Conditional Access (CA) News

Viasat Extends and Broadens Partnership with NDS to Embrace Suite of Solutions for High Definition TV
Feb 5, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) and Viasat have inked a new agreement whereby NDS is to commence supplying Viasat with market-leading MediaHighway® middleware, XTV® DVR technology, and a customized EPG to secure and power its new HD pay TV service.
News categories: NDS Group, Modern Times Group, Conditional Access, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Middleware, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

NDS Mobile Content Protection Integrates with Quantum's Pocket TV for Secure Mobile Viewing
Feb 5, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) and Quantum have announced the integration of NDS' VideoGuard Mobile™ content protection system for DVB-H with Quantum's Pocket TV portable media player (PMP).
News categories: NDS Group, Quantum, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Tablet

STA of Andorra Deploys Comverse IPTV Solution to Enhance its Triple Play Offering
Feb 4, 2008 – Comverse has announced that STA, the Andorran Telecommunications Operator, has enhanced its triple play offering by deploying the Comverse IPTV solution.
News categories: Comverse, Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra, Andorra, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

NDS Group plc Reports Second Quarter Results
Jan 29, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced its operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.
News categories: NDS Group, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite

NDS Partners with Kaonmedia to Support ASTER to Launch Advanced TV Services in Poland
Jan 29, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has joined forces with Kaonmedia to deliver digital set-top boxes (STB) and DVRs, including a DVR for viewing in High Definition, to ASTER, a leading provider of media and communication services in Poland.
News categories: NDS Group, Kaonmedia, ASTER, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DOCSIS, DVR, Middleware, Poland, Set Top Box

Verimatrix Selected to Secure UNE-EPM IPTV Deployment in Colombia
Jan 28, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that systems integrator Unión Electrica S.A has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV within its platform solution for the UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones IPTV deployment.
News categories: Verimatrix, Unión Eléctrica, UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones, Colombia, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

MultiMedia Intelligence Identifies Digital Watermarking & Fingerprinting As Key New Technology Opportunities to Monetize Digital Media
Jan 21, 2008 – MultiMedia Intelligence reports that applications leveraging content identification technologies such as digital watermarking and fingerprinting are growing rapidly and could surpass US$500 million worldwide by 2012.
News categories: MultiMedia Intelligence, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Market Research, Streaming, Watermarking

MENA: Showtime pirates outnumber subscribers 10-1
Jan 18, 2008 – Pay TV piracy is growing so fast that the number of viewers watching Showtime's service illegally is 10 times greater than the number of genuine subscribers.
News categories: Showtime DTH, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middle-East, Satellite

Arcor Selects VideoGuard® to Secure its New IPTV Service for Germany
Jan 16, 2008 – NDS has announced that Arcor, the second largest telecommunications provider in Germany, has selected NDS VideoGuard® content protection to secure its new IPTV service.
News categories: NDS Group, Arcor, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Germany, IPTV, Set Top Box