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DRM for Pay-TV

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Adding over-the-top (OTT) to your existing pay-TV service? It is important to choose a DRM partner that will work together with you and in line with your business objectives.
A partner that can anticipate security breaches before they affect your business. A partner that can help you harness the potential of new distribution channels on connected media devices and convert them into new revenue streams. VideoGuard Connect from NDS is the only DRM system built specifically for pay-TV platforms. It gives you the security and business tools you need to capitalize on OTT and home networking service opportunities.

Built for your expanding pay-TV platform

You can deliver linear channels and VOD over the open internet, extending your TV services to the most popular media devices available including:

PC/Mac iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Android mobile and tablet devices Games consoles IP-STBs Connected TVs

Your subscribers will enjoy the high-quality, reliable viewing experience that they have come to expect from their trusted pay-TV service operator.

Better
VideoGuard Connect fully meets all the requirements for pay-TV systems.
It proactively protects your service and content from ingest, through delivery and consumption ensuring that you can extend a high-quality viewing experience to a wide range of media devices.

for your business

New revenue generating opportunities


VideoGuard Connect opens up new opportunities that add value to your platform and generate revenue:

Live TV with fast channel change, using adaptive bit-rate technology VOD from web-based content catalogs using either adaptive streaming or progressive download Buy once and view on any device Sync & Go content downloads for later offline viewing Sharing content between devices in the home network Advertising on multiple devices

Proactive security

To acquire the very best content, your pay-TV business needs to earn the trust of movie studios and other content owners.

They need to be certain that you have robust and persistent DRM running throughout your multi-device offering.

An active security framework


VideoGuard Connect employs a moving target approach to security. Unlike other DRM systems that react to security threats, VideoGuard Connect proactively modifies critical DRM components ensuring that any threats from hackers are neutralized before they affect your service. Each device has unique protection making it extremely difficult to circumvent, duplicate or break the security system.

NDS, a company with no agenda other than to protect and grow your pay-TV business. A company with a tradition of excellence for content protection. At NDS, we take responsibility for the integrity and robustness of your OTT service and content from day one, and we never stop.

Audited and approved by studios


VideoGuard Connect has been audited by Telecordia, an independent, studio-approved auditor. It received exceptionally high ratings in all audited categories. In addition, NDS technology has been approved by all the prominent studios, including Disney, Fox, HBO, NBC Universal, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros.

Ongoing protection for your business


With VideoGuard Connect, your platform gets more than just DRM technology. It enjoys the backing of

Comprehensive
Flexible domain and device management
Using VideoGuard Connects domain management features, your subscribers can watch their content on a wide variety of devices while you maintain control of all the devices and services running on your platform. System-wide procedures, such as service and device counting policies, ensure that you can package and manage your services flexibly and optimally.

business management
VideoGuard Connect uses open industry protocols such as those defined by DLNA and UPnP to ensure that all devices on your users home networks can easily interoperate.

VideoGuard Connect bridges the technology, service and commercial requirements of your pay-TV operation.

Delivers a high-quality experience everywhere


Delivering premium content over an unmanaged network requires smart technologies to ensure that users enjoy the best possible playback experience on all devices. NDS adaptive streaming, for example, dynamically and periodically regulates the requested content bit-rate, based on actual networking performance. It optimizes video playback by matching video quality to the users available bandwidth. That way, your subscribers enjoy a consistent and high-quality video stream, wherever they are.

Supports multi-DRM
Some devices are closed and only support a single DRM. For these platforms, VideoGuard Connect supports third-party DRM hosting with integrated user and device authentication services. This gives operators full control over content distribution and consumption. It also supports standard link protection protocols, such as DTCP-IP.

Looking to create a new OTT green field network or expand your existing pay-TV system onto more devices?
VideoGuard Connect uses open and fully documented interfaces conveniently packaged into a client SDK (software development kit) so it easily integrates with third-party applications and web browsers. Part of the NDS Unified Headend, VideoGuard Connect seamlessly integrates with your backend systems to ensure you get your service to market swiftly and within budget. NDS has extensive experience in working with leading third-party component manufacturers so we can integrate and implement VideoGuard Connect as part of your OTT ecosystem. Following are just some of the OTT specialists with whom we have forged successful partnerships: Encoder vendors: Digital Rapid, Elemental, Envivio, Harmonic, Inlet and RGB CDN (content delivery networks): Akami, Castup, Level 3 and Limelight Content management systems: VideoGuard Connect integrates with any third-party content management system Chipset partners: Amlogic, Broadcom, MStar, Qualcomm, ST Microsystems and Trident. NDS is also cooperating with ARM on VideoGuard Connect implementations for ARM based chipsets supporting TrustZone technology. Adaptive bitrate streaming: Apple HLS and NDS ABR Application developers: NDS will work with any third-party application developer of your choice SMS/billing systems: Amdocs, CRM.com, MGt and MagnaQuest

Easily integrates into your TV ecosystem


w Web Portal/ Application Server
Catalog and Business Offers User Registration Asset/Package Purchasing OUTSIDE THE HOME

Operator Backend Systems w Billing w Policy Management w Business Rules Content Preparation w Encoding w Packaging w Encryption w Asset Management
User Policies Asset Offers

VideoGuard Connect DRM Headend w Domain/Devices Management w Authentication w Licence Generation

Home Network

End-to-end experts
Backed by professionals the world over, NDS brings together design, systems adaptation and integration, testing, deployment and comprehensive post delivery support into one package that protects the integrity of your entire content distribution system.
Media Upload (Files and Streams) Content Delivery Network (CDN)

INSIDE THE HOME

w Content Distribution w CDN Servers

Partners

in your success

Unlike other DRM technology providers, NDS is a committed security partner with no agenda to compete with its customers.
Our sole aim is to work with pay-TV operators in building and growing their businesses. That is why NDS Technology is deployed by the worlds leading pay-TV platforms. As you look to extend your pay-TV services to more connected devices, make VideoGuard Connect from NDS part of your evolving TV strategy.

To learn more about how NDS VideoGuard Connect can turn your pay-TV business into a multidevice platform, visit the Web page or contact us.

NDS Customers

customers worldwide
THE AMERICAS Cablevision Canal Overseas Charter Communications Cogeco Cable Comcast Cox Communications DIRECTV DIRECTV LA Rogers Communications Sky Brazil Sky Mexico
EUROPE | MIDDLE EAST | AFRICA A1 Telekom Austria Akado Stolitsa BeTV Bouygues Telecom BSkyB BTC Vivacom Cablecom Canal Digital Canal Digitaal Canal Overseas CanalSat Cyfra+ CYTA Digital + Eutelsat Get Hot Kabel BW Kabel Deutschland Kazteleradio Lumiere TV On Digital Media Ono PAKT PrimaCom Romtelecom Serbia Broadband

ASIA | OCEANIA SFR Sky Deutschland Sky Italia Smallworld TeleClub Tele Columbus Total TV UPC Viasat Vision TV Vodafone Yes Zon ADN Networks Aora Astro MBNS Bharti Airtel C&M Gangnam Cable Canal Overseas CCN-Wenzhou CCTV Chongqing Cable TV CJ HelloVision Classic Cable Network Darsh Digital DEN DOXTV Foxtel GTPL Guangzhou Cable TV Guizhou Cable TV Hathway HCN JAK Communications KT Mediascape PT MNC Skyvision Shanghai Oriental Cable Network Shenzhen Topway Sichuan Cable Network Sky Television Softbank-BBTV STAR Tata Sky Tbroad Tianjin Cable TrueVisions TVB Pay Vision Zhongshan Cable

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