Conditional Access (CA) News

Premiere Chooses NDS VideoGuard® to Secure its Pay-TV Platforms in Germany and Austria
Apr 15, 2008 – NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that Premiere will deploy VideoGuard®, the market-leading content protection solution from NDS, to secure its pay-TV satellite platforms in Germany and Austria.
News categories: NDS Group, Premiere, Austria, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite, Set Top Box

Sigma Designs and SecureMedia Launch Ãœber-Security For A New Generation of IPTV Digital Media Devices
Apr 15, 2008 – SecureMedia has announced that its Encryptonite ONE™ digital media protection system has been integrated into the SMP 8630 family of Secure Media Processors from Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM).
News categories: SecureMedia, Sigma Designs, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

New digital broadcasting platform at Ultravision secured by content protection specialist Conax
Apr 14, 2008 – Ultravision is expanding their repertoire of broadcasting offerings by adding a digital-tiered broadcasting platform. Ultravision currently serves approximately 190,000 customers in 18 cities throughout Mexico over an analog MMDS network.
News categories: Conax, Ultravision, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mexico, MMDS, NABShow

Qualcomm and Leading Conditional Access Solution Providers Collaborate on OpenCA Integration with MediaFLO Platform
Apr 14, 2008 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced that the Company is working with Irdeto (JSE: NPN), Nagravision (SWX: KUD) and NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) to integrate their Conditional Access (CA) solutions with the open MediaFLO™ mobile broadcast platform.
News categories: Qualcomm, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, NABShow, Smart TV

Irdeto Secures Long-Term Content Security Contract with Österreichische Rundfunksender (ORS)
Apr 14, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced a multi-year conditional access (CA) contract with Österreichische Rundfunksender (ORS) to protect the Austrian national broadcaster's satellite broadcast network with the Irdeto Digital TV content security solution.
News categories: Irdeto, ORS Österreichische Rundfunksender, Austria, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, NABShow, Satellite

Caribbean Innovator WIND Telecom Selects Irdeto to Secure and Grow MMDS Pay TV Subscriber Base
Apr 14, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that it has deployed its DVB conditional access (CA) system at WIND Telecom to secure pay-TV programming and services across the operator's wireless MMDS network, WIND TV.
News categories: Irdeto, WIND Telecom, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, MMDS, NABShow

Irdeto Announces Support for Common Interface Plus (CI+)
Apr 14, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced its support for the Common Interface Plus (CI+) specification with a new CI+ conditional access module (CAM) planned for commercial availability by year's end, after the CI+ Forum completes the final specification.
News categories: Irdeto, CI+ Forum, Conditional Access, Digital TV, NABShow, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Tele Columbus to back CI+ standard
Apr 14, 2008 – German cable operator Tele Columbus said it will support the open CI-Plus standard, working with NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) on possible solutions.
News categories: Tele Columbus, NDS Group, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, Set Top Box

Clarksville, Tennessee Department of Electricity's New IPTV Triple Play Service Protected By SecureMedia
Apr 14, 2008 – SecureMedia has announced that Clarksville, Tennessee Department of Electricity has selected and implemented SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE System to provide content protection for its cutting-edge IPTV service, CDE LIGHTBAND.
News categories: SecureMedia, Clarksville Department of Electricity, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, USA