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TVkey is the secure and consumer-friendly, direct-to-TV solution by NAGRA and Samsung. TVkey Cloud brings pay-TV services directly to Internet-connected Smart TVs without the need for any external device. Building upon the existing TVkey specification deployed in the market today, the increased availability of Internet-connected Smart TVs opens up exciting new possibilities to combine the security capabilities of the TVkey embedded hardware in the TV with sophisticated security management systems in the cloud. TVkey Cloud is open to a wide ecosystem of industry players, including conditional access vendors and TV manufacturers, and complies with MovieLabs requirements for Enhanced Content Protection of 4K Ultra HD, HDR, and early release content.

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• A major shift is underway as users increasingly bypass traditional broadcast television (over-the-air or OTA) for over-the-top (OTT) streaming services. Today’s viewers want to enjoy premium content anywhere and anytime, on any device without issues or difficulties.


• Intertrust prepares operators for the future with a DRM-based protection solution that spans both broadcast and streaming services. ExpressPlay XCA is a card-less and cloud-based service that uses the open-standard Marlin DRM to enable broadcasters and pay-TV operators to deliver content securely to smart TVs with embedded XCA security, including UHD services.


• ExpressPlay XCA bridges the worlds of CAS and DRM by implementing a converged client security stack supporting both broadcast and streaming services. This reduces integration efforts and improves overall security by not having to manage two different security clients.


• Moreover, contrary to the legacy CAS approaches, there is no requirement for dedicated and costly security hardware module to be integrated in the device


• ExpressPlay XCA enables further cost reduction through a self-certification program for device makers, which also accelerates time-to-market.


• A converged client security stack for broadcast and streaming services significantly eases the transition from CAS to DRM, providing operators a future-proof path. The converged DVB-OTT client with TEE support means that separate CAS and DRM clients are no longer required in hybrid DVB-IP devices.


• ExpressPlay XCA is pre-integrated into a variety of chipsets and smart TV manufacturer products, speeding time-to-market and lowering risk and cost.

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• Kiora is a secure platform that enables video service providers to publish and stream protected content via local Wi-Fi hotspots. This patented platform provides complete end-to-end content delivery and streaming that is suitable wherever Internet bandwidth is limited or unavailable.


• Kiora is easy to deploy and meets customer requirements, either for localized low-cost hardware or through a virtualized deployment for transportation and hospitality entertainment applications.


• Kiora provides a cloud management platform to remotely manage and distribute content to users without the need for upstream bandwidth connectivity. It uses the industry standard and studio-approved Marlin DRM along with Google Widevine Modular and Apple FairPlay Streaming to stream content securely to offline environments.


• Transportation: Kiora provides secure streaming and offline playback to mobile devices and is well suited for in-vehicle entertainment such as buses, planes, and trains where internet bandwidth is often limited.


• Hospitality: Kiora is a lower-cost alternative to expensive broadband infrastructure and is ideal for hospitality environments. It creates content hotspots or Wi-Fi zones for hotels, hospitals, army bases, oil platforms, and more.


• Premium content is provided by Filmbankmedia.

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Protect pre-release assets - including dailies, proxy deliveries of full features and TV series, and trailers - with NexGuard ClipMark, an industry-first solution that allows content owners and post-production houses to detect any source of pre-release leaks on very short video clips, down to thirty seconds in duration. NexGuard ClipMark can be seamlessly deployed in existing workflows with content owners and post-production houses thanks to partnerships with industry-leading transcoder vendors.

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Contego is an all-in-one and off-the-shelf optimized head-end  for 1-way and 2-way CAS use cases including Multi-DRM support. It allows you to handle all your content security needs for all distribution technologies, consumer devices and security clients in one unified management system from SD to 4K/UHD. Delivered on-premise, private or public cloud, or as fully managed service by highly skilled experts.  The Contego security platform was designed with operational efficiency and cost optimization in mind and offers all popular standard features. Conax Contego is easy to set-up, navigate, configure and manage with step-by-step wizards. True all-in-one system allows to effectively use DVB, IPTV and OTT clients in the same management system.

