NAGRA's CONNECT Player is an operator-centric OTT player designed to meet the challenges of delivering OTT in the TV device ecosystem and the live TV experience expected of a Pay-TV operator. It manages the different behaviours across the device ecosystem and the complex security landscape of multi-DRM and bridges the gap between open devices and set-top boxes.
Multi-DRM
Many devices now support more than one DRM system. CONNECT Player can detect, prioritise and select between the available DRMs.
- Widevine device revocation
An override mechanism prevents devices such as Nexus 7 and Pixel C from being revoked by Widevine. - Software and hardware DRM handling
Key per track is supported, and DRM level detection assists the app in choosing between SD/HD/UHD streams. - External connection notification
User events are notified to manage output control in a user-friendly way.
CONNECT Player and NAGRA Services
Pre-integrated with CONNECT Player for QoS/QoE and audience measurement:
- Insight analytics
Collects device and stream performance. The Player plus Insight creates a feedback loop for data-driven improvements. - CONNECT DRM
Optional DRM on operator Android TV devices and provides a primary/secondary alternative to Widevine. - Secure Session Management
Integrated support for DRM enforced session control. Available on Widevine, PlayReady and FairPlay Streaming. - QuickMark watermarking
Integrated support for client-side forensic watermarking across all devices. QuickMark can be combined with SSM to create a detection/enforcement loop. - Client device hardening
Use with AnNaNaS on Android for anti-root, anti-debug and anti-emulator. Use with KOP4J as part of complete application obfuscation on Android.
Offline playback
- Supported for Android and iOS mobile devices.
- Optimised to be faster than off the shelf solutions.
- Supports pause/resume, license renewal, background downloading, etc.
- Not provided 'out of the box' for free solutions.