The new cardless solution will supplement existing NAGRA smartcard solutions deployed at tivùsat. DAZN subscribers can activate the satellite channel on a Tivù set-top box or conditional access module (CAM) (plugged into television sets), with satellite distribution expected to boost QoS and service reach for DAZN Zona. DAZN Zona is only available as a satellite feed on tivùsat; it is not streamed to these devices.

Alberto Sigismondi, President of Tivù Srl, says: “We’re excited to bring our end-users all the action on the Zona DAZN channel from the start of the new football season. Our long-term relationship with NAGRA means we’re able to bring this content to our customers safe in the knowledge that it is secured by best-of-breed NAGRA cardless technology.”

Nancy Goldberg, EVP and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at NAGRA, comments: “Helping our customers to provide the widest possible content choice to their viewers is core to our ambition. We are proud to extend our security solution across the tivùsat platform to additionally protect DAZN premium sports content. The adoption of this distribution approach by an OTT operator, whose content will be distributed via satellite, further demonstrates the flexibility of NAGRA solutions.”

NAGRA cardless technology is used by media and entertainment operators worldwide to secure premium content delivered to proprietary and Android set-top boxes. It adheres to strict MovieLabs requirements for enhanced content protection of 4K/HDR content.

Other brands who have selected BuyDRM for content security include: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), FuboTV, Funimation, Rakuten Viki, Redbox, SBS Belgium, Sinclair Digital, TubiTV and Zee5.

Christopher Levy, CEO & Founder of BuyDRM, said: “Samsung TV Plus has a strong position in the AVOD marketplace with some of the most popular content, which is easily available to stream on consumers’ smart TVs and mobile devices. As the global leader in streaming security for AVOD, BuyDRM is proud to deliver to such a leading global brand the DRM necessary to continue to scale its superior AVOD platform.”

Thierry Souche, CTO at OVHcloud (the parent company of BuyDRM), commented: “BuyDRM and OVHcloud are uniquely positioned to serve the high-availability and scaling needs that Samsung TV Plus requires. With BuyDRM and OVHcloud at the helm, Samsung TV Plus can focus on scaling their reach while ensuring its streaming security.”

Last year, BuyDRM expanded its Key OS platform to include the MultiMark Server, which tracks the illegal distribution of content back to the source through watermarking application. This is combined with consumer DRM encryption ‘just-in-time’ for the users playback session, which – according to the company – affords “the highest level of security” for streaming and downloadable video.