NDS and China Networks Systems Join Forces to Bring Digital Cable TV Services to Taiwan.Business Editors HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2002 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) ): Highlights: -- China Networks Systems (CNS) digital upgrade will build on NDS's digital cable successes in Asia, Australia, Israel, Russia and the US and proven expertise in Chinese-language interactive TV systems. -- With a reach of more than one million viewers, the CNS planned digital rollout will be the first wide-scale deployment of digital interactive TV technology in Asia Pacific. NDS Group plc, a News Corporation company, and the leading provider of conditional access systems and interactive applications for digital TV, today announced that China Network Systems (CNS See Continuous net settlement. CNS See continuous net settlement (CNS). ), Taiwan's leading cable TV service provider, has selected NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services to provide systems integration consulting and the end-to-end digital broadcasting Digital broadcasting is the practice of using digital data rather than analogue waveforms to carry broadcasts over television channels or assigned radio frequency bands. It is becoming increasingly popular for television usage (especially satellite television) but is having a solutions to power their digital cable TV network upgrade. CNS will commence the digital upgrade of cable networks in the second quarter of 2002, with services delivered to more than one million viewers within three years. Taiwan's cable market has the highest penetration of any pay-TV market in the Asia Pacific region. There are nearly five million cable TV subscribers in Taiwan, representing 80% of TV households(1). CNS is the leading cable TV service provider in Taiwan, with access to more than one million analog cable TV viewers currently. Sue Taylor, Vice President and General Manager Asia Pacific, NDS, said: "We congratulate CNS on taking the lead in deploying digital interactive TV services in a highly competitive cable TV market. NDS has the proven ability to deliver the end-to-end digital systems architecture to power digital cable TV networks, and the expertise in interactive TV to deliver new Chinese-language interactive TV entertainment and information to CNS viewers at an affordable cost. We look forward to working with CNS to enhance the experience of Taiwan viewers." Mr. Daniel Cheung, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of China Network Systems, said: "CNS will be the first service provider to fully deploy digital cable TV systems in Taiwan, and our viewers will benefit from this system upgrade when we roll out interactive TV services. The network will support 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. , enhanced TV Enhanced TV (ETV) is one example of interactive TV. It is used in particular in reference to Two-Screen Solutions TV + PC services. Generally users of these ETV services have their TV and computer in the same room, and navigate their web browser to a particular program-specific Web services and two-way interactivity. We chose NDS as our partner to enable us to be at the forefront of digital interactive TV broadcasting." NDS end-to-end digital interactive broadcasting systems: -- NDS Open VideoGuard(TM) conditional access system encrypts the broadcast signal at the headend to protect the content, and to enable a wide range of subscription and PPV Positive predictive value (PPV) The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease. Mentioned in: Genetic Testing PPV porcine parvovirus. PPV Positive-pressure ventilation services and to enable addressability for interactive TV services. -- NDS StreamServer(TM) and Value@TV(TM) solutions provide 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, Value@TV infrastructure provides open systems authoring tools that will enable CNS and its partners to create compelling Chinese-language interactive services. -- NDS Core middleware is the open and scalable system that will enable CNS to develop, distribute and integrate interactive content throughout the digital network. NDS and CNS co-developed a traditional Chinese-language electronic program guide that will enable CNS viewers to quickly and easily navigate through the channel offering. NDS Value@TV interactive TV applications are already in use by leading TV operators and channels worldwide, including Sichuan Provincial Network (China), CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television 5 (China), BSkyB (UK), 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 (UK), Channel 4 (UK), 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. (UK), Nickelodeon (UK), and Music Choice Europe. About China Network Systems China Network Systems (CNS) is a joint venture between STAR Group, Asia's leading multi-platform content and service provider, and Koos Group, Taiwan's leading business conglomerate. CNS is Taiwan's leading cable TV services provider, with access to more than one million analogue viewers currently. The company will commence digital upgrade of its cable partners in the second quarter of 2002, paving the way to launch Asia's first large-scale digital cable TV services. About NDS NDS Group plc (NASDAQ/NASDAQ Europe: NNDS) 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. (1) Source: CASBAA CASBAA Cable and Satellite Broadcasters Association of Asia and Media Partners Asia, Asia Cable & Satellite Guide 2002, Media Partners Asia, Hong Kong, November 2001. 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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