Media Center: Press Release
Switzerland’s Teleclub Selects NDS VideoGuard® Conditional Access to Protect its Cable Business
Highlights:
- Swiss premium pay-TV operator Teleclub chooses NDS VideoGuard® conditional
access (CA) to secure its digital pay-TV programming bouquets
- Teleclub to benefit from market-leading VideoGuard security, acknowledged
as the
best pay-TV security technology on the market
- Standards-based Simulcrypt solution will ensure seamless deployment,
with no
interruption to services for subscribers
LONDON, UK – March 11, 2009 – NDS,
the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that Teleclub, the leading premium
pay-TV operator in Switzerland, has selected world market-leading NDS VideoGuard® conditional access
(CA) technology to secure its programming broadcast on its digital
cable networks nationwide. The agreement represents the first customer win for
NDS in Switzerland.
Teleclub, which has over 80,000 digital cable TV subscribers
across Switzerland, will
benefit from the robust security provided by NDS’ CA
and DRM (Digital Rights
Management) technology, currently protecting content service
revenues exceeding $40
billion for pay-TV operators of all sizes around the globe.
VideoGuard is the best-in-class
CA technology with an unsurpassed track record in securing
digital content, protecting
digital pay-TV networks from the threat of piracy.
During the coming weeks, NDS and Teleclub will begin the implementation
of
VideoGuard technology to secure the digital cable distribution
of Teleclub’s programming
services. The implementation of VideoGuard on the Teleclub
platform will have no impact
on delivery of services to subscribers thanks to an innovative
Simulcrypt solution from
NDS. All new set-top-boxes (STB) to be deployed by Teleclub
will be integrated with
VideoGuard.
Dr Wilfried Heinzelmann, Member of the Board of Teleclub,
said: “Securing digital content
with NDS VideoGuard is both highly efficient and effective.
That’s why Teleclub decided
to select NDS and entrust a fundamental part of our business
to VideoGuard. We look
forward to working with NDS as our new technology partner.”
Yves Padrines, Vice President, Business Development at NDS
and General Manager
NDS GmbH, said: “We are more than proud to announce that
Teleclub, one of Europe’s
true pay-TV pioneers, having started operations back in 1982,
has chosen to entrust
VideoGuard CA to secure its premium pay-TV programming and
protect its service
revenues.”
He continued: “This represents our first customer win
in Switzerland and brings the
aggregated total of new CA agreements for major pay-TV platforms
in German-speaking
territories to six. We look forward to supporting Teleclub
in its upcoming initiatives to
deliver to subscribers the pay-TV services they want.”
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About Teleclub
Teleclub AG is the leading provider of premium pay-TV in Switzerland.
For more than 25
years Teleclub has offered not only the latest German language
movies but also cinema
highlights from the past on its current movie channel “Teleclub Cinema” and
its library
movie channel “Teleclub Star” to German-speaking Swiss cable
and IPTV subscribers.
Furthermore Teleclub offers its subscribers a variety of other
high quality movie and
special interest programming on 12 channels (e.g. Disney Channel,
MGM, Fox, Sci-Fi,
13th Street, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet) and a spectacular
range of sports
programming on three channels covering the biggest national and
international sports
events. Subscriber numbers continue to grow, demonstrating the
popularity of this unique
premium pay-TV offering in Switzerland.
Teleclub AG is a private company owned by CT Cinetrade AG and Ringier
AG. See
www.teleclub.ch for more information.
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 more than 99
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 108 million devices. NDS DVR
technology, centred
around XTV®, leads the global industry with 17 million units deployed.
(Deployment
figures as of 31st December 2008)
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 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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| For further information: |
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| NDS |
| Cynthia Ritchie |
T: +44 (0)20 8476 8378 |
| Director, Corporate Communications |
critchie@nds.com |
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| Susbauer PR for NDS |
T: +49 (0)40 3990 6357 |
| Ansgar Gerber, Managing Partner |
a.gerber@susbauer.de |
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| Breakaway Communications for NDS |
T: + 1 212 616 6006 |
| Kelly Fitzgerald, Managing Partner |
kfitz@breakawaycom.com |
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| Teleclub |
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| Wilfried Heinzelmann, Member of the Board |
T: +41 (0)44 225 25 25 |
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| Patrick Gantner, Head of Marketing and |
T: +41 (0)44 225 25 25 |
| Head of Content and Channel Management |
patrick.gantner@kitag.com |