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Widevine

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is Widevine?

Widevine is a digital rights management (DRM) technology developed by Google. It is commonly used to protect premium video content, such as movies and TV shows, from unauthorized access and copying. It allows content providers to securely deliver their content to a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and set-top boxes, while preventing piracy.

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What other technologies are related to Widevine?

Widevine Competitor Technologies

PlayReady is a DRM system from Microsoft that competes directly with Widevine for content protection.

mentioned alongside Widevine in 88% (457) of relevant job posts

FairPlay is Apple's DRM solution, which competes with Widevine for securing content on Apple devices.

mentioned alongside Widevine in 89% (324) of relevant job posts

Widevine Complementary Technologies

HLS is a streaming protocol often used with DRM systems like Widevine to deliver protected content.

mentioned alongside Widevine in 7% (391) of relevant job posts

MPEG-DASH is a streaming protocol that can be used with Widevine to deliver protected content adaptively.

mentioned alongside Widevine in 10% (123) of relevant job posts

Dash is a streaming protocol that can be used with Widevine to deliver protected content adaptively. (Shortened name for MPEG-DASH)

mentioned alongside Widevine in 3% (309) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Widevine?

Job function

Jobs mentioning Widevine

Orgs mentioning Widevine

Engineer

0% (485) job posts

26 organizations

Software Engineer

0% (378) job posts

77 organizations

Mobile Developer

0% (56) job posts

29 organizations

Embedded Engineer

0% (33) job posts

7 organizations

Firmware Engineer

0% (22) job posts

9 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Widevine?

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Retail Trade

Samsung Electronics

Manufacturing

Professional Services

Scientific and Technical Services

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