IBC 2005: 9 - 13 September

NDS STAND 1.171

NDS AT IBC 2005 LAUNCHES NEW SOLUTIONS – SECURE YOUR CONTENT ANYWHERE

NDS to demonstrate range of new solutions to secure and enable all digital TV platforms

Highlights:

• Smaller and mid-sized operators to benefit from fast time to market secure
solution with VideoGuard Express

• New PVR applications on NDS XTV™ – push VOD, Xtreamplay games(streamed video games) and peripheral devices.

• Advertising solutions through NDS XTV: telescopic advertising; targeted ad
substitution; audience measurement.

• Mobile DRM and DVB-H solutions – see DVB-H in the ultimate mobile situation – in a car.

• IP Solutions for broadcast operators and broadband operators.

• Hi-Definition demo showing enhancements to the electronic program guide.

London, UK and IBC Amsterdam, Stand 1.171 – August 22, 2005 – NDS the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay TV, will demonstrate a full range of new developments showing operators how the secure delivery of content can be enhanced with ‘value add’ solutions.

NDS’s new solutions enable operators to distribute their prime content with complete security whatever the device - TV, PVR or new content to portable devices. NDS’s leading conditional access solution is currently used by more than 56 million subscribers and secures revenues of more than $30 billion worldwide.

Demonstrations on the NDS stand 1.171 will include:

• NDS XT Deployments and Advanced Applications: See all the latest deployments of NDS’s XTV PVR solution - and experience some of the new
advanced applications deployed around the world like Push VOD and the new advanced EPG.

Also NDS will demonstrate its streamed video games technology, Xtreamplay, advanced PVR search and recommendation services as well as the XTV Home Network solution enabling secure PVR in every room

• NDS XTV Ready: NDS together with the XTV Ready Program partners will showcase some of the unique scenarios that the synergy between the XTV PVR
platform and consumer electronic devices enables:

• Exciting XTV connectivity with leading portable media player devices getting secure premium video content protected with SVP™ content protection
technology.

• Music jukebox solution for the management and secure distribution of bundled music content (mp3 tracks, video clips, album art and metadata) from the XTV platform to on-the-go devices and mobile phones.

• Photo and home movies upload to the XTV box for a compelling way to enjoy
home videos and edit them at the TV set.

• NDS MediaHighway Middleware: A feature rich solution that runs on a wide range of satellite, cable and IP STBs. NDS will also showcase the latest, standard based, application development tools to support HTML, Java and MHP compliant application development.

• NDS xSpace: The new solution from NDS that enables broadcasters, mainly satellite operators, to offer true on-demand services on their platforms using an integrated broadcast / IP STB. xSpace showcases the power of an integrated user experience across broadcast, VOD and web-based video streaming. Powered by NDS’s VideoGuard, MediaHighway and XTV technologies, xSpace enables a single event catalog and streamlined purchasing for both broadcast and on-demand events.

• NDS Interactive solutions: See the latest interactive games and gaming applications from NDS including games for multi-platforms and multi-middleware; production tools to turn advertising in to an interactive experience.

• NDS Broadband IP Entertainment: Broadband operators increasingly understand that security is a ‘must’ when looking to deploy a TV entertainment system. NDS Synamedia™, with VideoGuard content protection, is a customer proven content security solution with endorsement by major studios and premium TV channels.

• NDS Mobile Solutions: NDS will show with their Mobile DRM and DVB-H solution, how the reach of the TV can be extended to enable the reliable distribution and secure consumption of content on mobile devices.

• NDS VideoGuard Express: The new entry-level conditional access for smaller and mid sized pay-TV operators giving robust security and flexibility at an affordable price.

• NDS Hi Definition: View new and exciting methods of content presentation, content navigation and user interaction with this enhanced HD EPG. The grid EPG will become a thing of the past.

Also, on stand 3.439, visit SVP:

• SVP: SVP is a specification for protecting digital video content from unauthorized use by adding security enhancements to a standard video processor. SVP provides open, hardware-based content protection that ensures content, keys, and related control data remain under control from transmission to rendering.

SVP allows the platform operator’s rules for content consumption to be enforced for content stored on PVRs and distributed over the home network, and to portable devices.

SVP Alliance is a non-profit organization of over 20 leading media and technology companies working to achieve broad adoption of SVP content protection technology.

“NDS changes the way the world is informed and entertained through innovative technology solutions. Operators need to be confident that their technology partner can deliver the right solution, in the right time frame and cost effectively – NDS has an envied track record of delivering the right solution, on time and cost effectively,” said David Nabozny, Vice President and General Manager, NDS Europe.

He added: “We work with our customers long term supporting their business goals and vision for the future entertainment of their subscribers.”

About NDS
NDS Group plc (NASDAQ/Euronext Brussels: NNDS), a majority owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is a leading supplier of open end-to-end digital pay TV solutions for the secure delivery of entertainment and information to television set-top boxes and IP devices. See http://www.nds.com for more information about NDS.

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