Verimatrix unveils CA for mobiles

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Verimatrix used CommunicAsia to unveil its latest CA system for mobile phones. Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) allows pay-TV operators to supply programming and content to cellular devices and mobile internet units.

Verimatrix says that VCAS for Mobile TV enables pay-TV companies to “respond to the growing consumer trend of watching television or video content when and where they want. Triple and quadruple-play service operators can deliver cost-effective mobile services that incorporate robust security and digital rights management (DRM) without requiring specialist security hardware. The standards-based solution secures video within home media distribution, streaming or downloaded applications and the emerging mobile broadcasting networks.”

According to Mark Kirstein, president and co-founder of MultiMedia Intelligence, “The standards and business models for mobile TV are still developing for network operators, broadcasters and content owners. Leveraging its success in software-based IP content security, Verimatrix is bringing a unique approach to secure the delivery of premium content that consumers are willing to pay for. VCAS for Mobile TV considers the different delivery networks and various devices that must work in concert to satisfy consumer demand and ultimately generate revenue.”

Bob Kulakowski, CTO of Verimatrix, added: “Pay-TV operators should rightfully expect a content security supplier to support their three screen approach with one convergent headend system, and we’ve been able to accomplish that with VCAS for Mobile TV. VCAS for Mobile TV, along with MultiRights, is designed to enable new opportunities rather than limit them with narrow standards or silo-type network approaches. Limits on usability, imposed by restrictive business models, typically discourage consumer adoption of new services and are therefore rarely profitable for the operator.”



Source: Rapid TV News