TV Connect 2015 Show Daily > News Digital TV Europe April 30 2015 Nagra launches anyCAST Connect content security Content security and interactive TV technology provider Nagra has used TV Connect to launch anyCAST Connect, a hybrid conditional access and DRM content protection solution for connected devices, including set-top boxes and TVs. Nagra anyCAST Connect provides a single CAS/DRM client to securely and cost-effectively deliver any content, over any network and to any device it enables, said Nagra. According to the company, the product is designed to address the problems faced by pay TV service providers as they expand the number of networks and devices they use to deliver content, which has seen them frequently adopt multiple and disparate content security solutions to reach each of those devices. This has led to increased licensing costs, multiple clients per set-top box, and operational complexity. According to Nagra, anyCAST Connect allows operators to integrate a single client for the secure delivery of broadcast, IPTV and OTT content to the home, and extend the security for the redistribution of content within the home. The anyCAST Security Services Platform can also manage other third- party DRM systems in order to reach generic devices, the company said. “A rapidly changing environment requires flexible and adaptable security solutions. We have completely re- imagined what content security should look like in a multi-network, multi-device, UHD, connected world. With anyCAST Connect, we can secure premium content in a variety of use-cases, using Nagra’s high-security hardware roots of trust, trusted execution environments, third-party roots of trust, right down to software-only implementations, to ensure that our customers can reach any device they want with a modular level of security,” said Maurice van Riek, senior vice-president, head of content and asset security for Nagra.“ “Video operators today are managing more services than ever, including live, VoD and DVR services to set-top boxes and multiscreen devices, in-home content distribution, and third-party OTT services. The operational challenges of this landscape are immense, and there is a pressing need for functional integration to achieve unified subscriber- and product-management, operational efficiency and end-to-end security,” said Sam Rosen, practice director, ABI Research. “Nagra’s anyCAST Connect is a new unified single security client which allows set-top boxes to receive broadcast, IPTV and operator OTT services as well as third-party OTT services. This product will help operators reduce complexity of the set-top box security stack while better managing client security and maintaining the highly secure environment for which Nagra is so well respected.” Weather Network to share digital lessons with attendees Pelmorex Media, the Canadian parent company of The Weather Network and MétéoMédia has upgraded its connected TV app for Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Google TV and Amazon Fire TV users. The app provides on-demand access to detailed and personalised weather forecasts and relevant content. To coincide with the App refresh, developed in partnership with TV App Agency, Naomi Lipowski, director of global web, iTV and TV emerging technologies at Pelmorex Media is taking part in a panel session at TV Connect today (Experience stream, 12:50) on the evolving user experience in the TV everywhere ecosystem, to discuss the company’s experience apps and targeted advertising. “We have experience on multiple platforms and have seen high consumer satisfaction on those platforms. On smart TV alone we have over 90% user satisfaction,” Lipowski told Show Daily. In addition to its smart TV app and linear broadcast channel, Weather Network has a presence on Mediaroom platforms with operators in Canada. Lipowski said that Pelmorex had a strong interest in developing dynamic targeted advertising insertion to run with its service. It sales team was recently reorganised into ‘pods’ with digital and TV sales united in one pod to offer advertisers a combined solution that could deliver highly local advertising, she said. “The industry has been talking about dynamic 8 V-Nova show IPTV and OTT solutions Video compression company, V-Nova, is showcasing the IPTV and OTT integration of its Perseus video compression technology at TV Connect. V-Nova is demoing a complete system that integrates V-Nova Perseus with ‘Frog Client’ middleware by Wyplay on the set-top box of a major European pay TV provider. “The TV industry is facing unprecedented challenges as consumer expectations for high quality video constantly increase across any network to any device,” said V-Nova CEO and co-founder, Guido Meardi. “TV Connect gives us a great platform to demonstrate the benefits and opportunities that Perseus has to offer telcos and OTT service providers as they battle to fulfil customers’ demands, and solve fundamental problems around bandwidth and infrastructural limitations. The rapid deployment of Perseus on Wyplay solutions for the benefit of all Wyplay customers demonstrates the market- readiness and ease of adoption of our technology.” Visitors to TV Connect can see live demons of integrated Perseus at the Wyplay and VisualOn stands. V-Nova’s other industry partners include Atos and Dell. Perseus by V-Nova is an advanced video compression technology aimed at telcos, IPTV and OTT operators. PeerTV showcasing DVB-T2 connectivity ad insertion for some time and we want to offer dynamic insertion of ads into the broadcast channel, and experiment with different ways to engage with viewers,” she said. “The Weather Network has display advertising in the current app and we provide pre roll advertising in VoD and ads on live broadcast,” said Lipowski, “We are looking at dynamic ad insertion that targets users individually offering a personalised experience. We want to move towards that on broadcast linear TV and OTT and on all platforms. We take analytics seriously. We can learn so much from consumption and what viewers are clicking on. We can then mine that data and it gives us the opportunity to target the right ad to the right user. This is a great shift that’s taking place in the industry.” Further user engagement could come from the development of companion screens that run alongside the linear channel. “We have a live broadcast service, but users often want a more participative mode and we are looking at companion content to what is seen on the live broadcast service,” she said. “Those are features we are looking at. Second screen is at the prototype stage,” she added. Lipowski said she hoped to use her presence at TV Connect to talk about what the company has learned from its experiments in the areas of audience feedback and analytics as well as how successful apps work on the main screen as well as on companion screens. In addition to the refresh of its smart TV app, Weather Network recently launched a version of its app on the Amazon Fire TV platform. The company is now looking at building its international presence through VoD clips and other digital initiatives.   OTT TV technology provider PeerTV is using TV Connect to showcase its latest DVB-T2 connectivity. PeerTV recently announced that it was also adding voice control to its HEVC- equipped set top boxes. PeerTV is using the show to exhibit its full range of products, including its OTT Android based set top box featuring HEVC H.265, DVB-T2 and other advanced functionalities. In addition, the company said it expected to have discussions with potential customers at the show regarding the capabilities it now offers following its two cooperation agreements with Speech Modules Holdings Limited, including the voice activated TV remote control unit and the capability to provide real time English translations of both live and recorded broadcast TV content and eventually a full translation functionality. Visit us at www.digitaltveurope.net