Soft Binding in C2PA: Limitations, Opportunities, and the Role of Watermarking – Qualabs’ Tech Meetup
Rethinking trust in digital media As AI-generated content blurs the line between real and synthetic,...
Ad Insertion Platform (AIP) and Castlabs at NAB 2026: Making next-generation ad formats individually addressable in streaming
LAUSANNE, Switzerland and BERLIN, Germany, April 13, 2026 – The streaming advertising industry is entering...
STARDUSTmark version 3: New forensic watermarking improvements
We’re excited to launch version 3 of STARDUSTmark featuring a practical update to our single-frame...
Client-side beaconing, IAB Open Measurement, and SVTA standardization: A joint approach to monetizing OTT dynamic ad insertion
Dynamic ad insertion (DAI) has become the backbone of OTT monetization, and the industry is...
Castlabs is part of CleanFeed consortium to advance media provenance and digital trust innovation
BERLIN, 27 March 2026 – Castlabs is part of CleanFeed – a research initiative focused...
Putting Down a MARKer: Open Source Testing Frameworks for Forensic Watermarking – MonteVIDEO Tech Day 2026
Technical talk by James Hynard This session, recorded at MonteVIDEO Tech Day during Summer Camp...
Pixlo adds Castlabs’ forensic watermarking STARDUSTmark to protect high-value content from modern piracy threats
Stockholm, Sweden and Berlin, Germany, 19 March 2026 – Pixlo has integrated STARDUSTmark, Castlabs’ forensic...
Widevine retiring its Cloud License Service (CLS)
On 13 April 2027, Google will discontinue its Widevine Cloud License Service (CLS). If you...
What is a conditional access system (CAS) and is it still relevant in 2026?
For decades, conditional access systems (CAS) have been the backbone of PayTV security. They’ve protected...
Standardized player error codes: The missing link in streaming QoE
In streaming, errors are inevitable. What isn’t inevitable is the confusion that comes with them....
Building our future: An overview of our hiring process
At Castlabs, hiring is so much more than just filling vacancies, it’s about finding future...
Common media data & content steering standards for smarter OTT streaming
OTT and media streaming are constantly evolving, driven by the need for better Quality of...