NDS And Sky Brazil Launch Interactive TV Service; NDS's Value@TV iTV solutions incorporated into Latin America's leading DTH platform.Business & Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001 Highlights - The launch builds on NDS's increasing presence as the premier iTV technology provider in Latin America. - First iTV applications include sports, games, astrology, customer care and weather reports, targeting audiences of all ages. NDS Group NDS Group plc is a DRM and conditional access firm. It is listed on the NASDAQ (symbol NNDS), but its major shareholder is News Corporation. The company is headquartered in West Drayton (near Heathrow), United Kingdom. The CEO of NDS is Abe Peled. plc (NASDAQ/NASDAQ Europe: NNDS NNDS Norsk Nettverk for Down Syndrom (Norway) ), a News Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) , NWS.A) company, and the leading provider of conditional access systems and interactive applications for digital TV, today announced that Sky Brazil has implemented its Value@TV(TM) iTV enabling technology into set-top boxes that will allow Sky subscribers to further interact with their televisions. "In NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services , we saw the perfect opportunity to take the basic interactive technology we already employ to a more advanced level," said Rossana Fontenele, General Manager of Sky Brazil. "Our customers demand to be active viewers and look to our services to do more than just present programming. They want content that they can customize to get what they need when they need it. NDS gives us the tools necessary to make this happen." NDS has created an interactive television infrastructure that allows Sky Brazil to develop and run sophisticated applications. The first application immediately available with the launch is an easily manageable television portal that allows subscribers to interact with their sets via their remote controls. Features of this portal include: - A customer service application where viewers have access to features such as Sky Brazil's programming highlights as well as a frequently asked questions (FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. ) page and billing information; - A sports application tracking the Brazilian Soccer Championship with a schedule of upcoming games, news and highlights; - A weather application with forecasts on over 300 Brazilian cities plus 20 international cities and up-to-date weather reports relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc sporting events and agriculture; - An astrology portal with several options for consulting daily horoscopes, runes and other mystic applications; - Various games for kids including logic, memory games and puzzles - all with skill level options. "NDS is building a strong foothold in the burgeoning interactive television market that is sweeping Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. ," said Dr. Abe Peled Dr. Abe Peled is an Israeli businessman. Education Dr. Peled graduated from the Technion with BSc, and MSc in 1967 and 1971 respectively, both degrees in Electrical Engineering. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , NDS Group plc. "Our iTV technology and applications enable viewers to turn their televisions into a window of personalized programming, shopping and communication. We see more and more pay-TV providers using our iTV applications as a way for them to draw in new subscribers and retain existing ones." About Net Sat Net Sat is Latin America's largest provider of digital Direct-To-Home ("DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. ") pay-TV services via satellite, with over 698 thousands subscribers as of September, 2001. Net Sat operates its service in Brazil under the SKY brand name and is owned by Organizacoes Globo, News Corporation and Liberty Media Corporation. See www.sky.tv.br About NDS NDS Group plc is a leading supplier of open conditional access software and interactive systems for the secure delivery of entertainment and information to television set-top boxes and personal computers. The company also develops secure datacasting solutions for the distribution of data and multimedia. See www.nds.com for more information. Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements relate to the plans, projections or future performance of NDS, which involve certain risks and uncertainties, including risk of market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, possible regulatory changes, technological developments, the impact of competitive pricing and the ability of NDS and its commercial partners to develop systems and solutions which meet the needs of the broadcasting industry in a timely and cost-efficient manner, as well as certain other risks and uncertainties which are detailed in NDS' filings with the SEC. Company or product names have been used for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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