<s>
Synamedia	B-Device
Ltd	I-Device
.	I-Device
(	O
previously	O
Cisco	O
's	O
SPVSS	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
formerly	O
NDS	B-Device
Group	I-Device
Ltd.	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
Cisco	B-Device
Videoscape	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
technology	O
provider	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Staines-upon-Thames	O
,	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
1988	O
as	O
News	B-Device
Datacom	I-Device
in	O
Israel	O
,	O
offering	O
encryption	O
technology	O
for	O
satellite	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
News	O
Corporation	O
and	O
renamed	O
News	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
Systems	I-Device
(	O
NDS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
business	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
Synamedia	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synamedia	B-Device
leadership	O
includes	O
Paul	O
Segre	O
,	O
CEO	O
;	O
Bijal	O
Patel	O
,	O
CFO	O
;	O
Nick	O
Thexton	O
,	O
CTO	O
;	O
Yael	O
Fainaro	O
,	O
EVP	O
of	O
Security	O
;	O
Jean-Francois	O
Pigeon	O
,	O
EVP	O
of	O
Sales	O
&	O
Marketing	O
and	O
Julien	O
Signes	O
,	O
EVP	O
and	O
General	O
Manager	O
,	O
Video	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synamedia	B-Device
's	O
clients	O
include	O
satellite	O
and	O
cable	O
pay	O
TV	O
providers	O
,	O
media	O
companies	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
involved	O
in	O
direct-to-consumer	O
OTT	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
entered	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Pearl	O
TV	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
Model	O
Market	O
Initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
acquired	O
ContentArmor	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
develops	O
forensic	O
watermarking	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
media	O
and	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Synamedia	B-Device
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
UK-headquartered	O
TV	O
and	O
OTT	O
content	O
discovery	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
platform	O
,	O
Utelly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
acquired	O
Quortex	O
,	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
streaming	O
video	O
processing	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synamedia	B-Device
's	O
platforms	O
for	O
cable	O
,	O
satellite	O
,	O
and	O
IPTV	O
include	O
Foundation	O
for	O
broadcast	O
and	O
hybrid	O
solutions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cloud-based	O
Infinite	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
announced	O
pre-integrated	O
security	O
and	O
business	O
solutions	O
support	O
for	O
Android	O
TV	O
on	O
its	O
Infinite	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
released	O
its	O
Credentials	O
Sharing	O
and	O
Fraud	O
Insight	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
announced	O
Gravity	O
,	O
a	O
managed	O
service	O
that	O
offers	O
broadband	O
and	O
video	O
capabilities	O
to	O
operators	O
and	O
service	O
providers	O
for	O
their	O
small	O
to	O
medium	O
business	O
(	O
SMB	O
)	O
and	O
residential	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
worked	O
alongside	O
THEO	O
Technologies	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
already	O
existent	O
High	O
Efficiency	O
Streaming	O
Protocol	O
(	O
HESP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Synamedia	B-Device
Video	O
Network	O
portfolio	O
includes	O
Digital	O
Content	O
Manager	O
(	O
DCM	O
)	O
which	O
transitions	O
distribution	O
architectures	O
to	O
an	O
IP-based	O
virtualized	O
video	O
processing	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
launched	O
a	O
ATSC	O
3.0	O
Receiver	O
which	O
can	O
function	O
as	O
both	O
an	O
RF	O
and	O
IP	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Synamedia	B-Device
virtualized	O
DCM	O
with	O
Smart	O
Rate	O
Control	O
and	O
Automation	O
provides	O
bandwidth	O
distribution	O
,	O
storage	O
capabilities	O
and	O
High	O
Definition	O
viewing	O
experiences	O
for	O
live	O
and	O
time-shifted	O
ABR	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Synamedia	B-Device
Video	O
Network	O
Service	O
Manager	O
is	O
a	O
micro-services-based	O
platform	O
that	O
helps	O
operators	O
and	O
video	O
producers	O
quickly	O
update	O
their	O
programming	O
line-ups	O
and	O
bundled	O
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Synamedia	B-Device
released	O
Clarissa	O
,	O
which	O
analyzes	O
critical	O
behavioral	O
and	O
consumption	O
insights	O
for	O
pay-TV	O
and	O
OTT	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synamedia	B-Device
Iris	O
,	O
an	O
addressable	O
advertising	O
for	O
broadcast	O
,	O
IP	O
,	O
OTT	O
and	O
Hybrid	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synamedia	B-Device
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sky	O
,	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
personalized	O
ad	O
targeting	O
platform	O
,	O
AdSmart	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
TV	O
advertisements	O
to	O
households	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
