Irdeto
Irdeto, a Privately Owned company headquartered in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, is a subsidiary of Multichoice Group. Founded in 1969, with approximately 1,160 employees, it reported $188.6M in revenue as of 2024, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company functions as a B2B technology provider and security architecture studio specializing in digital platform cybersecurity, media protection, and conditional access technology. Irdeto supplies content protection, anti-piracy solutions, and digital rights management (DRM) software to pay-TV operators, streaming platforms, game developers, and consumer electronics manufacturers globally.

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Founded

1969

Headcount

1,152

Headquarters

Netherlands

Primary Segment

Content security

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

62

News Summary:

On August 27, 2026, Irdeto introduced Denuvo Anti-Piracy for Proton Linux and Steam Deck, acknowledging the evolving PC gaming landscape that sees players accessing libraries across a wider mix of devices and environments beyond traditional Windows PCs. Also on August 27, the company discussed anti-piracy measures and ISP blocking as a way to safeguard Africa's growing creative economy, which benefits from increased consumption of African stories, local productions, and live sports, expanded access through streaming, and widespread smartphone use. Earlier, on August 6, a case study highlighted how verified access strengthens fleet safety and compliance by addressing the challenges physical keys pose in confirming authorized drivers and vehicle readiness across shifts and locations. This followed a July 27 case study focusing on modernizing secure fleet access across connected operations, noting how physical key processes can create gaps between fleet management systems and actual access workflows.

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Irdeto offers 19 products in the enterprise tech, media tech and ad tech and services industries. Irdeto's product portfolio comprises of user experience and devices, enterprise security, content supply chain, video processing and playout, sports tech, content security and ad measurement and verification.
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Irdeto's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Irdeto's revenue into 14 different product categories, the largest of which is conditional access systems (CAS). For full access to Irdeto's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Irdeto's customers primarily consist of entertainment Providers and telecoms companies. Examples of Irdeto's customers include Sony Group, Charter Communications and Bharti Airtel. Irdeto has commercial and technical partners like MediaKind, Media Broadcast and Realtek Semiconductor. Irdeto has suppliers like Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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