NDS System Passes Critical CCTV Tests to Deliver Digital TV Programming Across China.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003 Highlights: -- NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services VideoGuard(R) conditional access system A conditional access system (CAS) is a system by which electronic transmission of digital media, especially satellite television signals through cable, is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. passes CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television CSTTC final acceptance test procedure. Commercial operation to begin soon. -- The NDS and CSTTC system will deliver five CCTV channels to over 95% of provincial and regional headends nationwide. -- Replacement completed and NDS VideoGuard 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. system, a recommended foreign conditional access system by SARFT SARFT State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (China) , expands deployment in China. 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, a News Corporation company and a leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that the NDS VideoGuard conditional access system passed the final acceptance test procedure (FATP FATP Fatty-Acid Transport Protein FATP Future Astronaut Training Program (camp) FATP Functional Acceptance Test Plan FATP First Article Test Plan FATP Final Assembly, Test & Pack ) of CCTV China Satellite Television Transmission Center (CSTTC), and the system is in operation to deliver digital and encrypted TV broadcasts from CSTTC to China's provincial and regional headends. The FATP was conducted at CSTTC head office in Beijing in the presence of the senior management from CCTV and CSTTC . The successful test proved the NDS conditional access (CA) system met all of the rigorous standards set down by CSTTC. "Our success in obtaining the FATP of CCTV CSTTC offers great encouragement to NDS China and strengthens our commitment to further dedicate resources to the development of digital TV in China," said Gary Zhou, General Manager, NDS China. "This success is the result of unprecedented cooperation between NDS Beijing, CSTTC and other relevant parties over the past few months. The project will now enter the support stage, and NDS will continue to provide its technology and expertise for the smooth running of the NDS CA system to generate benefits for CSTTC." The FATP is a major milestone in the contract between NDS and CSTTC, signed in Feb 2002. NDS VideoGuard CA replaces the previous system with a DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. compliant, open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced system. As utilized by CSTTC, NDS VideoGuard CA enables reception and viewing of a bouquet of CCTV channels. Using NDS technology the viewing cards have been authorized and will be distributed to over 95% of China's provincial and regional headends who broadcast to over 200 millions viewers. NDS VideoGuard is uniquely able to support such a large-scale broadcasting network. The CCTV channels included in this encrypted broadcast include CCTV 3, 5, 6 and 8 as well as the CCTV news channel. About CCTV CSTTC China Satellite Television Transmission Center (CSTTC) of CCTV was established in January 1995. CSTTC administers the CCTV digital satellite TV program operation and provides authorized access for CCTV channels to provincial and regional headends nationwide. For more information please visit www.cctv.com. About NDS NDS Group plc (NASDAQ/NASDAQ Europe: NNDS NNDS Norsk Nettverk for Down Syndrom (Norway) ) is a leading supplier of open end-to-end digital pay TV solutions for the secure delivery of entertainment and information to television set-top boxes and IP devices. See http://www.nds.com/ for more information about NDS. 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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