VeriSign announces the launch of its Three-Screen Solution for Media and Entertainment Companies in Europe. VeriSign has combined its expertise in digital services with an international supplier of digital media technology solutions, ioko, to enable companies to provide consumers with a compelling digital experience across multiple screens.
VeriSign and ioko have enabled successful mobile and broadband content delivery solutions including Channel 4’s 4oD, Sky Anytime on PC and for other telecommunications, media and entertainment leaders in Europe, Asia and North America.
The VeriSign Three-Screen Solution enables media and entertainment companies to accelerate time to market and drive new revenue streams by helping them offer end users an enhanced digital experience across a broad spectrum of media consumer touch points including the TV, PC and mobile phone. VeriSign enables media and entertainment companies to engage and embrace customers anytime, anywhere through intelligent network integration, coupled with consistent and secure content delivery.
With its heritage in security, VeriSign takes an advanced, layered approach to securing digital content, regardless of network or viewing medium. Content is protected from unauthorised distribution with DRM, authentication, encryption technologies (digital certificates) and geo IP restriction in transit and to verify the source. VeriSign will also help media and entertainment companies respond to the complex demands of dramatically changing consumer usage characteristics and distribution opportunities.
The VeriSign Three-Screen Solution includes the following features:
- VeriSign Intelligent Content Delivery Network is designed to reach both mobile and broadband consumers, offering cost-competitive content delivery and giving media and entertainment companies the ability to support SMS, MMS and WAP-push modes of content delivery.
- VeriSign Interactive Applications Services offer media and entertainment companies the ability to capture consumers through an additional marketing channel, encourage brand loyalty and creating additional revenue streams.
- VeriSign Content Portal Services offer a comprehensive multi-screen experience, designed specifically to solve key challenges related to the life cycle of digital content within a mobile retail ecosystem.
VeriSign will be showcasing its innovative Multi-Screen solution for the first time in Europe this week at IBC 2007 on ioko’s stand # 3.300.