Conditional Access (CA) News

Irdeto Secures Personal Video Recorder (PVR) from Thailand's Leading Digital Pay TV Service, TrueVisions UBC
Mar 17, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that TrueVisions UBC, Thailand's leading digital pay-TV operator, has extended the functionality of its existing Irdeto Digital TV solution to secure its new PVR (personal video recorder) product.
News categories: Irdeto, True Corporation, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Thailand

Irdeto Helps TeliaStofa increase ARPU with Hybrid "Zaptor" Service
Mar 12, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced the successful upgrade of its existing conditional access system at cable company Telia Stofa to include support for the company's hybrid 'Zaptor' service, which includes time-shift TV, VoD, PVR and network PVR services.
News categories: Irdeto, Telia Stofa, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Conexant and Latens Team to Increase Security and Lower Costs for Pay-TV Operators
Mar 12, 2008 – Conexant Systems (NASDAQ: CNXT) and Latens have announced that they have joined forces to increase security and lower costs for satellite, cable, and digital terrestrial pay television broadcast network operators.
News categories: Latens, Conexant, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Latens Simplifies STB Integration with IPTV World Forum Launch of STIK
Mar 12, 2008 – Latens has announced the IPTV World Forum launch of Latens STIK, a Set Top Box Integration Kit, which simplifies the process of integrating Latens conditional access for IPTV and cable set-top boxes (STB).
News categories: Latens, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Verimatrix Secures TUS TELEKOM's New IPTV Offering
Mar 11, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV has been deployed to secure Video-on-Demand (VOD) premium content as part of TUS TELEKOM's IPTV offering.
News categories: Verimatrix, TUÅ  TELEKOM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Slovenia, Video Exchange

Lithuania's TEO Chooses Widevine to Protect "Gala" IPTV Service
Mar 11, 2008 – Widevine® Technologies has announced that TEO LT, AB has selected Widevine Cypher® to secure delivery of premium broadcast and video-on-demand content for its GALA IPTV service.
News categories: Widevine, TEO LT, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

India's Digital Entertainment Network (DEN) Selects World Leading NDS Solutions to Protect and Power New Digital Service
Mar 11, 2008 – NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that DEN Digital Entertainment Networks (DEN), the new entrant in the Indian digital cable market, has selected a suite of NDS digital broadcasting solutions to launch the company's digital cable service.
News categories: NDS Group, DEN Digital Entertainment Networks, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware

Kudelski Group To Provide Full End-To-End Solution For Portugal Telecom's National Hybrid Satellite - Broadband Pay-TV Services
Mar 10, 2008 – The Kudelski Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: KUD) has announced that Portugal Telecom has selected a suite of Kudelski Group products for the national rollout of its new hybrid satellite-broadband Pay-TV services to be launched in 2008.
News categories: Nagravision, Portugal Telecom, OpenTV, Broadband, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box

China Digital TV Collaborates with Intel Corporation to Enable Next Generation Television Solutions
Mar 10, 2008 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced a collaboration with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Under the terms of the agreement, China Digital TV and Intel will cooperate to enable China Digital TV's CA solution to use the Intel® CE 2110 Media Processor.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Intel Corporation, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box