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Axinom DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a robust and scalable multi-DRM service residing in-cloud or on-premises. It supports the latest industry standards, including MPEG-DASH, Common Encryption, and Encrypted Media Extensions. Through its unified API, supporting multiple DRM technologies (Microsoft PlayReady, Apple FairPlay, and Google Widevine), the service enables customers to target a wide range of client platforms with a single service.

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NAGRA CONNECT fully supports the multi-network, multi-device, multi use case reality, thereby reducing complexity and cost. It can be implemented on set-top boxes, open devices or selected Connected TVs, and also includes the ability to secure Netflix streaming to STBs. It’s approved by third-party auditors and Hollywood studios for 4K Ultra HD, and is used by some of the world’s most advanced cable, satellite and telco service providers. CONNECT is using PRM (proprietary NAGRA DRM technology) as foundation to enable any CAS and DRM originated use cases required by operators smartly and efficiently. In addition to CAS/DRM convergence, CONNECT Client is designed to fully embrace the TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) and REE (Rich Execution Environment) paradigm shift. Due to higher Security requirements of 4K/UHD, content owners and studios are now pushing CAS/DRM clients to leverage the device TEEs  and activate Secure Media Path (SMP). The fact that CAS/DRM works in TEE, provides more flexibility and openness to middleware and applications used which is key to enable richer user experiences.

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IP network technology and infrastructure is evolving, as is the distribution of video. Dedicated SDI-based networks are being replaced by transmission over standard IP-based networks as high-speed IP infrastructures are becoming affordable and easily available. Broadcasters seek ways to standardize on IP networks for all video transmission, regardless of video format.

Designed for IP-centric operations:

Specifically designed for IP-centric operations, the X10 and X20 chassis has a significant video processing capacity. 10G bi-directional IP interfaces provides video firewall-grade IP security at every connection node. Capable of internal routing of up to 140G, the backplane extends Appear’s tradition of providing high capacity future-proof platforms. The chassis supports dual active backplane providing Appear TV patented lossless redundancy between modules. Service density can be defined up to 2,000 services in and out per module.

Current and future IP video standards:

The X platform supports “light” intra-codecs as well as AVC and HEVC. Option modules for receiving compressed or uncompressed video from IP or SDI (Optical and Electrical) are readily available. With backplane latency of less than 1ms, universal applicability for virtually any video application is ensured, as is the implementation of both current and future IP video standards, including VSF-TR03, VSF-TR04 and SMPTE2110.

X Platform Modules:

Hi-density, modular and hot-swappable - the X10 and X20 use the same set of modules and same software:

• Dual 10G IP IO


• DVB-S/S2X Input


• DVB-S/S2X Satellite Modulator


• 12G SDI/ASI IO


• HEVC Encoder


• HEVC Transcoder


• HEVC Decoder


• Scrambler


• Bulk Descrambler

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NAGRA Multi-DRM is built on NAGRA Security Services Platform which is an advanced, flexible and modular security platform enabling security for all two -way use cases such as hybrid Cable/IP, IPTV and OTT. NAGRA Multi-DRM supports besides NAGRA's proprietary DRM (NAGRA PRM) all the main industry device and browser platform DRMs such as Playready, Widevine, and FairPlay. As a cloud-based solution, NAGRA Multi-DRM is extremely flexible and scalable, fast to deploy and easy to manage. It gives Pay-TV operators the convenience of managing a set of unified usage rights accross a wide variety of connected devices while providing the highest level of security.  Having NAGRA SSP as a foundation, enables managing services beyond multi-DRM, such as home domains, concurrent sessions, device authentication, and forensic watermarking.

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Modules

Modules include switching, input for content aggregation, compression, processing, output and decoding. All modules can be combined freely to provide the desired functionality. This includes the possibility to deliver and convert both analog and digital broadcast services, from point to point, or from point to multipoint and in any format to any screen.

