Download Table of Contents (PDF)
The Bottom Line
Digital Rights Management and Content Protection Dashboard
1.0 Report Summary
1.1 Purpose and Scope of Report
1.2 Data Sources
1.3 Companies Briefed
1.4 Definitions of Terms and Acronyms
2.0 Defining the Space
2.1 Physical Content Protection
2.2 Link Protection
2.3 Conditional Access
2.4 Digital Rights Management
2.5 Watermarking
3.0 Video Applications and Content Protection
3.1 Managed Video
3.1.1 Pay TV Services, Solutions: Beyond the STB
3.1.2 TV Everywhere
3.2 Online Video: Going “Over-the-Top”
3.3 Mobile Video
4.0 Market Trends and Recommendations
4.1 Key Areas to Watch
4.1.1 Robustness and Renewability
4.1.2 The Push towards Interoperability
4.1.3 Optimization
4.1.4 DRM and Music from the Cloud
4.1.5 Advertising
4.1.6 Early Release Video
4.2 Market Recommendations
4.2.1 Court the Carrier as Well
4.2.2 Flexibility and Consolidation
4.2.3 Monetization of Piracy Deterrence
4.2.4 Be a Tool, Not Just a Weapon
Physical Content Protection Licensing Groups
CPSA Framework
Widely Used Protection Technologies
Technical Elements of the DTCP Standard
Conditional Access System Components
Conditional Access Solutions and Providers
Interoperability Initiatives
DRM Solutions and Providers
Use of Watermarking in Theatrical Release (Source: Digital Watermarking Alliance)
Watermark Technologies and Solution Providers
The Managed Video Ecosystem (Source: Intel Corporation)
Appeal of Whole-home DVR Systems
Widevine Cypher System Structure
Whole Home DVR Initiatives and Service Offerings
Multiscreen / TV Everywhere Initiatives
NDS Unified Headend System Architecture (Source: NDS Corporation)
Multiplatform Video Consumption
Changing Video Consumption Habits
Full Length Video Watching on the PC
Devices Connected to the Home Network
Online Video Providers and Device Availability
Content File Types Stored on NAS
Mobile Video Service Payment Methods
Mobile Video Service Preferred Payment Methods
Inhibitors of PC Video Consumption
Inhibitors to Game Console Video Consumption
Inhibitors to Mobile Phone Video Consumption
© December 2010 Parks Associates
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America.
Disclaimer
ParksAssociateshas made every reasonable effort to ensure that all information in this report is correct. We assume no responsibility for any inadvertent errors.
