Civolution is a renowned brand that has gained recognition as the global leader in watermarking and fingerprinting based content identification solutions. Established in October 2008, the company emerged as a spin-off of Royal Philips Electronics and received support from Amsterdam-based VC firm Prime Ventures. Over time, Civolution has expanded its portfolio of innovative solutions, forming three distinct business units.

In December 2014, WPP’s Kantar Media acquired Civolution’s audio watermarking business, which caters to Audience Measurement and SyncNow, the company’s Second Screen synchronization product. Subsequently, in July 2015, US data science and advertising technology company 4C Insights acquired Civolution’s Teletrax business, which operates the world’s largest television broadcast monitoring networks. Teletrax supports applications for TV Analytics and TV-synchronized digital advertising and is now integrated within Kinetiq.

Lastly, in July 2016, Civolution’s market-leading NexGuard Forensic Watermarking business, providing content tracking solutions for pre-release, digital cinema, pay TV, and streaming, was acquired by Kudelski Group. As a testament to their excellence, Civolution has been the recipient of numerous industry awards, including Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards for their Steganographic Technologies for Audio/Video in January 2016 and their Video Identification Technology to Protect Content Value and Copyright in January 2018