Conditional Access (CA) News

Valuable Group's Moviebeam Forges Partnership With Nagravision To Provide Studio-Approved Security System For Movie Downloads
Oct 2, 2008 – Valuable Group has reinvigorated MovieBeam's relationship with Nagravision (SWX:KUD.VX) with a new agreement under which Nagravision will provide state-of-the-art, secure conditional access for MovieBeam's set-top boxes.
News categories: Nagravision, MovieBeam, Valuable Group, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, North America, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK, USA

Over Two Million SmarDTV CableCARDs Deployed Worldwide
Sep 30, 2008 – SmarDTV (SWX:KUD.VX) has announced that more than 2 million of its CableCARDs have been deployed worldwide. SmarDTV also announced the opening of a new regional office located in Seoul.
News categories: SmarDTV, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Korea, Middleware, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, USA

TechnoTrend supplies NDS receivers to Tele Columbus
Sep 29, 2008 – TechnoTrend AG has agreed on a cooperation with the Tele Columbus Group. TechnoTrend will develop and deliver a new receiver model with the encryption system NDS VideoGuard by the beginning of the year 2009.
News categories: TechnoTrend, Tele Columbus, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, IBCShow, Set Top Box

China Digital TV Obtains Sales License from the Chinese Encryption Authority
Sep 26, 2008 – China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) has announced that it has successfully obtained a sales license from the Chinese national encryption authority, the State Cryptography Administration (SCA).
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Regulation

NDS VideoGuard® Provides Successful Content Protection to Telecom Italia's IPTV Service
Sep 22, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) currently supplies the IPTV service of Telecom Italia (Italy:TIT)(NYSE:TI) with NDS VideoGuard®, a conditional access (CA) and DRM technology which provides content protection for both broadcast TV and Video on Demand (VOD).
News categories: NDS, Telecom Italia, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy

Viaccess, LG Electronics, Enensys, Expway and Sagem Orga Launch a New Offer to Secure the Broadcast TV Mobile Market
Sep 22, 2008 – Viaccess (Paris:FTE)(NYSE:FTE) has announced a partnership with LG Electronics (Seoul:066570), Enensys (Paris: MLENS), Expway and Sagem Orga (Paris:SAF) to secure access to mobile broadcast TV based on the OMA BCAST SmartCard Profile Standard.
News categories: Viaccess, LG Electronics, Expway, ENENSYS, Sagem Orga, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Mobile

SMiT to deliver a terrestrial HD STB operated by IWEDIA's Comedia middleware and secured by Viaccess' ACS 3.0
Sep 12, 2008 – SMiT, a provider of digital TV devices and a well-known supplier of Viaccess CAMs, has announced that it will be delivering a terrestrial high-definition set-top box operated by IWEDIA's Comedia middleware and secured by Viaccess' ACS 3.0.
News categories: IWEDIA, Viaccess, SMiT, Conditional Access, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Sweden, Terrestrial

Cinea, Harmonic, and NDS Developing Integrated Solution for VOD Markets
Sep 12, 2008 – Cinea (NYSE: DLB), Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) and NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) have announced that they are developing an integrated VOD solution which harnesses Cinea's Running Marks™ watermarking, Harmonic's VOD, and NDS's VideoGuard® conditional access.
News categories: Cinea, Harmonic Inc, NDS Group, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Watermarking

Nagravision Secures Commercial DVB-H Services for Alsumaria TV
Sep 12, 2008 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD.VX) has announced that Alsumaria TV, the Iraqi Satellite Network, has selected Nagravision's conditonal access system (CAS) for its DVB-H services.
News categories: Nagravision, Alsumaria, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Iraq, Mobile