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China's Tianjin Cable Network Chooses NDS Solution to Secure Its New Digital Cable Service

Posted on: Monday, 29 October 2007, 00:00 CDT

NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital Pay-TV, today announced that Tianjin Broadcast & TV Network Co. Ltd has selected NDS VideoGuard® conditional access to protect its new digital cable service. Tianjin Broadcast & TV Network has an existing network of over two million analog subscribers in Tianjin.

Advanced digital technology from global market leader NDS will support Tianjin's Pay-TV business and security needs by enabling the company to benefit from new business models. In addition, adopting VideoGuard technology facilitates the rollout of advanced services, such as DVR (Digital Video Recorder) and HDTV on a secure and flexible platform.

NDS technology will enable Tianjin Broadcast & TV Network to develop an industry leading digital platform capable of securely delivering enhanced, value added services to cable viewers in a robust environment able to meet Tianjin's business needs now and in the future.

Wang Tingliang, Vice General Manager of Tianjin Broadcast & TV Network, commented, "NDS VideoGuard is the most secure content protection solution available on the market today and with its proven experience in the transition to digital media in China, NDS is the natural choice for Tianjin."

"We are very proud to have been selected by Tianjin Broadcast & TV Network," said Gary Zhou, Vice Chairman of NDS China. "Tianjin is one of the four mega-municipalities directly under Central Government of China. The other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing. With this announcement, NDS technologies are now deployed in all four major cities," he added.

Tianjin Broadcast & TV Network Co. Ltd.

Tianjin Broadcast and TV Networks Co., established in 2000, is one of the largest cable TV operators in China. It is a state-owned organization responsible for planning, construction, operation, and management of the cable TV network of Tianjin City. The operator provides basic and extended TV, and additional value added services. Tianjin Broadcast & TV Network Co. Ltd has an HFC network connecting over two million direct analog subscribers. Tianjin is situated in the northeastern part of China with a population of 10 million. Adjacent to Beijing (120km) and Hebei province, Tianjin is the hub of communications of North China.

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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Source: Business Wire

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