Brightcove was never going to cut a content security deal with one of the major DRM suppliers, as most of its video is played out in a browser, for its 5,000 plus customer base. Most of them are not video providers “per se” although some, like Showtime, clearly are. Brightcove’s customers include the New York Times, Oracle, Showtime, Philips, Macy’s, Bank of America, the US Army and Honda. Essentially it is an online video platform where professionals interact with it via the web, using tools provided by Brightcove to store, edit, manage and monetize video. But the fact that its next generation platform will use a DRM offering from castLabs, a company that simply licenses the DRMs that are freely…