WHO: Verimatrix enhances the value and security of pay-TV networks with advanced technologies designed to address the content protection challenges of today, and those of tomorrow. The Verimatrix 3-Dimensional Content Security approach provides a framework to enhance operator competitiveness and the consumer experience in the new world of pay-TV. Niels Thorwirth, director of Media Security, is responsible for the company's video watermarking strategy and implementation. His extensive experience includes securing MP3 audio content at the Fraunhofer Society and application of watermarking for authentication, identification and copyright protection at a leading watermarking company. Thorwirth has published several international papers and holds various patents in the field of digital watermarking. WHAT: Management & Technical Papers Session: "Highly Individual: Content Protection and Delivery in the Digital Era." Content personalization, media sharing and the user-generated phenomenon demand new ways to manage, distribute and protect copyrighted content. Thorwirth will be presenting his paper on robust watermarking where he will outline the latest piracy techniques and how human-readable watermarks address increasingly sophisticated attacks. He will explain how invisible, user-specific watermarks translate into early release windows and maintain consumer motivation to actually pay-per-view. WHEN: Wednesday, Apr. 1 at 3:00 p.m. WHERE: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, The Cable Show 09About Verimatrix Verimatrix sets the standard for software-based content security and revenue enhancement technologies in pay-TV networks, with a global customer base of service providers. The Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) offers a suite of next-generation technologies that has been independently audited and ranked as the global leader in IPTV content protection. The company's 3-Dimensional Content Security approach, built around VCAS, enables secure delivery of content to multiple devices across multiple networks using multiple layers of protection techniques. Maintaining close relationships with major studios, broadcasters, industry organizations and partner ecosystem helps address the challenges facing pay-TV networks of today, and those of tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.verimatrix.com.
Verimatrix Presents Commercially Proven Approach in Forensic Watermarking at The Cable Show 09
Niels Thorwirth Participates in Content Protection Panel to Share Advantages of Human-Readable Watermarks to Stimulate Revenue
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