NAGRA / Nagravision
Video security and anti-piracy software for pay-TV and streaming.
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Company facts
- Entity type
- COMPANY
- Founded
- 1989
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Company size
- 1,001–5,000
- Market role
- AdTech Vendor
- Official website
- nagra.vision
What NAGRA / Nagravision does
NAGRA operates a B2B infrastructure software model centred on securing and monetising premium video distribution. It sells proprietary security and analytics platforms into operator and broadcaster environments, where its software becomes embedded in content protection, entitlement, streaming and subscriber management workflows. The company creates value by helping customers reduce piracy losses, meet studio security requirements, launch or scale OTT services, and improve subscriber economics through analytics and retention tooling.
Category differentiation
This is not a broadcaster, streaming service or adtech platform; it is a B2B provider of video security, anti-piracy and operator software. It should also be distinguished from the Kudelski parent company, which owns the broader group.
Strategic context
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NAGRA, also referred to as NAGRAVISION, is the media and entertainment division of Kudelski Group focused on video content security, anti-piracy, subscriber analytics and related platform software for broadcasters, pay-TV operators, OTT platforms, telecom operators and rights holders. Its product set spans conditional access, multi-DRM, forensic watermarking, streaming protection, analytics and selected operator-facing digital services. The business makes money primarily by selling enterprise software, cloud services, long-term platform licences and managed services to media and telecom operators. Its value proposition is reducing piracy, protecting premium content revenues, supporting secure OTT delivery and helping operators improve retention and pricing decisions through analytics.
Company news briefing
Briefing updated:
Nagravision has maintained its strategic momentum in the sports and streaming sectors, recently releasing its 2026 half-year results alongside key platform deployments. The company was selected by Narrative Entertainment to accelerate streaming innovation using OpenTV ENTera and secured a protection agreement with Lionsgate Play. Additionally, Nagravision launched NAGRA Venturi, an intelligence-led streaming security solution tailored for the AI era, following its previous digital fan engagement initiatives with the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
Business model & monetisation
NAGRA primarily monetises through enterprise licensing, SaaS subscriptions and multi-year platform contracts for content security, DRM, analytics and operator software. Additional revenue comes from managed security services such as live-event watermarking, implementation and integration for complex operator deployments, and usage-linked cloud components for DRM and analytics. In selected cases it also enables partner-led resale models, where telecom operators package services to their subscriber bases.
- Security platform licensing and subscriptions
- Enterprise software contracts for CAS, DRM and streaming protection
- Managed anti-piracy and watermarking services
- Service fee / retainer
- Analytics platforms
- SaaS / software subscription
- Implementation and integration
- Professional services attached to deployments
- Partner-resold consumer security services
- Operator-led resale or bundled subscription
Products & capabilities
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Competitors & alternatives
- Broadpeak
Video streaming infrastructure software for OTT, telecom and broadcaster operators.
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Questions about NAGRA / Nagravision
What is NAGRA?
NAGRA is the media and entertainment division of Kudelski Group, providing video security, anti-piracy, DRM, analytics and operator software for broadcasters, pay-TV and streaming businesses.
Who uses NAGRA?
Its direct customers are broadcasters, pay-TV operators, OTT platforms, telecom operators, studios, sports rights holders and other media organisations that need to secure and monetise premium video.
How does NAGRA make money?
It generates revenue from enterprise software licences, SaaS subscriptions, managed security services, implementation work and operator platform contracts.
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