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TCC CREATES LATIN AMERICA’SLEADING DVB-HYBRID AND MULTI-SCREEN TV SERVICE

“TCC is dedicated to delivering content, no matter what network is needed and no matter which device is preferred by the subscriber. Verimatrix helps us achieve this vision by providing us with the revenue security solutions we need to protect both our current multi-screen offering, and any additional services or applications we add in the future. VCAS provides us with the flexibility and scalability that our business demands.”

- Javier Ruete, CEO - TCC

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INDUSTRY TRENDS

Operators around the globe increasingly desire to deploy

advanced multi-screen and TV Everywhere solutions throughout

the home and beyond. The following trends are emerging:

•Hybridbroadcast-IPvideodeliverygoingmainstream,

combining managed network and Over-the-Top (OTT)

servicestoDVB-Hybridreceivers

•Established pay-TV operators embraceOTT both as a

defensive move and new revenue opportunity, while pure

OTT providers partner with managed network operators

•Legacypay-TVoperatorsembraceOTTasbothadefensive

move and new opportunity

•Newcategoryofhybridset-topboxes(STB)andpersonal

videorecorders(PVR)supportbothHTTPLiveStreaming

(HLS)andDigitalVideoBroadcasting(DVB)standards

• Content security requirements becoming increasingly

stringent for new delivery modes, especially for premium

contenttounmanagedOTTdevices,andforUHD/4Kvideo

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CHALLENGES

Akeychallenge is toachieveaseamless integrationof linearchannelswithoperatorVOD,PVRcontentandOTT

servicestohybridSTBsintoasingle,easy-to-navigateuserexperience(UX)whileensuringthehighestlevelofcontent

and revenue security. Established and emerging digital TV operators alike are facing challenges such as:

•FragmentationofoperatingenvironmentswhengoingbeyondthetypicalbroadcastSTB

•AchievingahighqualityDVB-HybridtelevisionUXthatisatrueadvanceonthebestthattraditionalbroadcastTVcan

offer,plusservicessuchasRewindTVandnetworkPVR

•Incorporatinghybridvideodeliveryintoaunifiedandintuitiveuserinterface,whileensuringthatservicepersonalization

pervadesthemulti-screenUX

•Satisfying increasingly stringent licensing conditions for premium content, preventing unauthorized access and

unlawful content re-distribution

•Managingsubscribers’usagerightsuniformlyacrossmultiplenetworksandscreens,whetherathomeoron themove,

preferably through cross-network super domains

THE COMPANIES

TCC is a Uruguayan company pioneering service innovation in content distribution. With more than 18 years in the

market,TCCleadspay-TVservicesinUruguayandtheLatinAmericanregionintegratingcontentandentertainment

technologies. In 2013 TCC expanded its arsenal with the addition of the new TCC Vivo OTT VOD service, which is

deliveredthroughDVB-HybridSTBs(DVB-C+OTT)andaccessible

bycommercialoff-the-shelf(COTS)tablets,smartphones,PCsand

Macs,allowingsubscribers toaccesspremiumcontenton their

preferred device whenever they choose. TCC also provides

consultancyservicesto100+cablesystemsinUruguay,Argentina

andChile,whereTCCprovidesequipmentadviceandhelps

operators build their head-ends.

Verimatrix® specializes in securing and enhancing revenue for

multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe,

featuring the award-winning and independently audited Video

Content Authority System (VCAS™). Based in San Diego,

California, it has more than 750 pay-TV operator customers

in 100+ countries, protecting some 50 million consumer

screens of all types.


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VERIMATRIX SELECTED FOR TCC’S MULTI-NETWORK AND MULTI-SCREEN SERVICE OFFERING

Torealizeitsambitiousmulti-screenplans,TCCmadeanextensiveevaluationofpay-TVtechnologyvendorsincluding

content security, which the company new would be key to licensing premium content for all types of devices, whether

managedorCOTS.

InSeptember2013,TCCandVerimatrix jointlyannounced thatVCAShadbeenselected toprovidecontentand

revenuesecurityforthepay-TVoperator’sambitiousmulti-networkandmulti-screenserviceoffering,TCCVIVO.TCC

nowreliesonthemulti-networkVCASplatformsupportingIPTV,InternetTV,DVB,andhybridcombinationsthereof–to

provideharmonizedmulti-screenrevenuesecurityfromacommonkeymanagementplatformforitsarrayofservices.

