Verimatrix (Euronext Paris: VMX) and Telestream, a global expert in video quality monitoring and test and measurement solutions, have now announced that Surveyor ABR Active, Telestream iQ's ABR streaming QoE and QoS monitoring technology, is now integrated within the Verimatrix Streamkeeper Multi-DRM platform, which itself is available in the Verimatrix Secure Delivery Platform.
Telestream's Surveyor ABR Active provides essential insights that enable content owners and streaming service providers to manage critical issues relate to Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) for live and on-demand services. It acts as the most critical viewer, measuring video flows for every bitrate variant and format.
Verimatrix notes its Streamkeeper Multi-DRM platform delivers studio-endorsed best practices for content protection, with meticulous focus on ensuring superior video viewer experiences. As a suite of adaptive cybersecurity technologies that include and go beyond DRM, Streamkeeper allows video service providers to manage revenue risk in a world of continuously changing threats from video piracy and cybercriminals.
Through the new platform integration, Telestream further builds on its technology offerings for the digital video industry, which include workflow automation, media processing, and quality monitoring solutions for the production and distribution of video.
Telestream says its integration with Streamkeeper Multi-DRM allows users to capitalize on Verimatrix’s cloud-based solution, while maintaining full visibility into video and audio content quality. Together, Verimatrix and Telestream say their platforms significatnly accelerate time to market while maintaining service visibility for broadband operators.
As further stated by a press release:
"Telestream’s video quality monitoring platforms provide operators with video service assurance and operational visibility for valuable live and on-demand video services. As digital workflows move to the cloud, Telestream’s pedigree monitoring solutions, coupled with Verimatrix, means those planning to migrate their video workflows to the cloud will have equal or better operational visibility than ever before.
Telestream iQ provides full video and audio quality analysis both at the transcoding location and post CDN for live and on-demand services, allowing operators full visibility into content quality issues – even with full security encryption in place. Telestream iQ’s solutions ensure that audio and video quality errors such as compression errors, pixelization, black screen, still frame, and audio loudness are caught early, allowing rapid time-to-resolution and the ongoing protection of revenue and reputation."
Verimatrix Streamkeeper is available in multiple tiers and includes features such as a real-time performance dashboard, on-call support integrations and alerts, individual device risk scoring and anti-piracy counter-measures.