Chassis

Appear offers two different chassis: the 4RU XC5000 chassis which can hold 16 option modules and the 1RU XC5100 chassis which can hold 6 option modules. In addition, each of the chassis houses a switch and management module that can be equipped with dual IP I/Os. Both chassis variants have dual-redundant and hot-swappable power supplies. Hot-swappable modules allow for various redundancy scenarios.

All Appear modules can be combined into the same chassis. Only chassis space or total throughput will limit the number of modules that can be fitted.

Carrier Grade Platform

Appear’s XC5000 and XC5100 are carrier grade platforms of equal power and versatility. Able to handle intensive processing requirements with built-in automatic routing of signals between modules via the backplane. Both units feature dual-redundant and hot-swappable power supplies, hot-swappable modules and enhanced redundancy options.

Simplicity in Operation

The advanced user-friendly GUI offers intuitive and comprehensive management of the entire system. Alarm on multiple levels, centralized monitoring and easy integration to third-party management systems simplifies deployment and maintenance.

XC Platform Modules

Hi-density, modular and hot-swappable.

XC 5000 Switch

• Switch module with management


• Switch module with management and dual IP IO


• Clock reference module

XC 5100 Switch

• Switch module with management


• Switch module with management and dual IP IO

Input

• Dual IP IO


• ASI Input


• DVB-C Input


• ISDB-T Input


• DVB-S/S2X Input


• 8VSB Input


• DVB-T/T2 Input


• SRT IO

Output

• Dual IP IO


• ASI Output


• DVB-S/S2X Satellite Modulator


• DVB-T/T2 Terrestrial Modulator


• DVB-T/T2 Cable Modulator


• QAM Modulator


• ISDB-T Modulator


• DVB-T/T2 Gateway


• DAB/DAB+ Modulator


• SRT IO

Encoding / transcoding

• Encoder RF Input


• Analogue Encoder


• Universal Encoder – High VQ Broadcast


• Universal Encoder – Multiscreen (OTT)


• Universal Encoder – Dense Broadcast


• Universal Transcoder – High VQ Broadcast


• Universal Transcoder – Multiscreen (OTT)


• Universal Transcoder – Dense Broadcast

Processing

• Bulk Descrambler


• SIM Bulk Descrambler


• Scrambler


• Descrambler


• Descrambler gen. 2


• Pro Descrambler


• EPG


• Digital Audio Leveling


• Audio Processor

Decoder

• Dual MPEG-2/4 Decoder with SDI/HD-SDI Output


• Dual MPEG-2/4 Decoder with SDI/HD-SDI Output & AES Audio


• Dual MPEG-2/4 Decoder with Composite Output


• FM Radio with RDS Output


• Quad Decoder with RF Output

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Commercial piracy is a growing problem for both content owners, pay-TV operators and direct-to-consumer services,  especially in the areas of premium VOD and live sports, where pirated content can be easily promoted, distributed and illicitly streamed over the internet. Content may be pirated at any point in its lifecycle, including during production, post-production, promotion, during contribution/distribution and at the point of consumption. In this context, the ability to mark content and determine the source of a content leak quickly and efficiently is key to take effective anti-piracy action. NexGuard forensic watermarking solutions support traditional pay-TV and OTT services, covering linear broadcast TV, live streaming and VOD. Watermarks can be embedded on a session basis on the server-side using NexGuard Streaming or on a subscriber basis in the client device (pay-TV set-top box or OTT streaming device), using either NexGuard PayTV or NexGuard QuickMark, providing pay-TV operators and direct-to-consumer services with the right tools to deter and combat piracy.

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NAGRA Security Services Platform (SSP) is an advanced, flexible and modular security platform enabling security for all 2-way use cases (connected QAM, IPTV and OTT). It goes well beyond CAS and DRM enablement and allows to manage home domains, concurrent sessions, device authentication, forensic watermarking and other important aspects of your service without having to resort to additional third-party solutions.