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Irdeto Secures Deal in China For Two Million Smart Cards
Dec 11, 2007 – Irdeto has signed an agreement for two million smart cards from China's Jilin Provincial Network. The agreement, which will support the cable TV operator's digital migration project, is the largest for Irdeto to date.
News categories: Irdeto, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

SmarDTV launches universal CAM technology for Italy
Nov 30, 2007 – SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD) company, has announced the availability of a new Conditional Access Module (CAM) for Italy, and is currently demonstrating the product at the National Digital Terrestrial TV Conference in Torino.
News categories: SmarDTV, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Italy, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Naspers Reports Growth And Increased Investment Activity
Nov 27, 2007 – Over the period the total pay-TV subscriber base grew by 109,000 to 2.3 million subscribers, with strong growth across the African continent. Irdeto shipped 26% more smart cards compared with the same period last year.
News categories: Naspers, Results Presentation, Africa, Broadband, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Greece, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers

NDS Group plc Reports First Quarter Results
Oct 29, 2007 – NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced its results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2007.
News categories: NDS Group, Full Release, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Download Incomplete
Sep 24, 2007 – CableCards Should Be Obsolete. But After More Than Two Years, a $100 Million Project to Send Security Controls Digitally to Set-Top Boxes and TV Sets Still Hasn't Delivered.
News categories: PolyCipher, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Nagravision Demonstrates World's First Fully Compliant OMA BCAST Smartcard Profile Solution Supporting both DVB SimulCrypt and ISMACryp
Sep 10, 2007 – Nagravision, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD) company has announced that it is powering the T-Systems Media&Broadcast IBC DVB-H encryption showcase with the world's first fully compliant OMA BCAST smartcard profile solution to support both DVB SimulCrypt and ISMACryp.
News categories: Nagravision, Media&Broadcast, CAM, Content Protection, IBCShow, Mobile

Nagravision and G&D Introduce World's First Fully Operational and End-to-End Solution based on MicroSD/SD Card with Embedded Security for Mobile TV Services and Mass Storage
Sep 7, 2007 – Nagravision, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD) company, and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) have joined forces to revolutionize the mobile TV sector and today introduce the world's first fully functional and integrated microSD/SD card with embedded security featuring the Nagra Mobile TV security solution.
News categories: CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, Tablet

Nagravision and Kudelski Group Affiliated Companies to Demonstrate Innovative End-to-End Solutions for Broadcast, Broadband and Mobile TV at IBC2007
Sep 6, 2007 – Nagravision is demonstrating end-to-end solutions for broadcast, broadband and mobile TV at IBC2007 from September 7 -11, 2007 in Amsterdam.
News categories: Broadband, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DRM, IBCShow, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, TV Services, Watermarking

SafeNet's DRM Technology Brings Secure Mobile Broadcast Television to IBC
Sep 6, 2007 – SafeNet has announced that its DRM Fusion Toolkit4TV, the world's only DRM solution to support multiple standards for mobile TV protection, will be featured in several mobile broadcast delivery demonstrations at IBC 2007.
News categories: CAM, Content Protection, DRM, IBCShow, Mobile