Hisense smart TVs powered by the Vidaa Linux-based OS have been ported with Intertrust’s ExpressPlay DRM XCA content protection technology for broadcast TV. The primary driver behind the deployment is to stamp out HDMI strippers – which sidestep HDMI security vulnerabilities – by shifting the content protection technology from external devices into the smart TV itself. This advancement in revenue protection techniques renders external devices redundant as content remains encrypted until it reaches a smart TV’s built-in SoC, where content is safely decrypted in a controlled environment. With the great broadcast unbundling happening before our eyes as operators and broadcasters pivot to streaming alternatives to keep viewers engaged, smart TVs are being targeted as the primary screen, and rightly so.…