Conditional Access (CA) News

KT, C-CUBE Consortium Successfully Complete IPTV Trial Supported By NDS
Jan 19, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that KT and the C-Cube consortium, having selected NDS' market leading content protection solutions, have successfully completed one of the first IPTV trials in South Korea.
News categories: NDS Group, KT, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IPTV, Korea

COMVIE Selects Latens FCAS for IPTV Security
Jan 9, 2007 – Latens Systems has announced that it has been selected by Norway's COMVIE to provide Conditional Access security for its IPTV service launching in early 2007.
News categories: Latens Systems, COMVIE, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Norway

Broadcom Debuts Cable STB IC With HD AVC/VC-1 Decoding, Channel Bonding and Downloadable Security
Jan 4, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a cable STB chip that includes support for DOCSIS®/EuroDOCSIS 2.0 cable modem specifications, as well as downstream channel bonding compatible with the upcoming DOCSIS 3.0 specification.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DOCSIS, DVR, ICs, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

NDS and CyberLink Join Forces to Securely Deliver TV Entertainment to PCs
Jan 3, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) and CyberLink have partnered to integrate NDS VideoGuard PC technology with CyberLink's PowerCinema home entertainment solution for PCs. This integration establishes the PC as a key device in the pay-TV experience.
News categories: Cyberlink, NDS, CES2025, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming

Low Cost Cable STB with Downloadable Security Announced
Dec 21, 2006 – A new "open standard" solution to providing cable set-top converters which are both economical and provide a non-integrated downloadable security system has been announced.
News categories: Beyond Broadband Technology, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

Sky Italia ordered to license set-box software to rivals
Dec 19, 2006 – Italy's communications authority has ordered News Corp's satellite pay-TV unit Sky Italia to licence its set-top box encryption software to rival set-top suppliers, authority sources said.
News categories: Sky Italia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Italy, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box