NDS Infrastructure Powers Interactive Services for Matav.Business and High Tech Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2001 NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services (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)
Highlights:
- Israeli cable company, Matav Digital Cable Media Systems Ltd
launches interactive games, applications and services.
- The NDS Value@TV(TM) television infrastructure powers Matav's
enhanced interactive programming.
- Third party developers create a range of interactive games,
applications and information services for Matav viewers.
- Unified messaging options via the set top box will soon be
available.
Viewers of Matav Digital now enjoy interactive games and information services See Information Systems. running on Value@TV(TM) infrastructure developed by NDS (NASDAQ/NASDAQ Europe: NNDS), a News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A) company and a leader in interactive applications development. An interactive TV portal gives access to a wide range of enhanced services, including applications created by third party developers such as interactive games. In the near future, Matav will launch sophisticated messaging services and revenue generating TV-commerce applications. The Value@TV infrastructure provides scheduling, synchronization and playout tools to ensure that applications can be easily and reliably launched and enjoyed by subscribers using only the remote control. In addition, the Value@TV infrastructure provides authoring tools that enable Matav and its partners to create compelling interactive content. The flexible NDS infrastructure guarantees TV operators rapid deployment and content variety from its interactive partners. Currently, classified ads, horoscope horoscope: see astrology. horoscope Astrological chart showing the positions of the sun, moon, and planets in relation to the signs of the zodiac at a specific time. and weather applications, developed by third party developers, are available free to all subscribers. Matav has already received excellent subscriber take-up of their interactive games, which are available by paid subscription. It is Matav's intention to update and change the interactive games on a regular basis. NDS provided MATAV with its Open VideoGuard(TM) conditional access Conditional Access (acronymized CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. The term is commonly used in relation to digital television systems, most notably satellite television. , StreamServer(TM) and system integration services for its base digital platform, which launched in August 2000. NDS's Value@TV applications are already in use by leading TV operators and channels worldwide, including BSkyB, DIRECTV 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. , QVC QVC Quality Value Convenience QVC Question Valid Command the Shopping Channel, Channel 4, Teletext teletext: see videotex. A broadcasting service that transmits text to a TV set that has a teletext decoder. It uses the vertical blanking interval of the TV signal (black line between frames when vertical hold is not adjusted) to transmit about a hundred , Discovery Network Europe, MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , Nickelodeon, and Music Choice Europe. "The NDS infrastructure is flexible and open, which allows interactive developers to create and deploy applications for TV operators with ease," said Raffi Kesten, Vice President and General Manager, NDS Technologies Israel. "TV operators such as Matav benefit from additional revenues and increased levels of audience loyalty." Amit Levin, General Manager of Matav Digital, said: "Matav was one of the first Israeli cable broadcasters to launch interactive services and intends to use the NDS infrastructure to continue to provide our viewers with innovative new services in the future." About Matav Matav Digital - Cable Systems Media Ltd. was established in 1987, following government legislation, which allocated franchises for operation of local TV stations. Matav Digital was awarded tenders to supply cable TV services to over 445,000 households within four operating areas region in Israel. When commercial cable transmission began in November 1990, in Bat Yam, Matav Digital became the first cable TV company to commence transmitting in Israel. 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 security solutions for broadband Internet multicasting applications. 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's 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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