“TCC is dedicated to delivering content, no matter what network is needed and no matter which

device is preferred by the subscriber,” said Javier Ruete, CEO, TCC. “Verimatrix helps us achieve

this vision by providing us with the revenue security solutions we need to protect both our

current multi-screen offering, and any additional services or applications we add in the future.

VCASprovidesuswiththeflexibilityandscalabilitythatourbusinessdemands.”

USER EXPERIENCE OPTIMIZATION

Mr.Ruetecontinued:“Ourplatform’smaingoalistoofferamorecomfortableuserexperience.TheDVB+OTThybrid

combination allows us to integrate very precise TV guide search engines that give users the freedom to access their favorite

content not having to worry about the content source: lineal (DVB) or on-demand (OTT). The system also incorporates the

businessrulesofeachspecificcontentprovider:freeorpremium.”

“We are also developing a recommendation system based on

consumerprofiles,contentdescriptionandsuggestionsbased

on user behavior. The subscribers will be able to access

different content categories based on the sensations that

contentgeneratedtootherviewers,”concludedMr.Ruete.

“Aspay-TV in LatinAmerica continues toboom,andhybrid

networkconfigurationsbecomeincreasinglypopular,theneedfor

multi-networkrevenuesecurityhasneverbeengreater,”saidSteve

Oetegenn,PresidentofVerimatrix.“VerimatrixcanhelpsavvyoperatorssuchasTCCexecuteontheirmulti-screenstrategies

by enabling them to cast a much wider net with their service offerings.”

“As pay-TV in LatinAmericacontinuestoboom,andhybridnetworkconfigurations become increasingly popular, the need for multi-network revenue security has never been greater.”

-SteveOetegenn,President-Verimatrix.




VERIMATRIX VIDEO CONTENT AUTHORITY SYSTEM (VCAS™)

Issuessuchasnetworkanddevicefragmentation,increasinglystringentcontentlicensingrequirements,andmanaging

subscriber and content usage rights in a multi-network environment, may all seem daunting to operators used to

managing a single network that it has complete control over including the subscriber devices.

AsTCCcontinuedtoexpanditsserviceoffering,itneededarobustandflexiblerevenuesecuritysolutionthatenables

contentdeliveryandmonetizationspanningmultiplenetworks,managedfromasinglesecurityauthority.

Toovercomethesechallenges,Verimatrixhasdevelopedasinglesecurityauthority,VCAS,withasingleback-endAPI.

Thisapproachallowsoperatorstoperformjustonehead-endintegrationregardlessofthenumberofnetworksand

typesofdevices.VCASprovidesamulti-networkplatformformulti-screenservices,supportingvariousvideoandDRM

formatswhileenablingharmonizedrightsmanagementforIPTV,DVB,InternetTVandhybridcombinationsthereof.

VerimatrixhasprovidedTCCwithacomprehensivesecuritysolutionforallofitsnetworks,includingDVB-Hybridusing

HLSadaptivebitratestreamingvideodeliveryalongsideDVB-CcableandDVB-Ssatelliteservices.VCASprotectsthe

TCC video services to the broadest range of screens including both broadcast (linear) and on-demand delivery modes.

Moreover,tosatisfystringentOTTcontentlicensingconditions,theVerimatrixOTTsolutionsfeaturesenhancedHLS

security,whichincorporatesadvancedprotectiontechnologiesotherwiseonlyfoundinmanagedIPTVandDVBpay-

TV systems, facilitating licensing of premium content for OTT services.

TheunifiedVCAShead-endarchitectureismatchedbytheVerimatrixViewRight®ONEmulti-networksecurityclientfor

DVB,IPTV,OTTandhybridSTBs.



