Content Protection Key to Success of Profitable Internet Video, Finds Heavy Reading
NEW YORK Feb. 24, 2011 Heavy Reading www.heavyreading.com www.lightreading.com
Content Protection for Multiplatform & Internet Video: Who’s Doing What
This report provides detailed profiles of the three leading Internet-oriented digital rights management (DRM) vendors, along with 11 leading pay TV-oriented conditional access system (CAS) vendors, spelling out their strategies, products, strengths and weaknesses.
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However, content protection technology across different platforms is not always compatible, Kishore explains. "Also, all content protection mechanisms may not support all usage rules, so users may not be able to access or transfer some content at some times. The networks and devices themselves have differing capabilities, so they may not be able to support the same security mechanisms. Further, all these content protection solutions need to interoperate with a single, centralized subscriber account. All these challenges must be resolved to make multiplatform video a success."
Content Protection for Multiplatform & Internet Video: Who’s Doing What
Multiplatform video is gaining momentum. Heavy Reading
Content owners will not license their content for distribution to additional devices without adequate safeguards being built in.
Emerging standards and cross-platform solutions look promising.
A viable multiplatform content protection system must be able to authenticate and authorize access to the video title regardless of the device.
Content Protection for Multiplatform & Internet Video: Who’s Doing What
- Content owners:
- Service providers:
- Technology vendors:
- Investors:
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