Media Center: Press Release
Kabel BW Selects MediaHighway® Middleware, XTV™ DVR and VOD Solutions from NDS to Launch New Advanced Entertainment Services
Highlights:
- German cable operator Kabel BW selects NDS’ MediaHighway® middleware,
XTV™ integrated digital video recorder (DVR) technology and an
NDS video on demand (VOD) solution for the introduction of new entertainment
services
- Kabel BW plans to launch HD set-top-boxes (STB), HD digital video
recorders (DVR) and VOD services based on NDS solutions
- MediaHighway, XTV and NDS VOD technology complements market-leading
NDS VideoGuard® content protection, successfully introduced by
Kabel BW in 2007
COLOGNE, GERMANY – May 26, 2009 – ANGA Cable
2009, May 26-28, Cologne NDS stand B18A – NDS,
the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV,
today announced that leading German cable operator Kabel BW has
chosen NDS’ MediaHighway® set-top-box middleware, NDS
XTV™ secure, integrated DVR technology and a VOD solution
from NDS to extend the capabilities of Kabel BW’s service
offering and technology infrastructure. With MediaHighway, Kabel
BW will be enabled to efficiently manage its entire STB population
and seamlessly introduce new, compelling entertainment services,
including HD DVR and VOD, powered by NDS’ secure, integrated
XTV DVR technology and an NDS VOD solution.
In 2007 Kabel BW became the first German cable operator to
select and deploy market-leading NDS
VideoGuard® content
protection technology. With today’s new agreement Kabel
BW will benefit from the advantages of an end-to-end digital
TV solution from NDS. Kabel BW offers innovative triple play
services to more than 2.3 million subscribers, serving nearly
half of all homes in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Kabel BW STBs are equipped with VideoGuard and will progressively
also feature MediaHighway. Relying on NDS’ end-to-end
solution, Kabel BW plans to introduce new entertainment services
as well as new consumer devices, including HD zapper boxes,
HD DVRs, powered by NDS XTV DVR technology and a VOD solution
from NDS.
XTV gives viewers the ability to record TV content while viewing
another programme. Subscribers will be able to pause, record,
play back, rewind and fast forward recorded content. This provides
subscribers with maximum flexibility and choice in their viewing
options, enabling them to choose what they watch and when they
watch it. MediaHighway further enables Kabel BW to swiftly
launch other integrated service enhancements identically over
all existing and future STBs, all in a single roll-out operation.
Additionally, third-party applications can run on MediaHighway’s
open software architecture and can be included in Kabel BW’s
service offering.
Harald Rösch, CEO of Kabel BW, said: “Kabel BW
was the first German operator to select NDS’ VideoGuard
content protection system. We now have also selected MediaHighway
middleware to benefit from an end-to-end solution with NDS
as our central and trusted technology partner.” He continued: “Based
on this highly capable infrastructure we look forward to delivering
innovative next-generation digital TV services such as extended
offerings in high definition resolution, DVR functionality
and on-demand content to our subscribers.”
Yves Padrines, Vice President, Business Development at NDS
and General Manager NDS GmbH, commented: “We are proud
to supply Kabel BW with MediaHighway, XTV and our VOD solution,
expanding our existing strong relationship. Enhancing its infrastructure
by deploying our middleware, DVR and VOD technologies builds
a strong basis for Kabel BW’s future business development.” He
added: “This announcement further highlights NDS as the
fastest growing provider of digital pay-TV technology in the
German market.”
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About Kabel BW:
Kabel BW is Baden-Württemberg’s fast-growing, innovative provider
for fast Internet, telephone and TV (Triple Play). Kabel BW currently has
over 2.3 million customers and is one of the largest cable operators in
Europe, with every second household in Baden-Württemberg using their
products. Kabel BW offers attractive packages with an excellent price/performance
ratio and the highest Internet bandwidths (up to 32 Mbit/s) as well as telephone
flat rates. Thanks to the large-scale modernization of networks, 99% of
the 3.5 million cable households in Baden-Württemberg are now able
to use the “CleverKabel” products. More than 4 Gbit/s (4000
Mbit/s) are available to each household for Internet, telephone and TV in
the modernized cable network. Kabel BW customers currently have both analog
and digital reception of up to 400 TV programs (including HDTV) as well
as 150 radio channels.
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 104 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 115 million devices. NDS
DVR technology, centred around XTV™, leads the global industry with
19 million units deployed. (Deployment figures as of 31st March 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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