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DIRECTV Extends Partnership with NDS
Contract extension will enable NDS to continue to deliver conditional access technology for DIRECTV’s U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America satellite-delivered pay-TV services until June 2013.
LONDON, UK and LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – December
5, 2007 – NDS, the leading
provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today
announced that it has signed
an agreement with DIRECTV, the largest satellite pay-TV operator
in the world, to extend the term of their relationship. NDS has been contracted
to continue to provide conditional access technology and services to DIRECTV U.S.
and DIRECTV Latin America until June 2013.
Commenting on the news, Raffi Kesten, NDS Chief Operating Officer,
said: “DIRECTV
has set the benchmark for the pay television industry. DIRECTV
has been highly innovative in developing its consumer offerings to provide the
best range of television
services available in the United States and across much of Latin
America. NDS is very proud to announce the extension of our already long-standing
successful relationship.”
Rômulo Pontual, Chief Technology Officer of DIRECTV, commented, “NDS
has consistently provided secure and flexible conditional access
technology. We have
extended the term of our relationship with NDS based on the dependability
of NDS conditional access technologies and related services.”
About The DIRECTV Group
The DIRECTV Group is a world-leading provider of digital television
entertainment services. Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in
the United States, Brazil, Mexico and other countries in Latin America, the DIRECTV Group provides digital television service to more than 16.6 million customers in the
United States and over 4.6 million customers in Latin America.
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.
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For further information:
| NDS |
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| Cynthia Ritchie |
T: +44 (0)20 8476 8378 |
| Director, Corporate Communications |
critchie@nds.com |
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| Breakaway Communications for NDS |
|
| Kelly Fitzgerald |
T: +1 212 616 6006 |
| Managing Director |
kfitz@breakawaycom.com |
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| DIRECTV, Inc. |
|
| Robert Mercer |
T: +1 310 964 4683 |
| Director, Public Relations |
rgmercer@directv.com |