To receive premium TV content you must activate the PlayReady PC Runtime. PlayReady software is used by content owners to ...

To receive premium TV content you must activate the PlayReady PC Runtime.  PlayReady software is used by content owners to protect content from unauthorized use.  By activating PlayReady, a unique identifier will be assigned to your local installation of the software which, along with standard computer information and information about the version of PlayReady currently installed, will be sent to Microsoft or service provider systems over the Internet and may be used to download and install PlayReady updates.