Tivùsat taps Nagra cardless security to deliver DAZN

Italy’s Tivù Srl, operator of free-to-air satellite platform tivùsat, has extended its technology partnership with content security specialist Nagra to include cardless security solutions.

The move is designed to enable Tivù to extend its premium sports lineup with DAZN sports content, and gives DAZN the opportunity to expand its service footprint across the tivùsat satellite platform.

The move means DAZN is now vailable to Tivù Srl end-users with a set-top box or conditional access module.

The new cardless solution, designed to secure premium content investments, will supplement existing Nagra smartcard solutions deployed at tivùsat.

Nagra cardless technology is used by media and entertainment operators to secure premium content delivered to proprietary and Android set-top boxes, and adheres to MovieLabs requirements for enhanced content protection of 4K/HDR content.

Alberto Sigismondi, president of Tivù Srl said: “We’re excited to bring our end-users all of the action on the “Zona DAZN” channel from the start of the new football season. Our long-term relationship with Nagra means we’re able to bring this content to our end-users safe in the knowledge that it is secured by best-of-breed NAGRA cardless technology.”

Nancy Goldberg, EVP and chief marketing and sales officer at Nagra, said:  “Helping our customers to provide the widest possible content choice to their viewers is core to our ambition.” said We are proud to extend our security solution across the tivùsat platform to additionally protect DAZN premium sports content. The adoption of this disribution approach by an OTT operator, whose content will be distributed via satellite, further demonstrates the flexibility of Nagra solutions to support the needs of today’s media and entertainment market.”