Press Release
iWedia Integrates Conax Security With Its
Teatro-3.0 Software Solution for Connected Zappers
Lausanne, Switzerland – June 9, 2015 – iWedia, a leading provider of software solutions for TV
devices to service operators and Consumer Electronics manufacturers, today announced that it
has integrated its Teatro-3.0 software solution for connected zappers with the Conax Contego™
content protection platform.
The announcement was made to coincide with the opening of ANGA COM 2015 which is held in
Cologne from Tuesday, June 9th through to Thursday, June 11th. iWedia is exhibiting at the show
(hall 10.2, booth A30) during which it will demonstrate the integrated solution.
The Conax Contego™ content protection platform is a sophisticated, fully scalable solution that
supports any pay-TV business model and a multitude of consumer devices. Conax Contego™
combines DVB, IPTV and OTT clients in the same unified security back-end for easy navigation
and configuration. Choosing Conax Contego™ equips operators with a future-proof platform that
enables growth and expansion into new business areas and technology.
iWedia Teatro-3.0 software solution for connected zappers is based on Linux. Its User Interface is
built in HTML/CSS and makes use of specific JavaScript APIs allowing access to digital TV
features. The solution features DLNA (player and renderer), “walled garden” Web services (CEHTML portals, HbbTV applications), as well as Personal Video Recorder and Time Shift Buffer.
Conax Smart Card client software has been integrated within Teatro-3.0 to benefit from the
features of Conax’ security platform and protect live and time-shifted content.
“We see this integration as a perfect match,” says Sunghoon Kim, VP Sales at iWedia. “We bring a
sophisticated yet compact STB software allowing access to live, on demand, and time shifted
content with a catchy HTML-based UI, while Conax brings the right security technology requested
by TV service providers to deliver their premium content”.
“Integrating Conax highly robust security technology with an iWedia’s software solution for
connected zappers provides a value-added offering particularly for price-sensitive markets,” says
Tom Jahr, EVP, Products and Marketing at Conax. “iWedia’s software solutions and integration
services, combined with Conax security deliver a strong proposition for the market”.
- ends About Conax
A part of the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD:S), Conax is a leading global specialist around the total
service protection for digital TV services over broadcast, broadband and connected devices.
Conax provides telcos, cable, satellite, IP, mobile and terrestrial and broadband operations with the
innovative, flagship Conax Contego™ family of flexible and cost-efficient solutions to deliver
premium content securely and position to capture new market segments and enable operators with
easy access to the OTT multiscreen arena. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, ISO 9001 & 27001
certified Conax technology enables secure content revenues for 400 operators in 85 countries
globally.
Please visit www.conax.com for more information.
About iWedia
iWedia, a Swiss based company, is a leader in provision of integrated software solutions for
television devices. iWedia provides a world class portfolio of intellectual property (IP) for broadcast,
IPTV, and over-the-top television and also software integration services to combine this IP into
high volume CE products. iWedia is headquartered in Switzerland with development labs in
Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia, and sales and support offices in China, France, Germany, Israel,
Japan, and Korea.
Please visit www.iwedia.com for more information.
Media Contact:
Hervé Creff
VP Marketing, iWedia
+33 2 99 27 92 63
herve.creff@iwedia.com