Nagravision To Secure ONO's Next Generation TV Platform

CHESEAUX, Switzerland — Nagravision, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world’s leading independent provider of value-added content protection solutions, announced today that it was selected by Grupo Corporativo ONO, Spain’s leading broadband communication and entertainment provider, to secure its next generation, hybrid television platform. The platform will be the first broadband/broadcast content delivery network in Spain, combining traditional Pay-TV services with the power of the Internet and delivered over ONO’s exclusive fiber-optic network.

Nagravision’s conditional access will secure all of ONO’s next generation services which are expected to feature existing value-added services such as video-on-demand and pay-per-view as well as new and advanced PVR functionality. The offer will combine ONO’s Pay-TV service with access to Internet-based content enabling ONO viewers to benefit from more content choices.

The new agreement also further extends the relationship between both parties. Nagravision will provide security technology in addition to the existing information management (IMS) and content management systems (CMS) already used by ONO. The Nagravision latest conditional access will be integrated in all next generation Set Top Boxes deployed by ONO including both PVR platforms and traditional “non-PVR” STBs.

“Providing state-of-the-art services to our customers has always been our top priority. This is why we have partnered with leaders in the Digital TV space such as Nagravision to implement and launch our next generation services,” said Paul Healy, ONO’s Television Director. “We have a strong relationship with the Nagravision team and their multi-platform solutions will enable us to continue to deliver on the high quality pledge we have made to our customers.”

“We are very excited to partner with ONO on their next generation television offering which further demonstrates the modularity, flexibility and robust capabilities of our solutions and features,” said Pierre Roy, COO of Nagravision. “ONO is leading the way in the deployment of advanced television services in Spain. We are committed to helping them grow their business and secure their ever-expanding offering through solutions that can be deployed seamlessly over different types of networks.”

The launch of ONO’s next generation television platform is expected to occur in 2011 and will initially serve ONO’s fiber optic network customers. ONO’s television services currently reach nearly one million viewers in Spain.