Archive for month: March, 2019

• Fourth edition aims to help service providers and content owners identify the strategic opportunities for growth in a rapidly transforming industry
• Global research to explore key industry trends including next-generation aggregation, data and analytics, combatting piracy and pay-TV transformation
• New 2019 research to focus on how service providers can respond to and leverage OTT, including a specialized focus on sports OTT
• Activities include a global series of interviews, regional executive seminars, a survey of industry executives, a special report on sports OTT, and a flagship final report to be presented at IBC 2019

Cheseaux, Switzerland, and Phoenix, AZ – 25 March 2019 – NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, in partnership with MTM, a leading international research and strategy consultancy, today announces the launch of the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum.

The global research programme will explore the biggest challenges facing pay-TV service providers and content owners today, and how they can identify new opportunities to transform and future-proof their business in the years to come. Key topics to be addressed in the 2019 edition include:

·      OTT growth, examining the impact on pay-TV operators of the growth in OTT services, particularly in the area of sports OTT, and how they are responding

·      Next generation aggregation, exploring what pay-TV providers can do to enhance their services, such as launching new pay-TV bundles, integrating OTT services and creating new consumer experiences

·      Data and analytics, investigating how operators are using data and analytics, AI and machine learning to innovate services and improve their top and bottom lines

·      Piracy, covering the new challenges facing pay-TV operators and content owners, and the fight against content theft, particularly in the area of  premium sports

·      Pay-TV transformation, identifying the steps pay-TV businesses are taking to transform their organisations, and defining what a successful operator will look like in 2023 and beyond

“In the fourth year of the programme, we are strategically introducing new themes and analyzing their impact on the current state of the pay-TV industry,” said Simon Trudelle, Senior Director Product Marketing at NAGRA. “This expanded focus will provide operators and content owners with a concise view of the current trends, innovations and investment strategies that are shaping the industry both regionally and globally.”

“As disruption and competition in the pay-TV industry continue to intensify, operators and content owners need to carefully consider the strategies, business models and services that will enable them to maintain growth,” said Jon Watts, Managing Partner, MTM.

The 2019 programme will run from March to September, and include in-depth interviews, a global survey with leading industry executives, as well as a special report on the growth of premium sports OTT services around the world. It will also include regional seminars, designed to encourage focused discussions among executives to identify the key challenges and opportunities facing the industry. The flagship final report, which summarises key findings from the programme, will be launched at IBC in September 2019.

Launched in 2016 by NAGRA and MTM, the Pay-TV Innovation Forum is a major international initiative that seeks to explore innovation and growth across the pay-TV industry during a period of significant change and disruption. For more information on previous editions, please visit the Pay-TV Innovation Forum website.​

About NAGRA

NAGRA, a digital TV division of the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S), provides security and multiscreen user experience solutions for the monetization of digital media. The company provides content providers and DTV operators worldwide with secure, open and integrated platforms and applications over broadcast, broadband and mobile platforms, enabling compelling and personalized viewing experiences. Please visitdtv.nagra.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @nagrakudelski.

Cheseaux, Switzerland, and Phoenix, AZ – March 19, 2019 – At NAB Show, NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, will demonstrate its latest technologies in content protection, anti-piracy services, watermarking, and active content monetization at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #SU3624, from April 8-11, 2019. “With traditional TV and OTT now synonymous and with numerous needs to address, such as protecting premium content, especially in sports, fighting new forms of piracy, integrating various sources of content and running cloud operations, players in the media and entertainment space must have the right strategy in place for success,” said Tom Wirth, SVP Americas for NAGRA. “We are now at a stage where operators, broadcasters and content owners must drive business transformation forward and adapt to current markets needs by leveraging solutions that are simple, smart, flexible and efficient – this will be the focus of our NAB showcase.” NAGRA’s key themes and demonstrations at NAB Show will include: Cloud-Based Content Value Protection: NAGRA will highlight its cloud-based Security Services Platform, cloud.SSP, a unified and flexible platform for managing all an operator’s content security requirements across all screens. NAGRA cloud.SSP supports TVkey Cloud, a new cloud-based direct-to-TV security solution for Smart TVs. NAGRA will also highlight comprehensive Android TV security and content protection for ATSC 3.0, the next version of the broadcast standard for the distribution of local TV channels in a connected world. Anti-Piracy Services and Forensic Watermarking: Complementing the content protection showcase, NAGRA will demonstrate its approach to proactively fighting and disrupting the growing scale and sophistication of ever-evolving piracy threats by providing a combined approach of anti-piracy services and forensic watermarking for premium live sports and VOD content. Latest technology innovations include watermarking with very short detection time for pre-release content, as well as linear channel watermarking to enable broadcasters and sports rights owners to identify which affiliate’s distribution channel or licensee’s TV channel is most often the source of pirated content.  Active Content Monetization: Driven by the flexible OpenTV Suite, NAGRA will showcase how service providers can effectively drive consumer loyalty by enabling efficient on-boarding of OTT content with an elegant data-driven approach to content discovery. For operators seeking a ready-to deploy end-to-end OTT solution, Conax GO Live provides live TV streaming to Android and iOS devices, with start-over and catch up TV capabilities, in less than 30 days. Running on AWS, Conax GO Live operates on the Conax Contego unified content security platform supporting major native DRMs. Recent deployments of Conax GO Live will be on display. Smart Business Operations with Data Analytics and AI: NAGRA will highlight the unique approach and capabilities of NAGRA Insight, an AI-driven, pay-TV data analytics platform. NAGRA Insight enables service providers to make better business decisions to improve their bottom line, take control of the data they own and create personalized actions that drive monetization, along with subscriber value, content, quality of experience, and targeted advertising.

About NAGRA NAGRA, the digital TV division of the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S), provides security and multiscreen user experience solutions for the monetization of digital media. The company offers content providers and DTV operators worldwide secure, open and integrated platforms and applications over broadcast, broadband and mobile platforms, enabling compelling and personalized viewing experiences. Please visit dtv.nagra.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at@nagrakudelski.