[MPEGIF News] MPEGIF Completes First Phase in Standardized Online Key Exchange

"Nicola Wissler" <nicola.wissler-8/[email protected]> Mon, 7 Feb 2011 09:32:12 -0800
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MPEGIF Completes First Phase in Standardized Online Key Exchange 

Fourteen industry leaders in online content DRM/CA and scrambling cooperate
on interoperability interface 

 

Sunnyvale, California USA - February 7, 2011 -The MPEG Industry Forum
(MPEGIF) today announced the completion of the requirements phase of its
initiative to standardize the API between Key Management Systems and
multimedia online content processing systems that provide scrambling to
ensure secure content delivery. Companies that contributed to this work
included Amberfin, Azuki Systems, BuyDRM, Envivio, Harmonic, Inlet, Irdeto,
Latens, MediaExcel, Nagravision, RGB Networks, Schneider Electric,
Verimatrix and Wowza Media Systems.

 

With ever increasing numbers of solutions in the market to process and
secure high value multimedia content for delivery to billions of online
viewers, the issue of robust, timely and efficient access to keys required
for content encryption is becoming increasingly acute.

 

"Today, DRM/CA vendors and transcoding vendors need to bilaterally negotiate
each and every key exchange API" states Yuval Fisher, CTO of RGB Networks
and Chair of the MPEGIF Working Group on Key Exchange API. "This is a very
inefficient utilization of resources and slows time to market. The keen
involvement of many industry players in developing the first phase of this
work testifies to the clear commercial benefits such a standard API will
provide."

 

MPEGIF is now inviting companies to submit proposed baseline APIs to the
Working Group for the start of Phase 2 of the development of a standard API
in February 2011. A draft version is being targeted for limited publication
and review at IBC 2011 later this year. Furthermore, MPEGIF is collaborating
on this project with the Video Convergence Forum (VCF) which promotes
interoperability standardization between content owners and online delivery
providers. The two organizations expect to increase the number and range of
participants in the Working Group as well as to demonstrate the relevance of
the API in a variety of use cases.

 

"The explosive growth in the quantity and quality of online content being
delivered to a wide range of viewers means that securing content is an
increasingly significant part of the market," commented David Price, VP
Business Development at Harmonic Inc. and VP at MPEGIF. "Standardization of
the technological interaction between different solution providers in online
content delivery is essential to ensure market growth."

 

 

For information on joining the Working Group, please contact Nicola Wissler
at  <mailto:nicola.wissler-8/[email protected]> nicola.wissler-8/[email protected] or Yuval
Fisher at  <mailto:yufisher-Qp9cLZF2ZqmEK/[email protected]> [email protected] 

 

About the MPEG Industry Forum - The MPEG Industry Forum is an independent
and platform neutral not-for-profit organization representing more than 35
international companies and organizations from diverse industries with the
goal to facilitate and further the widespread adoption and deployment of
MPEG and related standards in next generation digital media services. It
provides a forum to exchange information and views on technological,
economic and regulatory issues that are relevant to these services. It also
provides a powerful industry voice advocating the adoption of standards and
consolidating the direction of the industry in the time of transition from
analogue to digital television and media services. For more information
visit: http://www.mpegif.org, or contact Nicola Wissler, MPEGIF Coordinator
at  <mailto:nicola.wissler-8/[email protected]> nicola.wissler-8/[email protected] or
510-492-4028.

 

-ends-

 

 

Nicola Wissler

Association Specialist

MPEG Industry Forum

48377 Fremont Blvd., Suite 117

Fremont,  CA 94538

Phone: 510-492-4028

Fax: 510-492-4001

Email:  <mailto:nicola.wissler-8/[email protected]> nicola.wissler-8/[email protected] 

 <http://www.mpegif.org> www.mpegif.org 

 


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Arial;font-weight:bold'>MPEGIF Completes First Phase in Standardized =
Online Key
Exchange <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style=3D'text-align:center;line-height:
150%'><i><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Fourteen industry leaders in =
online
content DRM/CA and scrambling cooperate on interoperability interface =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>

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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Sunnyvale,
California USA &#8211; February 7, 2011 -The MPEG Industry Forum =
(MPEGIF) today
announced the completion of the requirements phase of its initiative to
standardize the API between Key Management Systems and multimedia online
content processing systems that provide scrambling to ensure secure =
content
delivery. Companies that contributed to this work included Amberfin, =
Azuki
Systems, BuyDRM, Envivio, Harmonic, Inlet, Irdeto, Latens, MediaExcel,
Nagravision, RGB Networks, Schneider Electric, Verimatrix and Wowza =
Media
Systems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dmsonormalcxspmiddle style=3D'line-height:150%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;=
</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dmsonormalcxspmiddle style=3D'line-height:150%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>With ever
increasing numbers of solutions in the market to process and secure high =
value
multimedia content for delivery to billions of online viewers, the issue =
of
robust, timely and efficient access to keys required for content =
encryption is
becoming increasingly acute.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dmsonormalcxspmiddle style=3D'line-height:150%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;=
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y,
DRM/CA vendors and transcoding vendors need to bilaterally negotiate =
each and
every key exchange API&#8221; states Yuval Fisher, CTO of RGB Networks =
and
Chair of the MPEGIF Working Group on Key Exchange API. &#8220;This is a =
very
inefficient utilization of resources and slows time to market. The keen
involvement of many industry players in developing the first phase of =
this work
testifies to the clear commercial benefits such a standard API will
provide.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dmsonormalcxspmiddle style=3D'line-height:150%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;=
</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dmsonormalcxspmiddle style=3D'line-height:150%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>MPEGIF is =
now
inviting companies to submit proposed baseline APIs to the Working Group =
for
the start of Phase 2 of the development of a standard API in February =
2011. A
draft version is being targeted for limited publication and review at =
IBC 2011
later this year. Furthermore, MPEGIF is collaborating on this project =
with the
Video Convergence Forum (VCF) which promotes interoperability =
standardization
between content owners and online delivery providers. The two =
organizations
expect to increase the number and range of participants in the Working =
Group as
well as to demonstrate the relevance of the API in a variety of use =
cases.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dmsonormalcxspmiddle style=3D'line-height:150%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;=
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explosive
growth in the quantity and quality of online content being delivered to =
a wide
range of viewers means that securing content is an increasingly =
significant
part of the market,&quot; commented <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">David =
Price</st1:PersonName>,
VP Business Development at Harmonic Inc. and VP at MPEGIF.
&quot;Standardization of the technological interaction between different
solution providers in online content delivery is essential to ensure =
market
growth.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dmsonormalcxspmiddle style=3D'line-height:150%'><font size=3D3 =
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</span></font><a
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style=3D'font-family:Arial'>nicola.wissler-8/[email protected]</span></font></a><f=
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style=3D'font-family:
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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>About the =
MPEG
Industry Forum - The MPEG Industry Forum is an independent and platform =
neutral
not-for-profit organization representing more than 35 international =
companies
and organizations from diverse industries with the goal to facilitate =
and
further the widespread adoption and deployment of MPEG and related =
standards in
next generation digital media services. It provides a forum to exchange
information and views on technological, economic and regulatory issues =
that are
relevant to these services. It also provides a powerful industry voice
advocating the adoption of standards and consolidating the direction of =
the
industry in the time of transition from analogue to digital television =
and
media services. For more information visit: http://www.mpegif.org, or =
contact
Nicola Wissler, MPEGIF Coordinator at </span></font><a
href=3D"mailto:nicola.wissler-8/[email protected]"><font face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-family:Arial'>nicola.wissler-8/[email protected]</span></font></a><f=
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