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NDS Concludes a Strong Year of Growth in China with new Hires and Promotions
Highlights:
- NDS China employee numbers grow by 73%, underlined by key executive promotions
- Customer successes include Chonqing Cable launching China’s first HD DVR and push VOD service
- NDS opened a new R&D centre in Shenzhen to develop local solutions for its growing Chinese customer base
SHENZHEN, CHINA – January 20, 2010 – NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that it has rounded off a year of growth in China with a number of appointments and key promotions across its executive team.
NDS China has increased its team of employees by 73% in the last year. In March 2009, the company opened a major R&D, engineering and customer support facility in Shenzhen. The office is involved in developing middleware and customised electronic programme guides (EPGs) as well as solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of the Chinese pay-TV market.
NDS finished 2009 with the announcement of a major initiative at Chongqing Cable, in partnership with DOXTV, a leading value-added TV service provider in China. Chongqing Cable has launched China’s first HD digital video recorder (DVR) and push video on demand (VOD) service.
Looking to 2010, NDS China is focusing on developing local solutions for the two-way cable model, which is at the heart of the Chinese government SARFT Next Generation Broadcasting (NGB) initiative. With a portfolio of customers involved in the NGB initiative, NDS is well placed to help operators take advantage of NGB.
Underlying the achievements of its team of executives in China, NDS is pleased to announce the following key promotions:
Chris Yap has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager, Cable, for NDS Greater China, reporting to Sue Taylor, Senior Vice President and General Manager Asia Pacific. During his eight years with NDS, Chris has played a pivotal role in establishing NDS’s business in the region. He is responsible for new accounts in the Asia Pacific region; regional strategy; and the technical support and delivery teams in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, SE Asia and Australia. Chris also oversees the cable business for the region and manages the team in China.
Yvonne Wang has been promoted to the position of Director of Corporate Development, China, in recognition of the key role she has played in the development of the NDS’ China business. Yvonne’s experience includes four years at the NDS Beijing office and three years at News Corporation. She is now focused on developing NDS’s relationship with the government as well as corporations in China.
Tigo Yeung has been promoted to the role of Director of Major Accounts, Asia. Tigo joined NDS Asia Pacific in May 1998 supporting accounts in South East Asia. Since that time, Tigo has been involved in pre-sales, AP account management and business development in China. Tigo focuses on long-range planning, strategy, and policies for the satellite business in Greater China.
Sammy Qiu has been promoted to Director of Major Accounts. During eight years at NDS, Sammy has developed the account teams working with operators in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, two cities that have seen a spectacular growth in digital TV.
Ben Liu is now Director of Pre-Sales, with responsibility for all pre-sales activities in China. Ben joined NDS in 2002 and has played an important role in supporting NDS customers in Shenzhen, Shantou, Guangzhou, Zhongshan, Tianjin and Anhui.
“The digital pay-TV market is heading into a period of enormous growth as China moves towards analogue switch-off in 2015,” said Sue Taylor. “As operators look to differentiate their offerings with value-added services, such as integrated DVR and push VOD, NDS is well positioned to help operators in the region with a strong executive team and local expertise that is second-to-none.”
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About NDS
NDS Group Ltd. creates the technologies and applications that enable pay-TV operators to securely deliver digital content to TV STBs (set-top boxes), DVRs (digital video recorders), PCs, mobiles and other multimedia devices. Over 70 of the world’s leading pay-TV platforms rely on NDS solutions to protect and enhance their businesses. VideoGuard® is the world’s market-leading conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) technology, currently deployed on 116 million active devices, and safeguarding pay-TV service revenues exceeding $40 billion. NDS middleware, including MediaHighway® which enables a host of advanced services for subscribers, has been deployed on 135 million devices. NDS DVR technology, centred around XTV™, leads the global industry with 25 million units deployed. (Deployment figures as of 31st December 2009).
Headquartered in the UK, NDS remains committed to investing in R&D with over 75% of its employees dedicated to pioneering work at development centres in China, Denmark, France, India, Israel, Korea, UK and US. NDS has also implemented a host of initiatives aimed at reducing its carbon footprint and helping digital TV subscribers reduce energy consumption.
NDS Group Ltd. is a private company owned by the Permira Funds and News Corporation. See www.nds.com for more information.
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