[iptv-users] Open source IPTV bits

[Charles Wyble]

Frank Bulk - iName.com wrote:
> Certain content providers require encryption/conditional-access -- best of
> luck trying to get them to approve an opensource DRM.  You need all the
> funding and resources of companies like Verimatrix, Widevine, Latens,
> Irdeto, Nagravision, etc to make that happen.

Maybe yes, maybe no.

:)

> 
> From my perspective, if a telco wants to provide IP TV, after all the market
> and business research, the next thing to work on is content and encryption.

Makes sense. We are in the process of building out our IP delivery 
platform, as well as expanding our current VOIP offering. We want to 
offfer IPTV as well.

> The middleware, STBs, and network generally falls into place after that.

That's what I've been investigating lately.

> Fortunately, there are companies that will help with the content licensing
> process (i.e. TeleChannel, National Telco TV Consortium, NRTC, and NCTC).

Excellent. Thanks for the tip. I'll look into them.