Widevine Managed Network Partners are integrated with Widevine in actual video deployments. Through our wide range of integrations, Widevine delivers an open content protection platform that:

• Interoperates with major middleware, VOD and consumer premises equipment
• Offers choices and options for deploying in a multi-vendor environment
• Delivers the flexibility required to swap video distribution equipment while maintaining content protection
• Enables systems integrators and resellers to quickly incorporate Widevine content protection into their existing deployment

Consumer Premises Equipment Vendors
Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) supplies the AmiNET series of set-top boxes (STBs). The AmiNET range reduces operators' capital expenditure, whilst offering the full range of specification required. The high performance and innovative design of Amino's STBs have brought the company a leading position within the IPTV market. The AmiNET series of IPTV STBs has been used by more than 600 customers in commercial deployments and trials in over 50 countries. Generally, AmiNET products are supplied with the IntAct IPTV software stack pre-loaded. Amino Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amino Technologies plc. listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol AMO.
Entone enables personal television services in a world where more choice doesn't mean more channels, but the ability to watch exactly what you want to watch, when you want to watch it.
Foxconn is the registered trade name for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. ("Foxconn") is a global leader in providing mechanical solutions. It is the largest manufacturer of connectors for use in PCs in Taiwan, and a leading manufacturer of connectors and cable assemblies in the world. The company also manufactures enclosures, primarily for desktop PCs and PC servers.
Founded in 1994, HwaCom Systems Inc. is one of the fastest growing companies in the Internet marketplace. The major business focus of HwaCom is aimed at the integration of the converging industries, Telecom and Datacom Media.
Motorola Next Level Communications' Multi-Service Access Platform provides a scalable, integrated end-to-end system supporting the delivery of voice, high-speed internet and multistream digital video services that keep your customers informed, entertained and connected. Our technology enables communication service providers to execute and profit from new business strategies by providing innovative products and services to the home and business.
Pace Micro Technology is a pioneer of digital technology for the home and has helped build the global market for pay television services. Using this expertise, Pace is evolving the set-top box into a sophisticated home gateway to enable revenue-generating services for TV and the networked home.
Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company, is a leading supplier of digital content contribution and distribution systems, transmission networks for broadband access to the home, digital interactive set-tops and subscriber systems designed for video, high-speed Internet and Voice over IP (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer service and support. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems.
Partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology, systems and services to help its media and entertainment clients – content creators, content distributors and users of its technology – realise their business goals and optimise their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment. The group intends to become the preferred partner to the media and entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA and Thomson brands.
Tilgin develops, markets and sells IP products for TV, video streaming and telephony for use in IP-based networks. Customers come to us for turnkey solutions, as well as for individual set-top boxes, streaming servers, residential gateways and management systems. Our two product lines, Mood (Media Options on Demand) and Vood (Voice Options on Demand), let operators provide high-quality communication services at an attractive cost. All our solutions are compatible with existing home equipment, requiring no change in end-user behavior.
UTStarcom is a global leader in the manufacture, integration and support of IP-based, end-to-end networking and telecommunications solutions. The company sells converged broadband wireless and wireline products, an integrated IPTV solution, and a comprehensive line of handset and customer premise equipment to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets worldwide.
YuXing InfoTech Holdings Limited (“Yuxing”) is a company listed on The Growth Enterprise Market (“GEM”) of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. With its comprehensive capability on R&D, mass production, marketing and customer service, the company is positioned as an e-home application solution provider based on digital media application technology.
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Middleware Vendors
Alcatel-Lucent's vision is to enrich people’s lives by transforming the way the world communicates. Born with an unparalleled ability to offer end-to-end communications solutions to our customers, we are focused on enhancing client relationships and enriching the lives of people through communications. Expert, driven, intuitive, innovative, Alcatel-Lucent is the first truly global communications solutions provider, with the most complete end-to-end portfolio of solutions and services in the industry.
Dreampark is the leading provider of IPTV middleware solutions in the Nordic countries. Dreampark customers have been running IPTV services in commercial operation for several years, and the system has proven to be robust and resource efficient. The Dreampark customer portfolio consists of major IPTV operators such as Canal Digital, Viasat, FastTV, Dansk Bredbaand and iVisjon.
