If pay-TV is bringing high-value, proprietary sports content
to 4K, is the threat of piracy far behind?
Rogers’ Communications’ recent announcement
that it would offer a total of 100 baseball and hockey games in 4K next year,
BT’s planned launch of a 4K sports
channel and deployment
of 4K STBs by forward-thinking operators such as Videotron all are signs of
a growing recognition of the value of both the technology and the display
enhancements enabled by its High Dynamic Range (HDR).
But as operators move the needle on content, what’s equally
important is protecting that premium programming with stronger Conditional
Access Systems (CAS). While the 64-bit
systems in use by most operators today is sufficient for current needs, better
choices for securing higher-value 4K content -- now and in the future -- would
be the 128-bit or 256-bit versions of the Advanced Encryption Standards (AES).
The coming availability of live sports can give pay-TV a
competitive edge in countering early moves by Amazon, Netflix and over-the-top
providers to leverage the growth
of 4K. You can read more here about the measures the industry can take to ensure that its
investments in 4K production and delivery are protected as it brings that
content to market.
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