[March 14, 2011] OMVC Selects Neustar to Provide Infrastructure for Mobile Digital TV Tweet Mar 14, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) announced it has selected Neustar to provide the Mobile DTV Trust Authority with the infrastructure necessary to deliver live, digital broadcast TV content to various mobile video-enabled devices such as mobile phones and portable media players. Neustar's technology enables connectivity across different networks, technologies and applications, and it possesses experience developing digital media ecosystems. Neustar has developed and maintains the UltraViolet digital rights locker for the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) consortium. For the OMVC, Neustar will provide the experience and technology necessary to allow mobile devices and DTV service providers to connect seamlessly and securely - with new secure deployments that will begin later this year. "With Neustar, we have a steady hand at the controls of what we believe will be a thriving digital mobile industry that will bring broadcast television content to millions of American consumers," said OMVC President Vince Sadusky, who is also president and CEO of LIN Media. As the MDTV Trust Authority, Neustar will provide a technology infrastructure, which not only issues and manages a hierarchy of digital certificates, but provides secure, efficient and online systems to manage the full lifecycle of Mobile DTV trust relationships from registration to ordering, delivery, authentication, status checking and revocation. "As Neustar has demonstrated in its position as a best-in-breed neutral and trusted provider of technology infrastructure and thought leadership for the latest digital technologies, it is more than able to tackle the challenges of Mobile DTV," said Lisa Hook, President and CEO of Neustar. "We are excited by the opportunities to help deliver this innovative new service to consumers everywhere." The utilizing of a trust authority was anticipated with the development of the U.S. Mobile DTV broadcast standard, and dozens of stations throughout the country have already put signals on-the-air with the ATSC A153 standard that controls Mobile DTV services. In a recent report, In-Stat estimated the number of ATSC Mobile DTV tuner shipments would reach 30 million through 2014 with substantial growth expected in the U.S. Mobile DTV market. Neustar provides services that enable trusted communication across networks, applications, and enterprises around the world. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]