Kasenna is a software technology company building a standards-based video delivery platform for acquiring, managing, distributing and delivering audio and video content over IP, ATM and HFC networks. Kasenna has a rich history (since 1993), expertise and patent-portfolio in broadband video delivery, having pioneered one of the industry's first ever video-on-demand systems. Kasenna's award-winning MediaBase product runs on industry-standard platforms and allows its customers to deploy scalable and cost-effective video-on-demand systems across multiple markets including telecommunications, enterprise, hospitality, residential VOD, government, education and broadcast.
Minerva Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of carrier-class solutions that enable the delivery of broadcast-quality television and video services over broadband IP networks. Our IP Television management software, and new VC8000—a modular chassis-based MPEG broadcast-quality encoding and DVB content conversion platform—are integrated into a complete IP Television headend solution for the delivery of video services.
Motorola Next Level Communications' Multi-Service Access Platform provides a scalable, integrated end-to-end system supporting the delivery of voice, high-speed internet and multistream digital video services that keep your customers informed, entertained and connected. Our technology enables communication service providers to execute and profit from new business strategies by providing innovative products and services to the home and business.
Myrio, a Siemens business, is the leading provider of software and integration services that enable new video revenue opportunities for broadband service providers by leveraging their existing infrastructures. With Myrio's solutions, operators can offer next generation, TV-based services and media to their customers. In turn, operators can protect their valuable residential assets from competitors, such as cable and satellite companies. A pioneer in the industry, Myrio has commercially deployed its solutions to operators throughout the United States, and is conducting customer trials internationally as well.
Nordija is a private Danish software company providing innovative digital media software solutions to the world's leading organisations. Our mission is to constantly improve and refine a different kind of software company, where innovation is highly valued, customer communication is key and solutions are done with simplicity.
Orca Interactive, a member of the Emblaze Group (LSE: BLZ), is a leading provider of middleware solution to enable xDSL and FTTx operators to offer enhanced entertainment services such as broadcast TV, video-on-demand and interactive services. Our applications deliver compelling and differentiated services to maximize the revenue stream of the operators.Orca’s user-friendly, end-to-end applications enable delivery and management of VOD, TV channels, EPG, NVOD, Pay-Per-View and e-commerce for related merchandise. Orca’s platform is Telco-grade to ensure service high-availability and cost-effective scalability. The platform also supports multi-device service delivery to enable heterogynous environments of set-top boxes as well as convergence by exposing some services also to the PC and wireless devices.
UTStarcom is a global leader in the manufacture, integration and support of IP-based, end-to-end networking and telecommunications solutions. The company sells converged broadband wireless and wireline products, an integrated IPTV solution, and a comprehensive line of handset and customer premise equipment to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets worldwide.
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VOD Vendors
Alcatel-Lucent's vision is to enrich people’s lives by transforming the way the world communicates. Born with an unparalleled ability to offer end-to-end communications solutions to our customers, we are focused on enhancing client relationships and enriching the lives of people through communications. Expert, driven, intuitive, innovative, Alcatel-Lucent is the first truly global communications solutions provider, with the most complete end-to-end portfolio of solutions and services in the industry.
BitBand's advanced video delivery solutions over IP broadband networks help Next Generation Service Providers and Telcos realize the Triple Play offering, enabling quick entry into new markets, faster ROI and a safe track to profitable large scale service. The company's solutions are targeted at large scale deployments of TV-centric residential subscribers and feature high-scale streaming and robust performance optimized for hybrid and distributed network architectures.
C-COR's evolutionary path is marked by a number of significant innovations and strategic acquisitions. For example, in the 60's we were the first to introduce integrated circuits on telephone poles. While in the 90's, we pioneered the first optical, one gig amplifier. More recently, we've brought together the talents and technologies of a vital group of companies, creating a significant new set of C-COR products, solutions and services including, back office, automated subscriber support, next-generation IP technology, network capacity and security management and content management and delivery.
Cisco Systems is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are essential to the successful operation of businesses of every size, and to service providers, governments, and homes around the world. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make these networks possible - giving individuals, companies, and countries easy access to information anywhere, at any time.
Concurrent (NASDAQ: CCUR) is a leading provider of high-performance, real-time Linux software and solutions for commercial and government markets. For over 40 years, Concurrent's best-of-breed products have enabled a range of time-critical solutions including modeling and simulation, high speed data acquisition, visual imaging, low latency transaction processing and on-demand television. Concurrent's MediaHawk™ On-Demand Platform is utilized worldwide by major service providers in the cable and IPTV industries ; its Everstream™ line of analytic tools measures the effectiveness of interactive television. Concurrent has regional offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
A leading provider of video delivery solutions to cable, satellite, telco, terrestrial and wireless operators around the world, Harmonic is enabling the video business models of the future. Harmonic has long been a pioneer and continues to set the pace in the industry, bringing to market IP-centric video compression, stream processing, edge, broadband access, and asset and network management software solutions that offer unmatched picture quality and a new, compelling viewing experience.
