ATEME trials watermarking PoC at World Cup
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Michelle Clancy
| 21 July 2019

ATEME has developed a proof of concept for watermarking, which it trialled at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The proof of concept uses BISS-CA, an enhanced, secured standard of the BISS protocol with dynamic rolling keys support for encryption, to help broadcasters in the fight against piracy. During a three-day trial at the event, BISS-CA managed the In-Band assets and added forensic watermarking to mark each decoder output so that after transcoding broadcasters could determine the origin of a leak, if it occurred.

“Together with ATEME, we have successfully shown that it is possible to enhance the security of live content during major events using an open, interoperable standard developed by the EBU,” said Oscar Teran, head of Technology & Development at *Eurovision Services, which conducted the trial. “This, of course, is an asset for us as it will enable us to protect our client’s live content and ensure that it is only delivered to those who should have access to the content.”

Julien Mandel, contribution segment manager at ATEME, added: “We are proud to assist Eurovision Services in demonstrating the protection of video streams delivered as part of international events. As a co-founder and early adopter of BISS-CA, we are expertly placed to propose different watermarking solutions to suit the needs of broadcasters and ensure their content is delivered securely.”