Alticast has become a member of the Certified Widevine Implementation Partner Programme, a designation that is intended to expand content security options for pay-TV operators.
Pathé partners with Xstream for Widevine DRM
Copenhagen-based Xstream has announced that Holland’s VOD service taps Xstream to implement and deliver Widevine DRM for iOS and Android content delivery.
Widevine secures Google buyout
Google is to purchase DRM provider Widevine in a move that gives the internet company access to Widevine’s multiplatform DRM and video optimisation technologies. No financial terms have been disclosed.
EchoStar SlingLoaded STBs embed Widevine DRM
Echostar is to include Widevine DRM in set-top boxes incorporating its SlingLoaded technologies.
Samsung, Liberty Global buy into Widevine
John Malone’s Liberty Global, Samsung Ventures, and a third unnamed corporation have become strategic shareholders in DRM provider Widevine through a $15 million funding round.