CAM (Conditional Access Module) / CI Plus (CI+) / CableCARD™ / Smart card News

Nagravision licenses conditional access to Neotion for modules
Nov 30, 2009 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD.VX) has announced that it has signed a global license agreement with Neotion enabling them to produce and market CAMs integrating Nagravision's Conditional Access Systems (CAS).
News categories: Nagravision, Neotion, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Multichoice Africa DTH reaches 1 million subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 26, 2009 – Naspers (JSE: NPN)(LSE:NPSN) has announced results for the six months ended 30 September 2009. In South Africa the base grew by 238,000 to 2,639,000 households. In the rest of sub-Saharan Africa the base grew by 114,000 to 1,030,000 homes.
News categories: Naspers, MultiChoice, Irdeto, Angola, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DVR, Ghana, Kenya, Middleware, Namibia, Nigeria, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

mirada demonstrates how operators can control branding on SmarDTV's CAMs
Nov 19, 2009 – mirada has announced that it has teamed up with SmarDTV (SWX:KUD.VX) to port Nagravision's NAGRA media GUIDE, onto a SmarDTV CI Plus module. The partnership demonstrates that operators can integrate their own branded EPG onto a CI Plus module.
News categories: SmarDTV, mirada, CAM, Conditional Access, MHEG-5, Middleware, Smart TV

China Digital TV Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2009 Results
Nov 10, 2009 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The company shipped approximately 1.96 million smart cards during the quarter, compared to 2.21 million smart cards in the 2008 third quarter.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Results

Canal Digital DTH loses 8,000 subscribers in 3Q09
Oct 29, 2009 – Telenor (Oslo:TEL) has released results for the third quarter of 2009. The number of Canal Digital DTH subscribers decreased by 8,000 in the quarter. Cable TV subscribers were up 1,000.
News categories: Telenor, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

Neotion to supply Irdeto CI Plus Modules to Ziggo
Oct 23, 2009 – Neotion (ALTERNEXT:ALNEO) has signed an agreement with Dutch cable operator Ziggo to supply Irdeto Conditional Access Modules (CAM) for use in CI Plus-ready television sets.
News categories: Neotion, Ziggo, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Netherlands, Smart TV

Ziggo digital TV without a set-top box
Sep 16, 2009 – Dutch cable company Ziggo has introduced a Digitale Televisie Module, which in conjunction with a suitable CI Plus (CI+) compatible television set allows for the reception of its TV service without the need for a set-top box.
News categories: Ziggo, CI Plus, Cable TV, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, Netherlands, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SmarDTV Ships New Product in Spain to Support DTT Pay TV Services
Sep 11, 2009 – SmarDTV (SWX:KUD.VX) has announced the deployment of its SmarCAM-3 module. The module supports the launch of the 'TDT Premium' pay DTT service operated by Spain's Abertis Telecom (Madrid: ABE.MC).
News categories: SmarDTV, Abertis Telecom, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Spain, Terrestrial

Evolution Digital and Conax Awarded Multi-Stream CableCARD™ Qualification
Aug 28, 2009 – Evolution Digital and Conax have partnered to develop a Multi-stream CableCARD™ (M-Card™) specific to the North American cable market and were recently awarded qualification by CableLabs®.
News categories: Evolution Broadband, Conax, Cable TV, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA