Singapore – The Media Development Authority (MDA) is putting into effect guidelines to its Media Market Conduct Code (MMCC) from 1 March next year, offering greater protection for consumers. This move comes on the back of a growing Pay-TV market, which has seen the number of subscribers increase from 490,000 in Dec 2006 to more than 857,000 today, and also a 150 per cent increase in the number of Pay-TV channels over the last four years. Under the new guidelines, Pay-TV retailers may … [Read more...] about More protection for Singapore consumers
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NDS Upfront
TVA Plus: VOD, IPTV and OTT services have become quite entrenched in North America and Europe, with Netflix, Hulu and others quickly becoming commonplace. How do you view the emergence of such services in Asia? Paul: Video on Demand (VOD), Internet-Protocol TV (IPTV) and Over-The-Top (OTT) services will all impact TV viewers in Asia in different ways. VOD is a service that will complement, but not replace traditional TV viewing and premium TV services. There is a lot to be said for the … [Read more...] about NDS Upfront
All orange for Irdeto
Jakarta – PT Mega Media Indonesia, the country’s newest player in direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services, has selected Irdeto’s conditional access (CA) solution to launch ‘Parabola Orange TV’ pay TV services. Parabola Orange TV broadens Indonesia’s access to digital TV broadcast services through a combination of post-paid subscription and a “Prepaid Plus” concept while offering unlimited free-to-air viewing. Irdeto provided Mega Media Indonesia … [Read more...] about All orange for Irdeto
Irdeto expands content security portfolio
Amsterdam, Beijing and Ottawa - Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, today announced the acquisition of BayTSP, a search, discovery and anti-piracy company based in Santa Clara, California. Irdeto purchased BayTSP to expand its security portfolio and complement its ActiveCloak solution. The BayTSP deal further demonstrates the company’s commitment to partnering and delivering end-to-end, dynamic security solutions for media companies particularly in content … [Read more...] about Irdeto expands content security portfolio
Jak digitalizes service
New Delhi, India – Jak Communications, an independent cable TV provider in Chennai, India, has selected NDS’ MediaHighway, an end-to-end solution, to enable the launch of its digital pay-TV platform. Jak’s new digital platform will provide subscribers with access to hundreds of digital channels including those currently available through their analogue service, interactive functionality and a wide portfolio of games. MediaHighway will provide the technological underpinning for … [Read more...] about Jak digitalizes service
PayTV enters new generation
New Delhi, India – NDS announced the launch of its next generation DRM solution for multi-platform pay-TV, the VideoGuard Connect. The product provides end-to-end protection of an operator’s service, utilizing the unique security capabilities of each individual platform that is designed to help TV operators seamlessly extend their pay-TV services to connected media devices. It was also announced that DIRECTV has selected VideoGuard Connect to protect and enable its multi-platform OTT … [Read more...] about PayTV enters new generation
