NDS and DOXTV Deliver Push VOD and HD DVR Services to Shanghai OCN, the Leading Cable Operator in Ch

NDS and DOXTV provide industry-leading technology and premium HD content to Shanghai OCN

Shanghai OCN to deploy NDS HD DVR and push VOD solutions

Provides OCN subscribers with access to 1,500 hours of HD content including Hollywood BLOCKBUSTERS and international TV series’

BEIJING, CHINA – March 21, 2012 -NDS and DOXTV, today announced that they are partnering to enable the launch of push video-on-demand (VOD) 

services

and HD digital video recorder (DVR) technology at Shanghai OCN (OCN).

OCN will deploy market-leading solutions from NDS including VideoGuard® conditional access (CA), MediaHighway® set top box software, XTV™ DVR technology, push VOD capability and an electronic programme guide (EPG) developed by NDS and DOXTV.

As the leading cable operator in China, OCN is at the forefront of implementing the Next Generation Broadcast (NGB) project. There are currently one million households connected to the NGB network in Shanghai through OCN and the operator aims to roll out NGB solutions to an additional six million households by 2015.

“There is a great appetite for premium HD content among our subscribers; with NDS and DOXTV we are in a position to offer a vast selection of content on demand – including Hollywood blockbusters and the most popular series’ which provides us with a great competitive advantage” said Liu Jiuping, Executive Deputy General Manager, OCN.

DOXTV has rights to a vast selection of Hollywood BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES , popular series, dramas, 

entertainment

and educational programming with international and local content in both SD and HD. Much of this high-quality content is exclusive to DOXTV in China, with programming from Universal Studios, Fox, 

Sony

, Paramount Studios, Time Warner, DISNEY , the BBC and The National Geographic Channel.

“These new services will help OCN grow their digital TV business by enabling them to offer a compelling proposition to viewers, including access to more attractive content and features than was previously available,” said Sue Taylor, Chairman, NDS China. “The cable industry in China is embracing the MARKETING opportunities presented by DVR and push VOD services while at the same time consumers are starting to demand more content and new functionality such as pausing live TV.”

The NDS solutions selected by OCN will empower their subscribers with flexible TV viewing, NDS Push VOD technology enables OCN to deliver a selection of content, through their DOXTV agreement, to the STB to be viewed when the subscriber chooses. Content is delivered to the STB overnight via broadcast and a new selection is made available each day. NDS XTV DVR technology revolutionises TV viewing by enabling subscribers to pause live TV, record, play back, rewind and fast-forward their favourite TV programmes to view when they choose. Viewers can record one TV show while playing another, or record both simultaneously.

About Oriental Cable Network (OCN)

OCN, formerly Cable established in 1998, is the largest cable TV operator in China that covers the entire cable area of Shanghai, delivering the TV services to a subscriber base of over 5 million household in Shanghai. See http://www.ocn.net.cn for more information.

About DOXTV

DOXTV is the leading value-added TV service provider in China. DOXTV provides high-end subscribers with a full range of FILMS and television entertainment through the development of an advanced digital TV service. DOXTV is also operating a digital pay channel nationwide, featuring international movies, TV series and entertainment programming. See www.doxtv.cn 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 90 of the world’s leading pay-TV platforms rely on NDS solutions to protect and enhance their business.

NDS’ VideoGuard® is the world’s market-leading content and service protection solution, deployed in 125 million pay-TV households. VideoGuard conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) technologies safeguard pay-TV service revenues exceeding $50 billion. NDS middleware, which enables a host of advanced services for subscribers, has been deployed on 214 million devices. NDS DVR technology, centred around XTV™, is a leader in the global industry with 47 million units deployed. (Deployment figures as of 31st December 2011).

Headquartered in the UK, with over 5000 employees, NDS remains committed to INVESTING in technology and development with over 75% of its employees dedicated to pioneering work at development centres in France, India, Israel, Korea, UK and US.