Alphabet acquired Widevine, a transaction announced in December 2010.
Widevine operates in Video (DRM / streaming), is based in United States. Widevine provided video delivery technology including digital rights management (DRM), secure delivery, and video optimization used by studios, cable systems, and device makers to stream premium content securely across devices. Google acquired it to support high-quality, secure on-demand streaming (including on YouTube).
Enable secure, high-quality streaming and content protection across the video ecosystem and enhance Google's video products.
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.