DVB-HYBRID SOLUTION

TheDVB-HybridsolutiondeployedatTCChasthefollowingcharacteristics:

•LinearcontentDVBservices

•ZapperandadvancedDVB-HybridSTBclientsfeaturingViewRightONE

•Linearandon-demandOTTservicesusingadaptivebitratestreaming

•BroadestrangeofCEdevicesupportthroughViewRightWebclients

VerimatrixBroadcast CSM(DVB One-way)

VerimatrixOperator Mgmt Interface& Entitlements Database

VCAS™ Single Security Authority

SMS/Middleware

VerimatrixAdaptive CSM

(HTTP Live Streaming and MPEG-DASH)

VerimatrixEncryption

Engine

VerimatrixMultiCAS/Adaptive

LinearContent

On-DemandContent

ViewRightClient Support

Encoders,Encrypters,

VOD Servers

Multiplexers, Scramblers

&Modulators

Key & ControlData

Internet/Broadband

RF Broadcast Network

IP return path

VerimatrixViewRight iOS & Android

VerimatrixViewRight PC/Mac

VerimatrixViewRight Smart TVs

VerimatrixViewRight Hybrid STB

VCAS™ DVB-Hybrid Solution

BroadcastingAugmentedwithOTTServicestoHybridSTBsandCEDevices

It isbasedonprovenSimulcryptoperationwith legacySTBs,enablingbothconnectedandone-waySTBs,while

supportingavarietyofCEdevicesenabledforHLS.

Inthediagramabove,VCASprovidescross-networkdomain-basedrightsmanagement:whenasubscriber’sdomain

(asopposedtoasingledevice)isentitledtospecificcontent,allthedevicesofthedomainareentitledautomatically,

enabling a frictionless user experience.



Zenterio(Stockholm,Sweden)developsanindependent

softwareplatform,ZenterioOS,forinteractiveTV.Withthe

ZenterioOS,operators canquicklyand cost-effectively

provide new interactive services and applications

Zenterio’suniformoperatingsystemmakesTVoperators

independent in their choices of hardware, middleware

andback-endsolutions.WithZenterioOSoperatorsare

free to focus on service development as an independent

business driver rather than staying locked in by current

ecosystemlimitations.ZenterioOSisbuiltwithminimal

dependency on other partners.

The system features an extensive framework architecture, which enables fast adaptations to market needs and

introductions of new “must have” features.

The problem that pay-TV operators encounter when planning multi-screen services is the fragmentation of operating

environmentswhengoingbeyondthe typicalbroadcastSTB.Byintroducingadditionalservices thefragmentation

increases cost, complexity and time to market.

Zenterio’suniquevalueproposition is toharmonize thepay-TVoperators’operatingsystemenvironment.Zenterio

OScreates independence foroperatorsandopensuppossibilities fornewcustomerofferingsand third-party

application development.

Zenteriooffersacompleteuserinterface(UI)conceptandserviceenvironmentwhereoperatorsthemselvescanmake

a simple re-skinning of the reference UI, or even overhaul the entire interaction model. The standard UI has a patented

interaction model and is known for its simplicity and world class performance.

TheZenterioNavigatorcontainsan“all-device”approachandprovidesthetoolsandreferencesneededtocreatea

truly content focused experience on all devices in the homes of end-users.

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TCC, ZENTERIO AND VERIMATRIX JOINT SOLUTION

AnimportantlayerofaunifiedhybridservicesUXisensuringthattheoperator’scontentissecureasitisdeliveredand

consumedacrossdevices.TCC,VerimatrixandZenteriohaveintegratedtheirrespectivesolutionswiththeobjectiveto

enableoperatorsaroundtheworldtoprovideasuperiormulti-networkUXfortheirsubscriberswhileensuringthatthe

revenuestreamsareprotectedatalltimes.ThecombinationoftheZenterioOS,zetaTVHybridSTBsandadvanced

VCAScardlesssecurityprovidesanidealfoundationonwhichtobuildanddelivercompellingDVB-Hybridservices

as those provided by TCC with its VIVO offer.

