Irdeto acquires BayTSP

Amsterdam, Beijing and Ottawa – Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, today announced the acquisition of BayTSP, a search, discovery and anti-piracy company based in Santa Clara, California.

Irdeto purchased BayTSP to expand its security portfolio and complement its award-winning Irdeto ActiveCloak solution. Following a recent acquisition of BD+ technology from Rovi Corporation, the BayTSP deal further demonstrates the company’s commitment to partnering and delivering end-to-end, dynamic security solutions for media companies particularly in the content creation and distribution side of the business.

Graham Kill, CEO of Irdeto, said, “We know better than anyone how critical it is to proactively and aggressively fight digital theft, and BayTSP’s monitoring capabilities will help us take digital piracy detection to an even higher level. The new business intelligence technology, which uncovers hidden market opportunities and insights, opens the door for Irdeto to not only protect our customer’s revenue but to have a role in growing it.”

The newly acquired BayTSP team will remain located in Santa Clara as well as its satellite operations. All current BayTSP customers will continue to experience the same level of service with the ability to expand their content security program with Irdeto’s industry-leading solutions. In addition, Irdeto’s global customers will immediately have access to the new monitoring, anti-piracy and business intelligence offerings and can use them as stand alone or complimentary to other Irdeto products and services.

BayTSP’s technology has the ability to serve many industries including Movies, Television, Live Events, Music, Software, Publishing and Games, all of which are aligned with Irdeto’s target markets.