The Economic Times

Trai issues draft audit manual for DRM-based digital addressable systems, seeks comments by October 30

Trai has released a draft audit manual for digital rights management-based systems seeking industry feedback. The manual outlines procedures for audits of IPTV-based distribution systems, including subscriber management and encryption. Monthly reconciliation of data between subscriber management and DRM systems is required, with specific thresholds for discrepancies listed. Stakeholders have until October 30 to provide their comments on the draft.