[iptv-users] Open source IPTV bits

[Alex Moen]

On Jun 11, 2009, at 10:29 PM, Charles Wyble wrote:

> 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 a functioning IPTV SP, there's no "maybe" about it.  You  
**must** conform to, and have your environment approved by, the  
content providers.  At least, the ones that count, such as Disney/ 
ESPN, Turner, and any of the premium content providers.  Content is  
their lifeline, they **WILL** not let it become compromised, and keep  
a very short leash on anything that they think may allow a pure  
digital copy to get out.  We even had two guys from Telcordia in our  
shop for a week hacking on the ADB set tob boxes in order to get a  
piece of paper that made ESPN happy.

>> 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.

So, are you talking about "IPTV" over the Internet, or "IPTV" on a  
private, Service Provider-type network, where you have total control  
over the distribution and data path?  (I really wish they had  
different acronyms...)  This will really make a difference...

Alex