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China Digital TV Displays Leading Digital TV Technologies at 16th Annual China Content Broadcasting Network Conference
Mar 25, 2008 – China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) exhibited its newest products and services at the 16th Annual China Content Broadcasting Network (CCBN) Conference at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing from March 21st to 23rd, 2008.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, CCBN, China, Conditional Access

Irdeto Selected by Leading Chinese Cable Network to Secure Digital Migration for One Million Subscribers
Mar 21, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that Shanxi Cable Broadcasting Network has chosen the Irdeto Digital TV conditional access solution. Under the agreement, Irdeto will deliver one million smart cards over the next 24 months.
News categories: Irdeto, Cable TV, CAM, CCBN, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

China Digital TV Announces Dongguan Broadcasting Network and Media Development Corporation's One Millionth Smart Card Purchase
Mar 19, 2008 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced that Dongguan Broadcasting Network and Media Development Corporation has purchased their one millionth smart card from China Digital TV.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Subscribers

Mediaset: approval for 2007 results
Mar 11, 2008 – The excellent performance of Mediaset Premium continues and as of 5 March active clients had grown to 2,420,000, compared with 2,067,000 on 31 December 2007, an increase of 353,000 clinets in just two months.
News categories: Mediaset, Mediaset Premium, Earnings Release, CAM, Digital TV, Italy, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Kudelski Group's 2007 results marked by strong top-line growth and long-term investments
Feb 29, 2008 – Digital terrestrial operators and Eastern European satellite operators experienced particularly strong growth, with sales doubling versus the previous year. Strong growth in South America compensated for a volume decline in North America and USD weakness.
News categories: Kudelski Group, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Terrestrial

China Digital TV Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results
Feb 21, 2008 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) shipped 2.6 million smart cards in the fourth quarter 2007, an increase of 109.6% from the same period of 2006 and 37.6% from the third quarter of 2007, reflecting accelerated adoption of digital television across China.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Earnings Release, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

China's digital cable TV subscribers totaled 24.62 million in 4Q07; CA consolidates
Feb 15, 2008 – Analysys International research has shown that in the fourth quarter of 2007, China's cable digital TV subscribers totaled 24.62 million. Novel-Tongfang, Digital Video Networks and Irdeto were the top three CA vendors.
News categories: Analysys International, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

Nagravision First OMA BCAST Smart Card Profile System Selected by T-Mobile Czech Republic
Feb 14, 2008 – Nagravision, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD.VX) company, has announced that T-Mobile CZ, the leading mobile phone carrier in the Czech Republic, has selected Nagravision for the delivery of a trial OMA BCAST Smart Card Profile system.
News categories: Nagravision, T-Mobile Czech Republic, CAM, Conditional Access, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Mobile

Monic@sh and MTN Select Irdeto to Secure Mobile Broadcast TV Services in the Ivory Coast
Feb 11, 2008 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), has announced a deal to secure mobile broadcast TV services across the MTN Côte d'Ivoire network in the West African nation.
News categories: Irdeto, Monic@sh, MTN Côte d'Ivoire, CAM, Conditional Access, Côte d'Ivoire, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24