| OTT as a Game Changer |
| Steve Christian, VP of Marketing, presented at this year's OTTCon on “What Every Digital |
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| TV Executive Needs to Know about Adaptive Rate Streaming.” |
| Once digital TV operators understand the basic principles of adaptive rate streaming, the next step is to make strategic decisions on how to best integrate the video delivery protocol with their existing network infrastructure. With the business case determined, tuning the different parameters can be quite a challenge.
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| Adaptive rate streaming is being recognized as a disruptive technology for digital TV operators. To help guide them through the decision-making process, Steve's session reviewed the key stakeholders that have developed different adaptive rate protocols, along with some illustrative deployment examples. |
| He also explained key selection parameters and technical tradeoffs that are required when deploying this technology. He took questions from the audience on the game-changing business issues from the perspective of different types of operators and vendors, as well as what might lie ahead for adaptive rate streaming technology. |
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The Value of Non-Proprietary DRM Standards
IBE, January/February 2011 |
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| Non-proprietary security standards may seem counter-intuitive - how can an open standard provide the right level of security to deliver high value content? |
| Yet, no one wants to see DRM standing in the way of the TV Everywhere promise, especially as the mobile video |
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market is maturing. In this article, Steve Christian and Bo Ferm discuss the value and benefits of a multi-vendor DRM scheme, in particular the Marlin DRM standard, to enable the type of consumer choice that all digital TV operators are
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| They examine why projects such as YouView in the UK (formerly Project Canvas) might adopt such a non-proprietary approach. They also discuss strategies for implementing these sophisticated protocols to make digital convergence happen inside the home |
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| In a clear indication of an emerging trend, we officially announced our conditional access system (CAS) Migration Services for operators considering a transition to modern and more flexible security architectures. |
| According to Steve Oetegenn, “Operators are experiencing numerous 'trigger points' that provide the impetus to implement a more advanced security platform, such as an MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 transition and rolling out hybrid IP technology for hybrid network and OTT services.” |
| “Based on our security migration experience, we have honed our strategy and methodology to truly help operators make the most-informed business and technical decisions to select the upgrade path that is best for them.” |
| Find out more how we have consistently demonstrated our ability to migrate legacy smart card systems to an IP-centric security platform without disrupting current services. |
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Honoring the Best in Multiscreen Video |
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| A couple of weeks ago, the shortlist for the IP&TV Industry Awards was announced. As such, we were delighted to note that several members of the Verimatrix partner ecosystem are being recognized for advances in Multiscreen TV Services, including: |
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| We would like to congratulate our partners on this prestigious honor. We are delighted to see such prominent and leading edge technology providers being acknowledged. |
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