NDS Partners with VBox and Cyberlink to Deliver the First Fully Converged TV and PC Platform to ‘yes’
Highlights:
- Comprehensive solution integrating VBox receiver,
Cyberlink PowerCinema™ and NDS VideoGuard PC™,
transforming the PC into a true entertainment center will be
showcased at IBC 2007
- NDS VideoGuard PC is based on the NDS VideoGuard
Key™, enabling secure mobility of content
- ‘yes’, Israel’s premier satellite Pay-TV
operator, will deploy the combined solution across its network,
enabling subscribers to receive the full ‘yes’ offering of
HD and SD channels, PPV and VOD on the PC platform
LONDON, UK – IBC Stand 1.171 – September 4, 2007 – NDS,
the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV,
today announced that it is working with VBox Communications (VBox),
Cyberlink and 'yes' to deliver on the promise of convergence—enabling
the ubiquitous PC to become a secure and full-featured media
center.
At IBC, the companies will come together to demonstrate the
integrated solution. The demonstration includes a DVB-S tuner
from VBox integrated with the NDS VideoGuard PC™ software—protecting
the content—along with Cyberlink’s PowerCinema™,
the popular entertainment software for PCs.
The converged offering means that ‘yes’ subscribers can choose
from a very broad range of premium content that can be securely
delivered to their PCs for viewing.
“CyberLink is pleased to partner with
industry leaders to co-develop a secure end-to-end platform for
subscribing to premium TV services,” said Alice H. Chang,
CEO of CyberLink. “With connection to the NDS VideoGuard
Key™, Cyberlink PowerCinema fully supports the NDS VideoGuard
PC solution for receiving premium TV subscription services on
the PC.”
Shlomo Turgeman, CEO of VBox said: “As
a leading provider of TV tuner technology, VBox is delighted
to be working closely with NDS and Cyberlink to supply the first
fully converged TV and PC platform to ‘yes’. We are
also very pleased to be the first TV receiver integrated with
NDS VideoGuard for expanding pay-TV services to PCs.”
“‘yes’ sees a great market opportunity in
PC-based entertainment as we are constantly looking for the most
innovative pay-TV applications to offer our subscribers,” said
Ron Eilon, CEO of ‘yes’. “By converging the
technology of these industry leaders, we are once again differentiating
our service, allowing us to combine our strong offering of high-quality
video, including our new HD channels, together with our ‘yes’
Broadband services, providing our subscribers with a first-rate
user experience.”
VideoGuard PC enables broadcasters to expand their offerings
to the PC, thereby reaching new audiences and extending the value
of their content. The solution includes PC-TV software applications,
and provides full DVR capabilities.
The content can also be securely transferred to other PCs via
the NDS VideoGuard Key, part of the VideoGuard PC solution. The
VideoGuard Key carries out a full set of security functions on
a mobile USB key. The security parameters and viewing software
are all embedded in the VideoGuard Key. The result is that customers
can easily watch their programming on any PC.
“Our VideoGuard PC solution enables TV operators to bring
the total set-top box pay-TV experience to the PC, offering real
benefits of convergence to subscribers,” said David Nabozny,
Chief Sales Officer at NDS. “In addition to broadcast TV,
users can enjoy all DVR functions on their PC, as well as Video
on Demand and even home network management. This joint offering
with VBox and Cyberlink illustrates how both operators and subscribers
can benefit from the power of true convergence.”
PowerCinema supports full TV services including live broadcast
channels, digital video recording (DVR) functions, Electronic
Program Guides (EPGs), secure content downloads, on-demand services,
and Video-on Demand (VOD).
The VBox tuner provides a unique PC receiver that comes in both
PCI and USB form factors and is already integrated with VideoGuard® such
that the PC receives the requested channel pre-encapsulated in
VideoGuard DRM.
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About NDS
NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS), a majority owned subsidiary of News Corporation,
supplies open end-to-end digital technology and services to digital pay-television
platform operators and content providers. See www.nds.com for
more information about NDS.
About VBox
VBox Communications Ltd. provides customer-premises receiver solutions for digital
TV and data broadcasting networks. VBox’s product line enables a wide
range of digital TV reception capabilities for PC and LAN environments, including
handling of encrypted content for Pay TV services and delivery of high-quality
video, audio and data services. VBox also provides routers and gateways for
the reception of data and high quality digital content from digital broadcast
infrastructures and their distribution over LAN. For more information, please
visit www.vboxcomm.com.
About Cyberlink
CyberLink Corp is a leader and pioneer in enabling digital multimedia
on PCs and other consumer devices. Backed by a group of high
caliber software engineers, CyberLink owns its core codec and
a number of patented technologies. Today, CyberLink has built
a solid reputation for delivering high-quality, interoperable,
and fast time-to-market solutions that keep our OEM partners
on the leading edge. Our business partners include leaders
in the PC industry: drive manufacturers, graphics-card makers,
and top-5 desktop and notebook brands. Today, CyberLink Software
Solutions include: complete applications for Blu-ray Discs
and HD DVDs, Digital Home entertainment, Mobile TV and eHRD
solutions. With customers spanning from multi-national corporations
to small/medium-sized businesses, and from power users to home
users, CyberLink has enjoyed rapid and consistent growth leading
to a record breaking IPO in 2000 on the Taiwan Over The Counter
Exchange (OTC: 5203). Currently, CyberLink is listed on the
Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 5203.TW). CyberLink's
worldwide headquarters is in Taipei. CyberLink also has operations
in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, including
Japan. For more information, please visit www.cyberlink.com.
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