Leuven, Belgium – January 24, 2023 – The HESP Alliance today announced that BuyDRM, a leading provider of watermarking and multi-DRM services for streaming video, signed up as a member. BuyDRM will be able to provide for secure high efficiency streaming through HESP.

The HESP Alliance aims to accelerate standardization and large-scale adoption of high efficiency streaming through HESP. HESP Alliance members can license the technology; integrate it into their video packaging and playback solutions; and develop and share HESP extensions to drive further innovation. A verification program for HESP solutions ensures interoperability across packaging, playback and CDN solutions and provides peace of mind for media companies deploying high efficiency streaming services.

HESP is compatible with studio-approved DRM solutions, such as BuyDRM’s multi-DRM and watermarking platform KeyOS. It is hence a straightforward deployment for media companies looking to provide secure high efficiency streaming experiences, which fulfill the increasing demands of viewers for scalable interactivity and fast zapping, across any device, both on mobile and the big screen. 

“BuyDRM is proud to be a member of the HESP alliance and provide a content security component that is vital to any high value high traffic video deployment,” says Christopher Levy, CEO and co-founder at BuyDRM. “When industry leaders come together for the betterment of the technology that drives our space, it’s a win win for all. We believe this alliance will help fast track the standardization of streaming.”​ 

"We are pleased to have BuyDRM, as leading DRM provider, join the HESP Alliance," said Steven Tielemans, CEO at THEO Technologies and President of the HESP Alliance. “We look forward to actively working together to provide the quality of experience viewers expect while protecting copyrights.”  

About HESP Alliance

The HESP Alliance, founded by Synamedia and THEO Technologies, brings together streaming video vendors and media companies to provide superior online video quality of experience at reduced cost through standardizing and advancing the High Efficiency Streaming Protocol (HESP) and marketing of HESP solutions.

Twitter: @AllianceHESP

LinkedIn: HESP Alliance

About BuyDRM

BuyDRM™ is a leading global provider of Content Security Services for the entertainment, education, enterprise, and hospitality industries. As an OVHcloud company, BuyDRM’s KeyOS content security platform powers many of the largest brands in media and technology.

With decades of market-leading experience implementing commercial content security solutions and media technologies, BuyDRM has amassed substantial success stories for many of today’s largest brands such as ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), Crackle Plus, Crunchyroll, Daily Rounds, Deluxe Digital, EPIX, FuboTV, Rakuten Viki, Redbox, Samsung, SBS Belgium, Sinclair Digital, TubiTV and Zee5.

Twitter: @BuyDRM

LinkedIn: BuyDRM

Media Contact:

Bart Van Oosterhout, HESP Alliance External Communications Working Group Chair, contact@hespalliance.org