Since 1994, Infovalue has pioneered and dedicated itself to the development and delivery of innovative platforms and solutions for broadband video streaming over IP networks. InfoValue's technologies and products integrate video and rich media into mainstream operations in business, hospitality, government, defense, security, education, telecommunications, cable and many more industries.
Kasenna is a software technology company building a standards-based video delivery platform for acquiring, managing, distributing and delivering audio and video content over IP, ATM and HFC networks. Kasenna has a rich history (since 1993), expertise and patent-portfolio in broadband video delivery, having pioneered one of the industry's first ever video-on-demand systems. Kasenna's award-winning MediaBase product runs on industry-standard platforms and allows its customers to deploy scalable and cost-effective video-on-demand systems across multiple markets including telecommunications, enterprise, hospitality, residential VOD, government, education and broadcast.
SeaChange International, Inc. provides digital video systems that are changing television. Its powerful server and software systems enable television operators to provide new on-demand services and to gain greater efficiencies in advertising and content delivery. With its Emmy-winning MediaCluster technology, thousands of SeaChange systems are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to streamline operations, expand services and increase revenues. SeaChange is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts and has product development, support and sales offices throughout the world.
Streaming21's broadcast and media-on-demand software solutions deliver broadcast-quality video and audio over IP Networks enabling the deployment of rich-media services with carrier-class scalability, 24/7 operations and broadcast-quality delivery. The solution uses open standard hardware to lower the total cost of the solution and is optimized to support more users and media files with fewer servers as well as less storage and personnel.
UTStarcom is a global leader in the manufacture, integration and support of IP-based, end-to-end networking and telecommunications solutions. The company sells converged broadband wireless and wireline products, an integrated IPTV solution, and a comprehensive line of handset and customer premise equipment to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets worldwide.
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Encoder Vendors
Elecard is a leading provider of software and hardware solutions implemented on MPEG-2 and AVC/H.264 video compression technology. Based on more than 15-year research of multimedia and network technologies, Elecard now offers advanced and cost-effective IPTV solution SIGMA iTV. The IPTV product line comprises AVC/H.264 encoders, VOD and TimeShift servers, DVB-IP streamers and IP-DVB encapsulators, set-top-boxes. Consumer and professional product lines feature software products for video editing, playback, conversion, and analysis on PC.
A leading provider of video delivery solutions to cable, satellite, telco, terrestrial and wireless operators around the world, Harmonic is enabling the video business models of the future. Harmonic has long been a pioneer and continues to set the pace in the industry, bringing to market IP-centric video compression, stream processing, edge, broadband access, and asset and network management software solutions that offer unmatched picture quality and a new, compelling viewing experience.
Motorola Next Level Communications' Multi-Service Access Platform provides a scalable, integrated end-to-end system supporting the delivery of voice, high-speed internet and multistream digital video services that keep your customers informed, entertained and connected. Our technology enables communication service providers to execute and profit from new business strategies by providing innovative products and services to the home and business.
On2 Technologies (Amex: ONT) is a leading technology firm at the forefront of digital video compression. The company revolutionized digital media delivery with the creation of its advanced full-motion, full-screen On2 Video compression and streaming technologies. On2 Video codecs are widely used in the Internet, video-on-demand, VoIP, and mobile media markets. On2’s software is used by such leading global companies as Adobe/Macromedia, AOL, Skype, XM Satellite Radio, Sony, CTTNet, VitalStream, and Tencent. Located in Tarrytown, N.Y., the company has R&D offices in Clifton Park, N.Y., and Cambridge, UK. To contact On2, write to sales@on2.com or visit http://www.on2.com/.
Optibase (nasdaq:OBAS) is a pioneer and market leader in high quality video encoding, decoding and IPTV streaming solutions. Optibase's products enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video and are used in applications such as: IPTV (video over DSL/Fiber networks), post production and video contribution in the broadcast and cable industries and archiving, high-end surveillance, distance learning, and business television in the Enterprise.
