Castlabs provides end-to-end solutions for secure, scalable, and monetized video streaming, including studio-grade multi-DRM (DRMtoday), forensic watermarking (STARDUSTmark), and multi-platform video players (PRESTOplay). The company also offers ad tracking and server-side ad insertion (PRESTOads) for monetization. Selected as a Google Widevine 3PL partner and formed a joint venture, Above, for in-flight entertainment, Castlabs demonstrates strong credibility in content protection and streaming innovation.
Castlabs specializes in DRM, CAS, and forensic watermarking solutions for a wide variety of use cases and deployments.
DRM for OTT is a solution for securing over-the-top content.
Forensic watermarking is a solution for content security.
Widevine CAS is a conditional access system solution.
Offline DRM is a solution for offline content protection.
WebRTC DRM is a solution for securing WebRTC streams.
Widevine certification is a service for obtaining Widevine certification.
Playback & ads provides feature-rich video players and advanced advertising.
Video players are feature-rich players that customers will love.
Ad tracking & measurement provides advanced advertising to boost your bottom line.
Live streaming is a solution for live video streaming.
Media workflows streamline cloud workflows from ingest to output with zero-trust security.
Content platform is a solution for content preparation, storage, and encoding.
Cloud encoding is a solution for cloud-based video encoding.
Remote desktop is a solution for remote desktop access.
Consulting provides expert engineers to help realize custom solutions for any goal.
The ISO/IEC 23009-1 6th edition standardizes server-guided ad insertion (SGAI) for MPEG-DASH using Alternative MPD events. This technical update allows streaming platforms to decouple ad decisioning from the client, enabling more scalable and interoperable ad insertion for both VOD and live content.
Castlabs has updated its cloud-based DRMtoday service to support IPTV multicast delivery using CENC, Widevine, and PlayReady. This software-defined approach aims to enable PayTV operators to unify security for both multicast and OTT workflows, replacing traditional hardware-dependent conditional access systems.
castLabs has updated its DRMtoday cloud service to support IPTV multicast channels using Common Encryption (CENC). The integration aims to replace traditional hardware-based conditional access systems (CAS) with software-oriented, studio-trusted DRM for hybrid PayTV and OTT environments.
Castlabs announced a strategic partnership with Arbor Media to combine secure livestreaming and archiving with C2PA-aligned STARDUSTmark watermarking for governments, parliaments, international institutions, and courts.
Ad Insertion Platform (AIP) and Castlabs will showcase at NAB 2026 how to implement next-generation ad formats that are individually addressable within streaming environments. This collaboration aims to advance ad technology within the streaming industry.
