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January 28, 2004 08:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
VOOM Chooses NDS to Provide Advanced Technologies for Its HDTV Platform; NDS Expands Relationship with Cablevision to Include its New HDTV Programming Service
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2004--(NASDAQ/Euronext Brussels:NNDS)
Highlights:
-- NDS to protect HD content with VideoGuard(R) conditional access technology.
-- VOOM launches an innovative HD Electronic Programming Guide, built by NDS.
-- VOOM to use NDS Digital Video Recorder content protection and storage technology to launch new and exciting DVR products.
NDS, a News Corporation company and leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced today that it is providing VOOM, the first service built from the ground up to deliver a broad offering of high-definition TV programming, with a number of advanced technologies for its subscribers.
Building on their current relationship, NDS and Rainbow DBS, the Cablevision company offering VOOM, have launched a first-of-its-kind Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) built specifically for high-definition programming. Further, within a few months, VOOM will transition its conditional access over to NDS's VideoGuard protection. With the full integration of VideoGuard conditional access, all content delivered by VOOM over satellite will be protected and enhanced through VideoGuard's wide ranging feature set.
Using NDS's Digital Video Recorder content protection and storage technology, VOOM will also be able to offer its subscribers a secure networked DVR product that supports the safe distribution of content throughout the home.
Additionally, the collaboration will bring to market the first HDTV solution using a Motorola set-top box integrated with NDS conditional access technology.
"We have brought the first comprehensive set of HD programming to subscribers throughout the country," said Mickey Alpert, COO of Rainbow DBS. "This agreement will set a new standard in high-definition services, and we're happy to lead the way. Through this partnership with NDS, we can now offer our subscriber base the most advanced set of capabilities for an unprecedented HDTV viewing experience."
The new agreement also builds upon an existing relationship with Cablevision whereby NDS provides conditional access solutions to many of its digital cable customers.
"The rich high definition content which VOOM brings to its subscribers is truly a competitive offering," said Dov Rubin, VP and General Manager, NDS Americas. "With the addition of the high-definition EPG, and the content protection of VideoGuard in the DVR technology, NDS is working with VOOM to bring an unmatched set of technologies to its HD subscribers."
NDS VideoGuard technology is recognized as one of the most advanced and secure technologies available, protecting more than $15 billion in customer revenues while enabling pay-TV and providing a much broader feature set to enrich the viewing experience.