Conditional Access (CA) News

CableLabs® Announces Innovative Switched Digital Solution for One-Way Digital Cable Ready Devices
Nov 26, 2007 – CableLabs® has announced that it has developed a new solution that extends the functionality of certain Unidirectional Digital Cable Ready Products (UDCPs) that use CableCARDs™ to access switched digital services previously unavailable to such devices.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

DTVIA to Provide Free CA System Upgrades
Nov 22, 2007 – DTVIA has already introduced its new generation of DTVIACrypt conditional access (CA) system which has completely independent intellectual property rights, five core patents, and has formally received Class-A network certification from State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).
News categories: DTVIA, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

SecureMedia and BEE MediaSoft Announce Integration of Encryptonite ONE™ System with BEE's Vision TV Platform for Next-Generation IPTV
Nov 20, 2007 – SecureMedia and BEE MediaSoft ("BEE") have announced that SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE™ CA/DRM System has been seamlessly integrated with BEE's Vision TV Platform, enabling TV service providers to offer enhanced, totally protected digital TV services.
News categories: SecureMedia, BEE MediaSoft, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Middleware, Video Exchange

China Digital TV Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Nov 15, 2007 – China Digital TV shipped 1.9 million cards in the third quarter of 2007, a 32.9% increase over the number of cards shipped in the same period of 2006 and a 23.6% increase over the second quarter of 2007.
News categories: China Digital TV, Earnings Release, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Results

Report Presents The Development of STB Markets in China and Abroad and Also Studies the STB Application Market
Nov 15, 2007 – According to ResearchInChina, global sales of set-top boxes reached over 70 million units in 2005, of which satellite STBs were 60%. In China, digital cable TV set-top box sales volume will reach 25 million units by 2008.
News categories: ResearchInChina, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Multivision of Bolivia offering wireless digital cable services using Conax encryption
Nov 15, 2007 – Conax has announced that Multivision, the only wireless multi-system operator in Bolivia will use the Conax CAS7 content security system for providing wireless digital cable service in the cities of La Paz, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and Tarija.
News categories: Conax, Multivision, Bolivia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, MMDS

Astro Signs Agreement with NDS
Nov 15, 2007 – Measat Broadcast Network Systems, owner and operator of Malaysian pay-TV service Astro, and NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) have signed contracts for the licensing and deployment of the VideoGuard® conditional access system for its Direct-to-Home Pay-TV services.
News categories: NDS, Astro, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Malaysia, Middleware, Satellite

Entertainment Highway selects Eutelsat W4 satellite for new HiTv Pay-TV platform for Nigeria
Nov 13, 2007 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced the conclusion of a five-year contract on its W4 satellite with Entertainment Highway Ltd (EHL) for a new pay-TV platform serving Nigeria.
News categories: Eutelsat, Entertainment Highway, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Nigeria, Satellite

FLO™ Forum Completes Open Conditional Access Framework
Nov 6, 2007 – The FLO Forum has announced the completion of the Open Conditional Access (or OpenCA) Key Management System Framework, creating a standards-based environment that enables multiple vendors to implement content security systems within the FLO architecture.
News categories: FLO Forum, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV