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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 31, 2008
Widevine® to Demonstrate Multiplatform, Multiformat Content Protection at NAB, Las Vegas, April 14—17, Booth #C1251
Widevine expands revenue potential for digital media delivery to PCs and portable media players
SEATTLE, April 7, 2008 — Widevine Technologies, the leading provider of downloadable conditional access, digital rights management and digital copy protection solutions, will demonstrate solutions to secure delivery and consumption of premium content for content owners, service providers and video operators. Widevine’s solutions secure Internet and hybrid (DTT/Cable/Satellite) delivery and enable Telco operators to profitably expand their video businesses.
Widevine will showcase:
- Multiformat, Multiplatform Content Protection: Widevine Cypher® secures telco, Internet, cable, hybrid multimedia delivery to set-top boxes, PCs and portable players. This Hollywood Studio approved solution enables video operators to license and acquire premium content for delivery across any network, including hybrid IP networks.
- PC Protection: Widevine’s post-decryption digital copy protection solution adds a necessary additional layer of security on PC-based consumer devices. Widevine will demonstrate how it protects content from being pirated by hundreds of tools available on the internet. Designed to monitor, detect and respond to piracy after content has been decrypted, Widevine prevents digital media piracy, thereby retaining copyrights, ad-based revenues and other pay media business models.
Widevine will also demonstrate its multiformat, multiplatform DRM in the following booths:
- Microsoft booth #SL5520
- Monday—Wednesday, 4:00—6:00 pm
- Limelight booth #C2651
- Monday, 9:00—12:00 pm
- Tuesday, 3:00—6:00 pm
- Wednesday, 12:00—3:00 pm
Widevine will speak on multiplatform DRM at the Broadband TV World Conference:
- April 16, 2008, 1:50 — 2:40 pm
Las Vegas Convention Center S225
Panel: Digital Rights in a Cross-Platform World
Speaker: Glenn Morten, CTO, Widevine Technologies
About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine is the leading provider of content protection and forensic watermarking solutions worldwide for content owners and telco, cable and internet service operators.
Widevine enables the acquisition and distribution of premium studio and broadcaster content for more than 130 service providers globally and more than 160 web properties. Its patented conditional access and DRM technologies make it possible to protect digital media and pay-TV revenues while creating new service opportunities through the secure distribution, identification and tracking of digital content.
An innovator and holder of more than 30 patents, Widevine is the only content protection vendor that can secure multiple platforms and formats, including Flash-based distribution of digital media.
Widevine is a privately held corporation headquartered in Seattle, WA, funded by Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Charter Ventures, Constellation Ventures, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd (DNP), PaceSetter Capital Group, Phoenix Partners, TELUS (NYSE: TU) and VantagePoint Venture Partners.
For more information: www.widevine.com.
Contact:
Erik Moser
Ruder Finn Chicago (for Widevine Technologies)
+1 312 329 3908
mosere@ruderfinn.com
All Rights Reserved. Widevine, Widevine Cypher, Cypher Virtual SmartCard, Cypher VOD, Cypher DCP, Cypher Broadcast, Cypher Express and Widevine Mensor are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Widevine Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. No express or implied warranties are provided for herein and all specifications are subject to change. The descriptions of Widevine Technologies’ patents and other intellectual property herein are not intended for use in a legal proceeding to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the patents or their claims, or indicate that a Widevine patent claim(s) are materially required to perform or implement any of the listed items.
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