castLabs Equips Avion Media With Video Playback and DRM Technology

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castLabs Equips Avion Media With Video Playback and DRM Technology

BERLIN, September 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    castLabs [http://castlabs.com ], a digital video technology and services company,
today announced it has collaborated with Avion Media, an over-the-top (OTT) streaming
platform provider. castLabs supplies its video player and digital rights management (DRM)
licensing technology to enable protected content streaming for Avion Media and its
European customers.

    Based in Croatia, Avion Media provides hosted, subscription-based end-to-end OTT
solutions. Its AVIION TV Suite [http://www.aviion.tv ] enables companies to manage and
monetize digital video assets across internet-enabled devices including smartphones,
tablets, TVs, set-top-boxes, game consoles, PCs, and Macs. Digital video providers of any
size have the opportunity to use a scalable, full-service delivery platform that can be
accessed from the cloud or as a standalone solution. A selection of features include
hosted content streaming, DRM support, advertising, and analytics.

    To facilitate the playback of protected live and on-demand content, castLabs has
provided its DASH Everywhere [http://castlabs.com/products/dash-everywhere ] cross-browser
player, Video Player SDKs [http://castlabs.com/products/video-player-sdk ] for Android/iOS,
and cloud-based DRM licensing service, DRMtoday [http://www.drmtoday.com ]. These
technologies enable Avion Media to offer DRM-secured MPEG-DASH video playback to its wide
range of customers.

    "Partnering with AVIION means its business clients have DRM-enabled playback options
which help them secure and monetize video assets across a broad array of end-user
applications and devices. We are happy to be helping AVIION extend its reach to the
largest audience possible with valuable premium content," said Michael Stattmann, Managing
Director of castLabs.

    "We in AVIION are happy to be in partnership with castLabs and its compelling
solutions. As all of us in the OTT industry know, DRM handling is challenging and finding
a solution that surpasses different DRM obstacles makes our job easier," said Robert Sipek,
CEO of Avion Media.

    About castLabs
castLabs [http://castlabs.com ] pioneers software and cloud services for digital video
markets worldwide. The company provides solutions to easily enable the secured
distribution of movie, TV, and audio assets for high-quality video experiences. Their
range of applications and services are designed to help businesses deliver DRM-protected
premium content over a large selection of consumer devices and platforms. castLabs is
based in Los Angeles, California, and Berlin, Germany. To learn more about castLabs
products and services, please visit castlabs.com [http://castlabs.com ].

    About Avion Media 

    Having entered the booming content distribution market in 2009, Avion Media is now one
of the leading providers of end-to-end OTT solutions, thanks to its main product AVIION TV
Suite. It has many influential customers from the telecommunication sector, and is among
the most flexible and complete on the market. Apart from its main product, Avion Media
offers many auxiliary components such as scheduling, playout, storage and networking
systems, and provides consulting and expert analysis.

       
         
        MediaContact

         
        Bryce Pedersen

         
        +49 1749250108

         
        http://castlabs.com

         

     

castLabs GmbH

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