Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a term used to describe different methods of content protection. All pay TV providers, including DISH, are required to apply protection like limited recording or high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) to select content to prevent piracy.
Limited Recording (Limited Playback)
- Events can be watched for 24 hours after playback starts
- Events can be recorded to your DVR and saved before viewing for a limited amount of time (usually three to six months)
- The following message displays when you attempt to view an expired event
Disabled Recording
- Events cannot be saved for later viewing
- "No Recording" will display in yellow on the PPV order and confirmation screens:
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protections (HDCP)
- In order to watch DRM-affected programming, you must have HDCP-compatible equipment (TVs older than 2006 may not compatible)
- The following message will dispay when you attempt to view DRM-protected programming without a compatible TV and HDMI cable:
