FairPlay Streaming
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FairPlay Streaming is Apple’s digital rights management (DRM) technology designed to securely deliver and protect streaming video content across its platforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FairPlay Streaming canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2125208 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FairPlay Streaming Context triple: [FairPlay, relatedTo, FairPlay Streaming]
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A.
Plex
Plex is a media server and streaming platform that lets users organize, stream, and access their personal and online media libraries across various devices.
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B.
Movies on Demand
Movies on Demand is a film or video project associated with the band Consequence, likely serving as a notable visual or multimedia extension of their music.
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C.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream is a live TV streaming service from DirecTV that offers cable-style channel bundles over the internet without requiring a satellite dish.
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D.
Viaplay
Viaplay is a Nordic-based streaming service specializing in sports, films, and TV series, known for its live sports coverage across Europe.
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E.
Fubo
Fubo is a live TV streaming service best known for its extensive sports-focused channel lineup and cord-cutting alternative to traditional cable.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FairPlay Streaming Target entity description: FairPlay Streaming is Apple’s digital rights management (DRM) technology designed to securely deliver and protect streaming video content across its platforms.
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A.
Plex
Plex is a media server and streaming platform that lets users organize, stream, and access their personal and online media libraries across various devices.
-
B.
Movies on Demand
Movies on Demand is a film or video project associated with the band Consequence, likely serving as a notable visual or multimedia extension of their music.
-
C.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream is a live TV streaming service from DirecTV that offers cable-style channel bundles over the internet without requiring a satellite dish.
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D.
Viaplay
Viaplay is a Nordic-based streaming service specializing in sports, films, and TV series, known for its live sports coverage across Europe.
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E.
Fubo
Fubo is a live TV streaming service best known for its extensive sports-focused channel lineup and cord-cutting alternative to traditional cable.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DRM system
ⓘ
digital rights management technology ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Google Widevine
ⓘ
linked to:
DRM
Microsoft PlayReady ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Media DRM
|
| component |
application server integration
ⓘ
client playback SDK ⓘ key server ⓘ license server ⓘ |
| contentType |
audio
ⓘ
video ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Apple Developer documentation
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Developer Documentation
Apple FairPlay Streaming Programming Guide ⓘ
linked to:
Apple FairPlay
|
| encryptionAlgorithm |
AES-128
ⓘ
AES-CBC ⓘ |
| feature |
HDCP enforcement
ⓘ
content key expiration controls ⓘ hardware-backed key storage on supported devices ⓘ offline playback support for rentals and purchases ⓘ output protection enforcement ⓘ secure key exchange ⓘ support for multiple content key sessions ⓘ support for persistent content keys ⓘ |
| goal |
enforce licensing terms for video playback
ⓘ
prevent unauthorized copying of streaming content ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
iOS
ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ tvOS ⓘ visionOS ⓘ |
| platform | Apple ecosystem ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
App Store video apps
ⓘ
linked to:
App Store
Apple TV app ⓘ
linked to:
Apple TV (macOS app)
Apple TV hardware ⓘ FairPlay ⓘ |
| requires |
Apple developer program membership for integration
ⓘ
server-side implementation by content providers ⓘ |
| securityModel |
client–server key exchange
ⓘ
encrypted media segments ⓘ |
| supports |
HLS
ⓘ
HTTP Live Streaming ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
content owners
ⓘ
video streaming service providers ⓘ |
| useCase |
electronic sell-through video
ⓘ
rental video services ⓘ streaming video protection ⓘ subscription video on demand ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FairPlay Streaming Description of subject: FairPlay Streaming is Apple’s digital rights management (DRM) technology designed to securely deliver and protect streaming video content across its platforms.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.