Beijing – China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STV) (“China Digital TV” or the “Company”), provider of conditional access (“CA”) systems and comprehensive services to China’s expanding digital television market, announced on February 27 that it has reached a strategic agreement with Jishi Media Co., Ltd. (“Jishi Media”) to cooperatively develop value added services (“VAS”) in Jilin Province.

According to the agreement, China Digital TV and Jishi Media will establish a long-term strategic relationship and leverage their respective strengths to jointly develop VAS services, including cloud games, cloud motion-sensing games and OTT multi-screen interactive offerings. Jishi Media will provide technical support in the areas of cable network resources, and its large customer base in the province. Meanwhile, China Digital TV will leverage its industry-leading technological capabilities and project operations experience to offer solutions for cloud platform technologies.

Jianhua Zhu, chairman and chief executive officer of China Digital TV, commented: “We are very excited to announce this cooperative agreement with Jishi Media, one of China’s best integrated provincial cable operators. Following network consolidation and two-way digital conversion, Jishi Media can now provide a solid foundation of a large customer base as we jointly develop our cloud services. We look forward to providing more high-quality value added services to high-definition interactive TV users in Jilin province.”