NDS VideoGuard® is the pay-TV industry’s most advanced suite of Conditional Access (CA) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions. It protects your branded service and content over any platform to any device. This includes set-top boxes (STBs), PCs, mobile phones, portable media players (PMPs) and removable media.

For more than 20 years the world’s leading pay-TV operators have chosen NDS VideoGuard because of its pioneering use of smart cards, uncompromised security, effective operational security, and flexible business scenarios.

Because VideoGuard is the most robust CA solution in the market and is uncompromised since 2002, pay-TV platforms flourish. The convergence of pay-TV with other platforms enables VideoGuard to deliver premium content that can be consumed securely on an increasing number of devices.

VideoGuard is critical to the success of pay-TV platforms because it protects both the branded service and the digital content.

Beyond the living room

What do consumers want from their pay-TV service? Choice and flexibility. Gone are the days when the family sat around and watched a single TV channel in the living room.

NDS VideoGuard delivers the freedom to watch TV on virtually any CE device, in any room in the house and beyond. While subscribers are enjoying their viewing freedom, their multi-service providers are increasing revenues by offering flexibility that results from:

• Viewing content for a specified amount of time or number of times
• Transferring content and usage rights to a variety of devices
• Sharing content with friends
• Personalizing content offers and prices by the subscriber’s profile and usage levels

VideoGuard’s CA and DRM capabilities help you stay ahead of the competition by providing applications and features that are both exciting and convenient. This includes Electronic Program Guides (EPGs), Video-on-Demand (VOD), Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), Interactive TV (iTV) and parental rating controls.