TheDRMBlog | DRM (8)

Spotlight On DRM - FREE Webinar Series

By Christopher Levy

January 19, 2017

DRM , webinar

Introducing "Spotlight On DRM" a new FREE Webinar Series Today we are excited to announce that we are launching a FREE Webinar Series: “Spotlight On DRM” where we will focus on highlighting various premium BuyDRM Partners. The goal of the...

Making Sense of CMAF and Common Encryption

By Oleksandr Paraska

December 15, 2016

DRM , CMAF , Common Encryption

A recent article on Streaming Media magazine brought up a point that Common Media Application Format (CMAF) is not good enough when it comes to encrypted content. At BuyDRM we are pretty excited about CMAF, and we have adopted a slightly more...

DRM, Kodi and the Death of the Amazon Fire TV Stick

By Christopher Levy

December 12, 2016

DRM , kodi , amazon

Updated: Dec. 13th, 2016 Update: As it turns out, Amazon had not updated the page for the discontinued Fire TV Stick and in fact, they have released a new version of the product which includes the Alexa technology. From all the research I have...

Creating DRM Workflows - Part 3 -"3rd Party Server Solutions"

By Christopher Levy

December 08, 2016

DRM , Streaming Media , 3rd party server solutions

In this series we will cover: 3rd Party Server Solutions In Part 3 of our series : “Creating A DRM Workflow” we will take a look at using 3rd Party Server solutions to provide DRM encryption. More and more media operators are using 3rd party...

Creating DRM Workflows - Part 2 - 3rd Party Encoding Solutions

By Christopher Levy

November 28, 2016

DRM , encoding , encoder , DRM workflow , encryption , 3rd party encoders

In this series we will cover: 3rd Party Encoding Solutions In Part 2 of our series : "Creating A DRM Workflow" we will take a look at using 3rd Party Encoding solutions to provide DRM encryption. It’s very common in the Media and Entertainment...

Creating DRM Workflows - Part 1 - Content Encryption

By Christopher Levy

November 17, 2016

DRM , DRM workflow , encryption

In the coming weeks we are going to be presenting a six part series titled “Creating a DRM Workflow” authored by our CEO and Founder, Christopher Levy.

Read the 2016 DRM Deployment Guide

By Christopher Levy

October 26, 2016

KeyOS , Blog , Multi-DRM , DRM , BuyDRM , Glossary , Streaming Media , 2016 DRM Deployment Guide , Device DRM , Fall Special

The 2016 DRM Deployment Guide To successfully deploy a DRM solution for digital media, there are 3 components of the DRM system that must be addressed. First and foremost, you need to lock your content with an encryption key using a packaging...

Post-IBC Update from BuyDRM

By Christopher Levy

October 07, 2016

KeyOS , Blog , Multi-DRM , IBC , DRM , BuyDRM , Glossary , CENC , What is DRM , Streaming Media , Bitmovin , Apple FairPlay DRM

Coming off a very busy IBC, BuyDRM has a variety of new updates to share with our customers and partners and potential clients. There’s lots of interesting happenings going on over here and we are happy to share them with you. If you want some...

BuyDRM Now Supports Apple FairPlay DRM

By Gabe Elton

August 12, 2016

KeyOS , Blog , Multi-DRM , IBC , DRM , BuyDRM , Glossary , What is DRM , Streaming Media , Apple FairPlay DRM

We are proud to announce that BuyDRM now supports Apple FairPlay! Continuing our trend as a pacesetter in the DRM space, we now offer nearly every DRM technology available via our OTT multi-DRM platform, KeyOS. The KeyOS Smooth DRM Service...

What, Exactly, is DRM?

By Rebecca Foletta

August 04, 2016

KeyOS , Blog , Multi-DRM , DRM Acronyms , IBC , DRM , BuyDRM , Glossary , What is DRM , Streaming Media

You know you need "DRM," but what does that really mean? We've all been there — assigned to get up to speed on a technology you've never used and you're the one responsible for making recommendations and advising on the feasibility of the...