JW Player, a digital and mobile video platform and player company, and Vualto,
global specialists in innovative content delivery and management, have announced
a partnership to make Vualto’s digital rights management (DRM) technology
available to JW Player’s broad roster of video publishers. DRM has become a
component to video strategies, as content creators seek stronger control of their
video and new ways to monetise. This partnership between JW Player and Vualto
simplifies the process for JW Player customers, by providing one integrated
solution.
“Our customers spend significant time and resources producing content for their
users, and protecting that content is necessary for their profitability,’ says Dave
Otten, co-founder and chief executive officer of JW Player. “Through this
partnership, our customers will have access to a host of new features that ensure
the copyright protection of the videos played via JW Player. Vualto’s unbeatable,
feature-rich encryption solution made them a natural partner for us, allowing us to
better empower the content creators and publishers who work with us to maintain
full artistic and financial control of their content’
“JW Player has one of the largest global footprints in online video, delivering billions
of hours of video content each month,’ says James Burt, CTO and co-founder of
Vualto. “As their choice of DRM provider, Vualto will be able to deliver our vast
technical capabilities to a wider audience and ensure copyright protection for videos
watched on both mobile and desktop devices.’
“With Google’s discontinued support of Silverlight in Chrome, it was even more
important for us to find the best partner company to provide DRM to our
customers,’ says Jeroen Wijering, JW Player co-founder. “Through Vualto, JW
Player customers will be able to protect the copyright and integrity of their content
in all browsers, providing a superior viewing experience across every medium.’