Tandberg Television is a market leader in the provision of open solutions for the digital broadcasting of audio, data and video across various networks including cable, satellite, terrestrial, IP and telecom. The company is an innovator in digital broadcasting and its broad offering includes professional receivers, MPEG encoders, modulators, multiplexers, a range of solutions for transport stream processing, easy to use control and monitoring solutions, as well as market leading digital Satellite News Gathering and digital ENG.
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Chipset Manufacturer
Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) specializes in silicon-based media processors for IPTV set-top boxes, digital media receivers, high definition DVD players, HDTV, and portable media players. The company's award-winning REALmagic® Video Streaming Technology is used in a variety of consumer applications providing highly integrated solutions for high-quality decoding of H.264, WMV9, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 and MPEG-1. Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., the company also has sales offices in China, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the Internet age.
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Video Agreggators
3Vision are experts in the media and entertainment industry. Whether your aim is to acquire, manage or deliver the best possible content to your customers or find new ways to take your products to market, we offer powerful strategic solutions. Our insight and marketing know-how is based on our in-depth knowledge of the media and entertainment industry and experience dealing with major Hollywood studios, TV broadcasters and music labels. We offer a range of services that are second to none in the industry and can help you with all aspects of content from strategy through to implementation.
Headquartered in Singapore, ANYTIME is Asia Pacific's leading video on-demand channel delivered to consumers over IPTV, broadband and digital cable networks. With output deals and access to the libraries of four of Hollywood’s leading studios—Fox, Sony, Warner and Universal—and licenses with regional content providers like Celestial Pictures, ICON Film Distribution and Becker Entertainment, ANYTIME has an unsurpassed programming line-up.
Avail Media is the only company today to deliver to its customers a combined MPEG-4 linear IPTV and Video On Demand (VOD) solution. Avail Media possesses an extensive content library, including transport rights from the top national programmers, including ABC-Disney, Turner, NBC Universal, MTV Networks, Fox Cable Networks, which is complemented by its VOD rights from the major Hollywood movie studios, such as Buena Vista/Disney, DreamWorks, Lionsgate Films, MGM, NBC Universal, New Line Cinema, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros. Avail Media's solutions have been designed for and are today used by digital video providers of all types.
Federal Hill Commuications is the leading Video on Demand content advisor, strategist, negotiator and deal maker for entertainment platforms worldwide. Federal Hill offers over twelve years of content expertise, a trusted reputation and solid relationships with the Hollywood Studios, Broadcast and Cable Networks and other leading entertainment providers. It’s team of content professionals provides clientele with the expert guidance and consultation needed to assist existing businesses (telephone companies, cable operators and hotels) to expand or offer new entertainment services and help emerging companies grow their business, attract new subscribers and opportunities.
TVN Entertainment Corporation, a video on demand (VOD) content solutions company, is a leading provider of on demand television programming, management and delivery services. TVN currently offers more than 2000 hours of VOD programming from over 75 content providers. In addition to comprehensive programming services, TVN Entertainment offers the only single-source management and distribution solution for VOD, including content aggregation, packaging, encoding, asset management and transport via satellite to all video service providers.
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Watermarking Partners
Cinea, Inc., a Dolby company, develops and commercializes a broad variety of content-protection solutions for the motion picture and television industries. Current customers include many of the major film studios as well as leading service vendors in the entertainment industry. The company's forensic watermarking technology, Running Marks, allows content owners to track pirated content to specific devices, from set-top boxes to PCs to portable video devices to mobile phones. Cinea's executives are well-known authorities on content protection and forensic watermarking. The company is also a founding member of the Digital Watermarking Alliance. For more information about Cinea, Inc. or Cinea technologies, please visit www.cinea.com.
Partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology, systems and services to help its media and entertainment clients – content creators, content distributors and users of its technology – realise their business goals and optimise their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment. The group intends to become the preferred partner to the media and entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA and Thomson brands.
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Integrators
Alcatel-Lucent's vision is to enrich people’s lives by transforming the way the world communicates. Born with an unparalleled ability to offer end-to-end communications solutions to our customers, we are focused on enhancing client relationships and enriching the lives of people through communications. Expert, driven, intuitive, innovative, Alcatel-Lucent is the first truly global communications solutions provider, with the most complete end-to-end portfolio of solutions and services in the industry.
