The Civolution company NexGuard will demo UHD watermarking solutions with Kudelski Group’s Nagra and Conax at stands 1.C81 and 2.B41.
The solutions are targeted at pay-TV operators to help them protect their investment in rights to premium sports and other events.
The integration will also see Kudelski Security add forensic monitoring, investigation and response services to its portfolio of security services for pay-TV operators.
According to Jean-Philippe Plantevin, senior VP of products & solutions at NexGuard, “Subscriber-level watermarking is the next frontier in the prevention of illegal re-distribution of premium content, in particular movies and premium sport, which is quickly becoming a serious global threat for premium pay-TV operators.
“The integration of our technology with Nagra and Conax’s proven conditional access and Kudelski Security’s services creates a full circle of protection that ensures that pay-TV operators can monetize their content investments effectively, especially as the industry moves to embrace key elements of the MovieLabs Enhanced Content Specification for UHD content, such as forensic watermarking.”
Philippe Stransky, chief architect for Nagra, added: “As piracy continues to move outside the traditional DVB domain and go online, the Kudelski Group has been actively working to protect our customers’ interests in many different ways. We are pleased to announce the addition of industry leading NexGuard watermarking to our list of leading edge technology and service solutions for fighting piracy.
“Our customers already trust us to provide device certification, lifetime device support, security countermeasures and anti-piracy services. With the addition of NexGuard, we demonstrate Nagra’s capability to securely integrate and manage forensic watermarking for all types of content.”
Tor Helge Christiansen, EVP & principle architect for Conax, continued: “Conax is delighted to reveal the integration of NexGuard into our portfolio of solutions for combatting piracy.
“By making NexGuard one of the key technologies available as part of Conax Contego, we are ensuring that our customers will see a strong return on investment for their premium content.”
