recorded streams retain the full VCAS encryption, ensuring they remain protected and subject to operator playback entitlement.

Widevine announced an integration with Origin Digital. Through this partnership, Widevine and Origin Digital deliver the necessary encoding, content protection and content management to securely distribute ad-supported and other monetized media services from any source to any destination.

Content owners and content service providers using the Odaptor platform can now rapidly deploy and provide both subscription-based media and ad-supported content directly to consumers and online video users regardless of their browser, operating system or computing platform. Widevine's Cypher for Internet Digital Media security solution seamlessly integrates into the Odaptor platform for secure delivery of all video formats, including Adobe Flash, to both PCs and Macs.

Widevine has launched service with Merlin Interactive to securely view premium Warner Bros. television content at www.wbla.com. Using any platform, consumers can log onto WBLA.com on Mondays following the Thursday and Sunday broadcasts of shows like "Gossip Girl" to stream entire episodes in secure Flash. Because the content is both secure and in Flash format it circumvents any barriers for consumers given Flash's compatibility with both PCs and Macs. Widevine's security supports all formats, browsers and operating systems. Merlin Interactive is managing, implementing and servicing this complete solution for the Warner Channel and also is providing extensive Flash development, integration and workflow design.

Unión Electrica has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System for IPTV within its platform solution for the UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones IPTV deployment. UNE-EPM will be formally launching its IPTV service in Medellín and Bogotá over the next few months. Verimatrix joins partners Orca, Sagem and Bitband for this groundbreaking IPTV deployment in Columbia.

UNE-EPM's IPTV service will include 103 broadcast TV channels and will offer VoD and PVR functionality later in the year as it expands into other operating regions When fully deployed, the service will be available to as many as 1.6 million existing UNE-EPM phone and cable subscribers.

Verimatrix enhances the value and security of pay-TV networks with advanced technologies designed to address the content protection challenges of today, and those of tomorrow. The Verimatrix Video Content Authority System offers a suite of patent-pending technologies that enable a robust security foundation, with a range of options to extend and reinforce the security perimeter and enhance the revenue of digital video systems. Steve Oetegenn, chief sales and marketing officer, will be available for press and analyst interviews.

Arcor has selected NDS's VideoGuard content protection to secure its new IPTV service. Arcor-Digital TV will initially be available in 51 German cities and communities offering digital TV and advanced entertainment services such as VOD.

Operating a nationwide broadband network with a DSL subscriber base of over two million connections, Arcor selected the server-based content protection solution from NDS. VideoGuard Server is specifically designed for always-on two-way networks such as DSL and digital cable. It features proven VideoGuard CA and DRM technology, now providing security in over 50 Pay-TV platforms around the world. The hardware-based security components of the solution include robust CA/DRM security in the headend for linear and on-demand services, as well as authentication and content protection in the decoder chip in the set top-box.

Widevine has integrated with Move Networks to deliver a complete and secure end-to-end solution for monetizing online video delivery and enables major media companies to secure Internet TV, copyrights, ad-based revenue and geo-political boundaries.

Widevine and Move Networks have successfully deployed their solution with Warner Bros offering secure, full episodes of CBS' "Two and a Half Men," one of the top-rated comedies on broadcast television. Warner Bros has made past episodes of the hit show available to over 150 CW local affiliate web sites nationwide using the Widevine/Move solution to securely deliver online TV distribution of full episodes.

Hargray Communications has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System for IPTV solution to secure broadcast and VoD content on its Broadband TV service. Hargray delivers wired and wireless telephone, high-speed Internet and cable and IP television services to 100,000 customers in Hilton Head Island and the surrounding areas of South Carolina and Georgia.

Hargray is a telecom independent operating company that provides voice, video, data, wireless, high-speed Internet, and directory publishing services. As the 22nd largest IOC in the United States, Hargray has been one of the leaders in IP services deployment with incredibly deep experience in the delivery of video to its subscriber base.

RealPage has selected the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System for IPTV to secure content on StarFire, RealPage's new IPTV service designed specifically for the multifamily housing industry. VCAS will secure content delivered from the StarFire headend to apartment homes via RealPage's private, managed IP network.

VCAS has been integrated within RealPage's "Leasing Office of the Future" and Simulation Labs where property owners and managers can experience every aspect of its innovative IPTV service -- from service sign up to the branded resident portal and interactive program guide. StarFire IPTV leverages the latest generation VCAS architecture, which supports an entire spectrum of wholesale/retail IPTV configurations. In particular, RealPage has integrated Verimatrix's Remote Stream Manager that enables seamless end-to-end encryption of centrally broadcast channels combined with secure locally originated content. This architecture eliminates the need for additional costly equipment to be purchased, operated and maintained by the local IPTV retailers.

WHAT: Panel:“Protecting Premium Content Services.” Steve Christian, VP of Marketing at Verimatrix, will be discussing the role of content security as network operators invest in IPTV to augment cable and satellite services. Operators must also consider the latest security technologies as they plan out their “three screen” vision for their network.

WHEN: Thursday, 6 Dec. at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Suntec, Singapore

SyncTV's private beta launch of its TV download service, which will provide home-theater quality TV shows on an unlimited download basis. Completely based on open-standards, the SyncTV service works on Windows PCs, Macs and Linux PCs, and in the future it will also work on TVs and portable players.

SyncTV's program library is organized by channels, some of which, like Showtime, will already be familiar to viewers. Once subscribed to a particular channel, viewers can download any show made available on that channel, which in many cases will include every episode of every season of a particular show. There is a small monthly fee for each subscribed channel, though a minority of channels will make their content available on a pay-per-download basis, rather t