A Brightcove representative says the company is backing away from HTML5 & pushing their SDKs for native iOS & Android apps instead. In the article, the spokesperson cites advantages of native experiences, including that customers can install DRM. What this … Continue reading →

Muktware.com is reporting that Google most recent update to Chrome on all devices includes “what Google calls, ‘Widevine Content Decryption Module’”. Some companies that want to use HTML5 may see this as beneficial to protecting their assets. Link: http://www.muktware.com/5397/html5-drm-comes-all-chrome-os-devices

At the recent SXSW, Sir Tim Berners-Lee reportedly said during a post-presentation question & answer session, “If we don’t put the hooks for the use of DRM in, people will just go back to using Flash.” (Link: http://boingboing.net/2013/03/10/tim-berners-lee-the-web-needs.html) Boing Boing’s … Continue reading →