Google Widevine
We’ve partnered with Google Widevine to provide you with quick and easy licensing for their studio-trusted digital rights management (DRM) scheme and conditional access system (CAS).
We’re here to help you launch monetized digital video services in no time.
Widevine DRM
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Need Widevine to protect your valuable media? We can help! Our scalable multi-DRM cloud licensing service makes adopting it simple.
We also do offline
Our offline licensing server is ideal for on-prem, remote environments as well as IFE and passenger entertainment.
Widevine L1
We support Widevine security level 1 for hardware protected HD, UHD, and HDR streaming.
Globally scalable
Our technology delivers billions of licenses each year to streaming customers worldwide.
Single file-set cost savings
Stream a single file-set across devices with AES-CTR and AES-CBC encryption mode support to unlock the potential of Common Encryption.
Multi-DRM
We also support Microsoft PlayReady and Apple’s FairPlay Streaming for the widest device reach.
Widevine DRM has two versions for securing video media: Modular and Classic.
Widevine Modular
Widevine Modular is the current version with support for MPEG-DASH, CMAF, HLS, and Smooth Streaming ABR video formats, as well as open standards including Common Encryption (CENC).
Popular platform examples:
- Android (4.4+)
- Android TV
- Amazon Fire TV
- Chromecast
- Smart TVs (examples: Samsung & LG)
- Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge browsers
Widevine Classic
Widevine Classic is the previous version and requires content to be packaged into the proprietary .WVM format. This is typically supported only by legacy devices with Modular as its modern replacement.
Legacy platform examples:
- Android (3.1 – 5.1)
- Google TV
- Legacy smart TVs
Learn more about platform DRM support.
Widevine CAS
Google’s Widevine CAS for broadcasters allows Android TV based STBs to serve as platforms for PayTV content at much lower cost than traditional CAS solutions.
- No CAS device royalties
- No proprietary middleware
- No smart cards
Speedy Widevine certification
Integrating the Widevine Content Decryption Module (CDM) into your device or application? We greatly accelerate the certification process.
Your content protection experts
Working with DRM since 2007 has taught us a thing or two about licensing and studio compliance. Our top-notch team of security specialists are here to support your security needs.
Widevine plays a central security role in our other video delivery solutions.
Our PRESTOplay player technology uses Widevine for numerous use-cases.
- DRM support for HTML5, Android, Android TV, iOS, and iPadOS (including MPEG-DASH on iOS/iPadOS)
- Secure downloading and offline playback on Android, iOS, iPadOS, and desktops
- Widevine CAS support for Android TV
Our Video Toolkit service encodes and encrypts VOD assets in the cloud for secure playback using DRM systems.
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