Viacce-Orca to Acquire SecurePlayer Busine From Discretix

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global leader in the protection and enhancement of content services, announced today that it will acquire the SecurePlayer business from Discretix Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of embedded security and content protection solutions. The deal is expected to close in early Q2, 2014. SecurePlayer is a multiplatform media player, available for Android(TM) and iOS(R) tablets and smartphones, that incorporates digital rights management (DRM) for premium VOD and live content. Viaccess-Orca will offer SecurePlayer as a standalone product and as part of the companys Connected Sentinel, VOs range of content protection solutions for IP-enabled content services. Connected Sentinel is also a main component in VOs end-to-end solution for multiscreen services.

"As a leader in the field of multiscreen TV solutions, VO is constantly looking for ways to improve upon and enhance its content security solutions to better meet our customers unique requirements, said Francois Moreau de Saint Martin, CEO at Viaccess-Orca. "This is why we are investing in SecurePlayer, a leading product for content protection on mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones."

Using VOs Connected Sentinel, service providers can distribute content securely to set-top boxes (STBs), tablets, smartphones, and PCs. Connected Sentinel provides best-in-class security for any device and increases content service providers revenue streams by enabling them to support a variety of business models including live TV, subscriptions, on-demand streaming and download, rental, electronic sell-through (EST), and more. Leveraging adaptive streaming protocols such as MPEG-DASH, Microsoft(R) Smooth Streaming, and HLS (HTTP Live streaming), content service providers can deliver the optimal video quality to subscribers while taking into account varying network conditions and device types.

"We are confident that this transaction will contribute greatly to the SecurePlayer installed base and to the growth of the product, said Coby Sella, CEO of Discretix. "Existing and future SecurePlayer customers will benefit from VOs global presence, scale, and proven capabilities in the OTT and pay-TV markets."

More information about VOs Connected Sentinel is available online: http://www.viaccess-orca.com/security/connected-sentinel.html.

More information on SecurePlayer is available online: http://www.discretix.com/secureplayer/.

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