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Roku OS 8.1 Launch Update

By Christopher Levy

July 10, 2018

DRM , roku , os

In this episode we take a look at the recent DRM updates in Roku OS 8.1 for WIdevine and PlayReady DRMs and what this means for OTT operators around the world deploying on Roku and Roku TV.

EPIX Launches 4K Content

By Christopher Levy

June 05, 2018

Apple FairPlay DRM , epix , 4K , AppleTV

In this episode of The DRM Blog, we discuss the recent EPIX 4K Apple TV launch and how you can deploy your video using FairPlay for 4K on the Apple TV.

2017 DRM Report: Explaining The Data

By Christopher Levy

May 25, 2018

drm report , data , analytics

Recently, our friends at Encoding.com published the 2018 edition of their very popular annual report “Global Media Formats.” After reading last year’s report, I had personally reached out to Gregg and his team to see if they wanted to include...

Google Widevine DRM Update

By Christopher Levy

April 30, 2018

Google Widevine DRM , google

Widevine DRM Market Update from BuyDRM, Inc. on Vimeo.

HEVC DRM Market Update

By Christopher Levy

April 26, 2018

HEVC DRM

Since time eternal, the streaming industry has toiled with and extolled the virtues of CODECs and their key enablement of the entire digital video experience. Over the years we have seen vast movements from single vendor solutions like RealVideo...

Apple FairPlay DRM Update

By Christopher Levy

April 10, 2018

Apple FairPlay DRM

Onboard DRM Goes Offline

By Christopher Levy

January 22, 2018

DRM , OfflineDRM , IFE

As the OTT marketplace continues to overturn nearly 70 years of broadcast media gains, studio content and other forms of premium content are now available on 100,000+ aircraft, cruise-ships, trains, buses and hotel rooms around the world. The...

Creating A DRM Workflow Part 6 - DRM Deployment

By Christopher Levy

October 12, 2017

Blog , Multi-DRM , DRM

In part 6 of our series, “Creating DRM Workflows”, we take a look at a variety of considerations around finalizing your DRM deployment.

IBC 2017 Wrap Up - BuyDRM Launches "Widevine Everywhere" Program & The Death of DRM and More Fake News from IBC TV

By Christopher Levy

September 27, 2017

IBC , DRM , Google Widevine DRM

Didn't make it to IBC in Amsterdam this year? Don't worry, we're going to share with you some DRM related news released during this year's show.

The W3C Moves The EME Framework to "Recommendation" Status

By Christopher Levy

July 26, 2017

DRM , W3C , EME , Encrypted Media Extension

Much to the chagrin of the EFF and FSF, the Web moves forward with DRM in the browser. This is an update to the ongoing saga of DRM for HTML5 using Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) which we first covered in our highly read blog post: "Cory...