Widevine Technologies
Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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- | N/A | - | |
$11.5m | Debt | ||
$3.0m | Debt | ||
$7.8m | Series A | ||
$13.0m | Debt | ||
$16.0m | Debt | ||
$15.0m | Series C | ||
$160m Valuation: $160m | Acquisition | ||
Total Funding | $22.8m |
Recent News about Widevine Technologies
EditWidevine, a subsidiary of Google, specializes in providing a market-leading platform for delivering protected premium content at the highest possible quality. The company supports a vast array of devices, including mobile, desktop, set-top boxes, and living room devices, totaling over 5 billion globally. Widevine's solutions are trusted by service providers and broadcasters who deliver premium content over Over-The-Top (OTT) networks. The platform is studio-approved for 4K, UHD, HDR, and more, ensuring top-tier content protection and quality. Widevine's business model revolves around offering standards-based, royalty-free solutions for encryption, adaptive streaming, transport, and player software, without any licensing fees or mandatory participation in the CWIP training program. This approach allows Widevine to cater to a broad market, including media companies, broadcasters, and OTT service providers, ensuring secure and high-quality content delivery. The company generates revenue through its CWIP program, which certifies individuals and companies to install and configure Widevine systems confidently and successfully.
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