JointSolutionCharacteristics

•ThesolutionprovidesthetoolsandsupportthatprogressiveoperatorslikeTCCrequireinordertotocapitalizeon

the new opportunities presented by the accelerating convergence of video delivery over various types of networks

to multiple devices

•IndependentlyauditedandawardwinningVerimatrixsecurity,whichextendsbeyondthelegacysingle-networkCA

approach in order to protect pay-TV services delivered to any screen over any network

•Verimatrix-enhancedHLSsecuritywithkeyfeaturesfromIPTVandDVBpay-TVsystems:

–Advancedkeymanagement,alreadyprovenin500+IPTVdeployments

–X.509digitalcertificatesensuressecureend-userdeviceauthentication

–Entitlementverificationensuresonlyauthorizeduserscanwatchservices

–Trustedtechnologyfacilitatescontentlicensingprocessandtime-to-market

•VerimatrixViewRight®securityclientsareavailableforDVB,IPTVandhybridSTBs/DVRs,iOSandAndroidtablets

andsmartphones,PC/Macs,andsmartTVs

•User-specific forensic videowatermarking: Verimatrix VideoMark™ enables tracking of misappropriated content

backtothelastauthorizedclientdevice

•CarefullydesignedZenteriouserinterface,verysleekandawardedforitseaseofuse

•IntuitivepatentedHalf-pipemenusystem–Managesallsettingsandcontenttypes

•DynamicOSDScaling–OptimizedexperienceatallSDandHDresolutions

•Branding–veryeasyusingskinscomprisingcolors,logotypes,layout,andbootlogotypes

•FirstTimeInstallation“Wizard”–WatchTVafterafewbuttonpresses

•VeryresponsivecontinuouslycachedTVguides

•FullMonitoring,Present/FollowingandMulti-DayGuideswithReminders

•ThezetaTVSTBsupportsHybridDVB,OTTandIPTVservicesandoffersfullHDvideoquality(1080P)



SOLUTION BENEFITS

•ProtectsTCC’srevenuesonanydeliverynetwork:satellite,cable,OTT

•ExtendsTCC’sreachacrossmultiplenetworks,devicesandgeographiesviaasinglesecurityauthorityplatform

•DVB-Hybridunitesthebestofbothworlds:broadcastandIP-basedon-demandservices

•Providespersonalizedchoicesandviewingmodelsacrossallclientdevices

•VCASsuperdomainsenablesharmonizedcross-networksubscriberrightsmanagement

•VerysleekuserinterfaceensuresacompellingUX

•Improvedcustomerloyaltyandsubscribergrowthopportunitiesthroughacompetitivemulti-screenTVserviceand

TV Everywhere convenience

•Easilyintegratedwithexistingback-endsystemsandecosystempartners

CONCLUSION

TCC’sleading-edgedeploymenthighlightsthepowerofDVB-Hybridnetworkarchitectures.Providinganintegrated

experience across multiple touch points demands a sophisticated combination of user interface, metadata and

securitytechnologies.ThepartnershipbetweenTCC,VerimatrixandZenterioprovidesacombinationof

strengthsthatoptimizesquality,functionalityand,ultimately,enablesacompellingUX.



ABOUT TCC

TCC is a Uruguayan company pioneering in innovative services related to content distribution. With more than 18

yearsinthemarket,TCCleadspay-TVservicesinUruguayandtheLatinAmericanregionintegratingcontentand

entertainment technologies. The company’s staff hasadeep knowledge in integrating, design, development and

deploymentofproductsrelatedtotheentertainmentindustry–B2CandB2B–withastrongpositioningintheregion.

Formoreinformation,pleasecontact:Lic.DiegoBorba–Tel:(+598)[email protected]

ABOUT VERIMATRIX

Verimatrixspecializesinsecuringandenhancingrevenueformulti-network,multi-screendigitalTVservicesaroundthe

globe. The award-winning and independently audited Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) and

ViewRight®solutionsenablecable,satellite,terrestrial,IPTVandOTToperatorstocost-effectivelyextendtheirnetworks

and enable new business models. As the established leader in cardless security solutions, the company has leveraged

itsinnovative3-DimensionalSecurityapproachtoprovideharmonizedrightsforpremiumcontentdeliverytoarange

of devices over new hybrid network combinations.

Maintainingcloserelationshipswithmajorstudios,broadcasters,standardsorganizationsanditsunmatchedpartner

ecosystemenablesVerimatrixtoprovideauniqueperspectiveonvideobusinessissuesbeyondcontentsecurityas

operatorsintroducenewservicestotakeadvantageoftheproliferationofconnecteddevices.VerimatrixisanISO

9001:2008certifiedcompany.

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