The partnership expands Agora's focus on media
and entertainment with digital rights management (DRM) solutions
that safeguard live content
SANTA CLARA,
Calif., April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Agora,
Inc. (NASDAQ: API), a pioneer and leading platform for
real-time engagement APIs, today announced a new partnership with
EZDRM, the premier provider of Digital Rights Management as a
Service (DRMaaS). The partnership aims to deliver secure,
interactive experiences that protect valuable content while
engaging audiences on a deeper level.
As interactive live streaming experiences become
increasingly prominent in the media and entertainment industry,
protecting digital assets from unauthorized access, copying, and
alteration remains top of mind. Through its partnership with EZDRM,
Agora is integrating real-time engagement capabilities with robust
content protection solutions, providing secure, end-to-end
real-time media streaming to address this need. This powerful
combination caters to the growing demand for exceptional real-time
user experiences and provides creators and broadcasters with the
assurance they need to distribute their content confidently to
their audience, preserving its integrity while ensuring a smooth
and uninterrupted broadcast.
"We chose to work with EZDRM because of their
innovative solutions and commitment to providing security in a way
that is transparent to the overall user experience. Our partnership
is important for our customers who require interactive live
streaming with robust content protection," said Tony Zhao, CEO and Co-Founder at Agora. "By
integrating their cutting-edge DRM technology with our real-time
engagement platform, we can now offer a cohesive solution that
delivers unparalleled user experiences across a variety of
applications, from sports broadcasting and betting to
real-time karaoke. We look forward to working collaboratively to
create comprehensive resources for customers and push the
boundaries of secure, interactive live streaming."
EZDRM offers content protection for live and
on-demand streaming across a wide range of devices and platforms.
Their WebRTC-DRM solution complements Agora's real-time engagement
technology to ensure a smooth user experience, simplifying the
implementation of secure, interactive live streaming content for
Agora customers. As part of the partnership, EZDRM will collaborate
with Agora to define and develop the integration, create a
reference implementation and documentation, and provide support for
customer engagements.
"We are excited to partner with Agora and align
our DRM services with their real-time engagement solutions," said
Olga Kornienko, COO and Co-Founder
at EZDRM. "Together, we are empowering content creators and
broadcasters to deliver interactive experiences that not only
captivate audiences but also secure their revenue streams and
protect their intellectual property."
Agora and EZDRM's partnership unlocks new
possibilities for live streaming experiences, enabling users to
enjoy premium entertainment with secure, ultra-low latency,
synchronous delivery of content across devices and real-world
applications.
To learn more please visit Agora and EZDRM at
booth W2320 during the NAB show.
About Agora
Headquartered in
Santa Clara, California, Agora is
a pioneer and global leader in Real-Time Engagement
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), providing developers with simple,
flexible, and powerful application programming interfaces, or APIs,
to embed real-time voice, video, interactive live-streaming, chat,
whiteboard, and artificial intelligence capabilities into their
applications.
About EZDRM
EZDRM is the original
specialist in Digital Rights Management as a service (DRMaaS),
offering a straightforward, one-stop solution for protecting and
monetizing your video content. The EZDRM solution is ideal for
global support of live, on-demand, downloadable, and offline video
services—eliminating proprietary integration and format
concerns.
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