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Give Your Subscribers Access to the World’s Leading DVR

What makes the XTV™ Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from NDS the world’s most popular DVR?

It changes the nature of television because it offers what consumers want most. With the XTV DVR, subscribers are in control. They can pause, record, playback and fast forward content securely without any drawbacks.

XTV lets subscribers decide when and where they watch the content they choose and build their own personal playlist. Overlapping programs in prime time? XTV lets viewers record one program while playing another or better yet, record them both. XTV also adds mobility to the equation by providing the means to copy content securely to a variety of CE devices at home or on the go.

The DVR signals the end to program schedules. Viewers can watch whatever they want whenever they want.

It’s no wonder that eight out of 10 Sky+ users in the UK not only recommended the Sky+ DVR to friends, they also said it improved the quality of the programs they watched.

Maximizes hybrid technology

There’s more. Pay-TV operators can now deliver the knockout punch: a combination of broadcast TV, On-Demand, and the best of Internet and user-generated content. Customers access this new world through their operator’s existing EPG. To make sure operators really offer what subscribers want, XTV also features an audience measurement system (AMS).

The result is that the DVR is the media center for home networks. Viewing on multiple screens in different rooms. Copying content securely to PMPs and other CE devices. XTV DVR does it all. Securely.

Winning DVR deployed worldwide

The XTV DVR is already found in 25 million homes worldwide. No matter what it’s called: Sky+, Sky Italia, FOXTEL iQ, My Sky, Viasat, DIRECTV Plus, Yes Max or Hot Magic, it’s a winner.

Subscribers get a user interface that automatically integrates with their current broadcast system. It works through the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) they already know, and coordinates with the viewing schedule. The result: new levels of impulse viewing and convenience.

Send content to different devices

Because the XTV DVR is integrated with NDS VideoGuard® protection, all content stored in the DVR’s hard drive can now be sent securely to a variety of devices. Content owners know their programming is protected and operators can take advantage of new revenue streams.

As the world of High Definition (HD) broadcasting opens, it introduces better picture quality and graphics as well as new levels of games. NDS has the consumer in mind as it pushes HD to the limit by developing new EPGs, user interfaces and games. Already launched by BSkyB in the UK, the HD DVR is a great leap forward in both picture quality and storage. Consumers love it.

With the XTV DVR, flexibility is key. For operators this means new business models and revenue streams.

From the subscribers’ viewpoint, it doesn’t get any better.