Tag: DRM
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ATSC 3.0 Nextgen OTA TV Has a Major DRM Problem That Makes It Hard For Cord Cutters to Enjoy Free OTA TV
ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV has a ton of promise and many great features like better range and the possibility of free 4K TV with your antenna. But ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV also comes with digital rights management also known as DRM. This has resulted in many cord cutters not being able to enjoy free OTA…
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HDHomeRun’s ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV DRM Won’t Work on Most Roku Players and Apple TVs
Back in 2020, Silicondust released its first HDHomeRun NextGen TV FLEX 4K Tuner for the NextGen TV standard ATSC 3.0. Since it launched, many have been waiting for it to add digital rights management, or DRM, support, but now we get a look into some of the reasons it is taking so long. A big…
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Sadly Disney+ Won’t Work on Chromebooks, Linux, & Some Android Devices Because of DRM
If you plan to get Disney+ with the hopes of using it on a Chromebook, Linux computer, or some Android streaming players, you may be out of luck. Sadly, early testing in the Netherlands has shown Disney+ does not work on these devices. So why are devices like Chromebooks blocked? It seems that Disney has…
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Kodi Is Adding DRM to Attract New Streaming Services
For years the team behind Kodi has pushed to attract streaming services to their platform; however, they have always hit roadblocks because publishers first wanted to know that their content would be secure. What is DRM? DRM is Digital Rights Management, the software that prevents people from making illegal copies. According to an interview with…