The unviersal video player solution, THEOplayer, provides playback on many devices and platforms and plays adaptive media formats. Learn how to integrate it with Axinom DRM to protect your videos.

THEOplayer

THEOplayer is a universal video player solution that allows enterprises and online media companies to provide video playback on a wide variety of devices and platforms. THEOplayer supports all major platforms, such as Android, iOS, Roku, Casting, and Smart TVs. It plays adaptive media formats, HLS and MPEG-DASH. By default, THEOplayer supports FairPlay, Widevine, and PlayReady DRM technologies.

It is easy to integrate THEOplayer with Axinom DRM as it is already pre-integrated.

Available SDKs

The SDKs available for integrating Axinom DRM and THEOplayer include:

  • Web SDK

  • Android SDK

  • iOS SDK

  • tvOS SDK (unverified)

  • Android TV SDK

  • Chromecast SDK

The code examples for Web, Android, and iOS SDKs are given below. For more information, check the THEOplayer website.

Web SDK Code Sample

Refer to this code sample when integrating Axinom DRM with THEOplayer for web.

if (HLS) {
    let drmConfiguration = {
        "integration": "axinom",
        "token": "<AXINOM_TOKEN>",
        "fairplay": {
            "licenseAcquisitionURL": "<AXINOM_DRM_LICENSE_SERVICE_URL_FAIRPLAY>",
            "certificateURL": "<CERTIFICATE_URL>"
        }
    };
    player.source = {
        "sources": {
            "src": "<HLS_STREAM_URL>",
            "type": "application/x-mpegurl",
            "contentProtection": drmConfiguration
        }
    }
} else if (DASH) {
    let drmConfiguration = {
        "integration": "axinom",
        "token": "<AXINOM_TOKEN>",
        "playready": {
            "licenseAcquisitionURL": "<AXINOM_DRM_LICENSE_SERVICE_URL_PLAYREADY>"
        },
        "widevine": {
            "licenseAcquisitionURL": "<AXINOM_DRM_LICENSE_SERVICE_URL_WIDEVINE>"
        }
    };
    player.source = {
        "sources": {
            "src": "<DASH_STREAM_URL>",
            "type": "application/dash+xml",
            "contentProtection": drmConfiguration
        }
    }
}

Android SDK Code Sample

Refer to this code sample when integrating Axinom DRM with THEOplayer for Android.

DRMConfiguration drmConfiguration = new AxinomDRMConfiguration.Builder("<AXINOM_TOKEN>")
    .widevine(
        new KeySystemConfiguration(
            "<AXINOM_DRM_LICENSE_SERVICE_URL_WIDEVINE>"
        )
    )
    .build();
TypedSource typedSource = new TypedSource.Builder()
    .src("<DASH_STREAM_URL>")
    .drm(drmConfiguration)
    .build();
SourceDescription sourceDescription = SourceDescription.Builder.sourceDescription()
    .sources(typedSource)
    .build();
theoplayer.getPlayer().setSource(sourceDescription);

iOS SDK Code Sample

Refer to this code sample when integrating Axinom DRM with THEOplayer for iOS.

let drmConfiguration = AxinomDRMConfiguration(
    licenseAcquisitionURL: "<AXINOM_DRM_LICENSE_SERVICE_URL_FAIRPLAY>",
    certificateURL: "<CERTIFICATE_URL>",
    token: "<AXINOM_TOKEN>"
)
let typedSource = TypedSource(src: "<HLS_STREAM_URL>", type: "application/x-mpegurl", drm: drmConfiguration)
let sourceDescription = SourceDescription(source: typedSource)
theoplayer.source = sourceDescription

Video Playback Tool in Portal

Note that under My DRM >> Tools >> DRM Video Playback, you can actually try out THEOplayer and check whether your video plays with it. This tool allows you to play the DRM-protected video as well as generate and adjust the Entitlement Message. Copy the video URL, the JWT, and the license acquisition URL and choose THEOplayer from the drop-down menu at the bottom. Click to get the player link and then copy-paste the link to see whether your video plays with THEOplayer.

Revision History

The table below outlines the document versions and any changes between them.

Version Date Description

1.0

March 23, 2021

  • Initial version.