FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 6, 2005
Widevine® Technologies Terminates Secure Video Processor (SVP) Alliance Membership
The Only “Non-NDS” Digital Television Security Member Departs the Group
Burbank, CA and Seattle WA, June 6, 2005 –Widevine Technologies, the most widely deployed content security provider for the video over IP market worldwide, and the first downloadable content security member of the SVP Alliance, today announced its intent to resign from the SVP Alliance.
"Widevine joined the SVP alliance in order to foster low cost, non-proprietary solutions for distributing secure content beyond the set-top-box," stated Glenn Morten, Chief Technology Officer and VP of Engineering. "Our goal was to explore the options for speeding retail availability of secure video player options. After one year of membership and careful consideration Widevine believes the SVP Alliance is ultimately not in the best interest of service operators, consumer electronics manufacturers, content owners or the consumer."
The SVP Alliance was launched by NDS to promote adoption of SVP Alliance content protection technology in digital home networks and consumer electronic devices. SVP was intended to be an open specification that can be licensed on fair and nondiscriminatory terms by industry players. However, Widevine Technologies concluded that the licensing, infrastructure complexity, and security renewal limitations are not appropriate for next generation content protection.
For more information, visit Widevine at SuperComm 2005 exhibition in Chicago, IL, June 7 – 9. Booth# 54078.
About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine is the most widely deployed provider of content security solutions to the video over IP market worldwide. Widevine enables Telco, Cable and Satellite operators to generate new revenue opportunities through the secure distribution of their IP content. Widevine Cypher® is a comprehensive conditional access (CAS) and digital rights management (DRM) solution. Utilizing a combination of hardware and software-based encryption, Cypher persistently encrypts both digital broadcast and VOD content, regardless of video infrastructure, network protocols or compression technologies. An innovator in the industry, Widevine invented the downloadable virtual smart card which today protects more IP set top boxes in the industry than any other vendor. Widevine Virtual SmartCards quickly and affordably enable operators to combat piracy on STBs, PVRs and other devices within the home. Widevine Secured operators are guaranteed to encrypt studio and broadcaster content, across any video distribution network and on any Widevine Secured device in the home.
Widevine is a private held corporation headquartered in Seattle, WA and funded by Charter Ventures, Constellation Ventures, PaceSetter Capital Group, Phoenix Capital Partners, and VantagePoint Venture Partners.
For more information see Widevine Technologies at www.widevine.com.
Media Contact:
Eric Moser
Ruder Finn Chicago (for Widevine Technologies)
Tel: +1 312 329 3908
mosere@ruderfinn.com
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