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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