Broadband Network Systems Ltd is a Strategic Consultancy, Technology Integrator and Content Aggregator, providing advanced Broadband TV solutions to the service provider community. Headquartered in Hong Kong, with regional offices and representatives in Beijing, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo, BNS serves a diverse set of Broadband Service Providers interested in maximizing their potential within the Broadband TV space. BNS has extensive hands-on experience in all facets of design, implementation, management and service operation of broadband networks and broadband video in Asia with clients including Chunghwa Telecom, Hanaro Telecom, Telekom Malaysia and many others.
Hewlett Packard Rich Media Solutions With the skyrocketing demand for rich media services comes challenges to established media and entertainment companies, telecommunications businesses and service providers alike. Only HP helps you meet these challenges with a complete family of solutions for every facet of the rich media environment. From robust servers running your choice of HP UX, Windows 2000 or Linux; reliable and scalable storage solutions; to powerful integrated service management software and best-of-breed partners; to telco-proven consulting, system integration, operations and support services. HP is the only solution provider offering a comprehensive family of rich media solutions to help you transform you business. Only HP delivers the power to make rich media work.
Mediascape Corp. was established in 2003 and is Widevine's agent for Chunghwa Telecom's Multimedia On Demand project. Mediascape is a private company under laws of Republic of China. Mediascape focuses on the agency and technology integration of products related to multimedia video services. Mediascape has a strong software development team providing value-added applications on leading edge video solution products.
Synchronous Communications Corp. is a professional telecommunications and computing information system integration company specializing in the sales and distribution of telecommunication measurement instruments, network system integration, data backup storage, multimedia business solution providers and R&D of value-added services.
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Solution Providers
Anevia is a video service infrastructure for Triple Play – IPTV, Video-on-demand, Catch-Up TV and network PVR. Anevia's added value lies in its innovative software solution, which combines broadband and television that have been deployed to more than 300 clients across 50 different countries.
Cisco Systems is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are essential to the successful operation of businesses of every size, and to service providers, governments, and homes around the world. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make these networks possible - giving individuals, companies, and countries easy access to information anywhere, at any time.
Dai Nippon Printing Company is Japan's dominant full-scale printing company. With a business history of over 120 years, its net sales of fiscal 1999 reached US$12.138 billion.
Ericsson has the telecom industry's most comprehensive managed services offerings, ranging from designing, building, operating and managing day-to-day operations of a customer's network, to hosting service applications and enablers, as well as providing network coverage and capacity on demand. As the undisputed leader in managed services, Ericsson has officially announced more than 100 managed services contracts with operators worldwide since 2002. In all current managed services contracts, excluding hosting, Ericsson is managing networks that together serve over 120 million subscribers worldwide.
Macrovision Corporation is a leading player in the DRM (Digital Rights Management) market with proprietary technologies that enable content owners to manage their IP (intellectual property).
Motorola Next Level Communications' Multi-Service Access Platform provides a scalable, integrated end-to-end system supporting the delivery of voice, high-speed internet and multistream digital video services that keep your customers informed, entertained and connected. Our technology enables communication service providers to execute and profit from new business strategies by providing innovative products and services to the home and business.
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the world's most critical information. Serving both service provider and enterprise customers, Nortel delivers innovative technology solutions encompassing end-to-end broadband, Voice over IP, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband designed to help people solve the world's greatest challenges.
Optibase (nasdaq:OBAS) is a pioneer and market leader in high quality video encoding, decoding and IPTV streaming solutions. Optibase's products enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video and are used in applications such as: IPTV (video over DSL/Fiber networks), post production and video contribution in the broadcast and cable industries and archiving, high-end surveillance, distance learning, and business television in the Enterprise.
ReplayTV® is the inventor and creator of DVR technology. The company is a leader in the DVR industry in groundbreaking innovations aimed at providing consumers with unmatched power and control in maximizing their TV viewing experience with the best performance and value. Founded in 1997, ReplayTV is headquartered in Cupertino, California. The ReplayTV® brand is owned by D&M Holdings U.S. Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Digital Networks North America, Inc.
Streaming21's broadcast and media-on-demand software solutions deliver broadcast-quality video and audio over IP Networks enabling the deployment of rich-media services with carrier-class scalability, 24/7 operations and broadcast-quality delivery. The solution uses open standard hardware to lower the total cost of the solution and is optimized to support more users and media files with fewer servers as well as less storage and personnel.
UTStarcom is a global leader in the manufacture, integration and support of IP-based, end-to-end networking and telecommunications solutions. The company sells converged broadband wireless and wireline products, an integrated IPTV solution, and a comprehensive line of handset and customer premise equipment to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets worldwide.
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