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NDS to provide end-to-end content protection system for KT mobile content service “toest”, Enabling secure video downloads to WiFi hotspots

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- NDS provides VideoGuard Mobile™ and VideoGuard PMP™ DRM solutions for “toest”, the new mobile content service from KT
- New offering enables the secure download of videos to PDA phones and PMP’s over WiFi hotspots around Korea
- The deal with KT, a leading telecommunications company in Korea, illustrates another win in the fast-moving Asian market for the popular NDS VideoGuard® DRM solution

(The Venetian Hotel, Lido Suite #3003) – NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced today that it has been selected by KT, the leading telecommunications company in Korea, to deploy a full end-to-end system including NDS VideoGuard Mobile and NDS VideoGuard PMP on the company’s new ‘toest’ mobile content platform.

The NDS content protection solution will enable the secure download of a wide variety of video content over WiFi hotspots, providing both content owners and consumers with a new, secure way to download video to their mobile CE devices.

“toest” is a new service from KT that has been designed to establish a standardized business model for content distribution, through which revenues will go to copyrighted content owners. Video clips, protected by digital rights management, will be offered via a single authorized terminal per user. Users log on to www.toest.co.kr and download video clips to their PCs, and subsequently transfer them to mobile devices via wireless hotspots. The service offers nearly 3,000 video clips, including movies, TV dramas, animations and educational content.

Dr. Jung Han-Wook, Assistant Vice President of KT, commented “We chose the NDS VideoGuard DRM solution as it is important for us to launch the “toest” service with a lawful distribution structure of videos and movies. NDS VideoGuard enables us to protect the content copyrights as well as support a variety of content purchase business models. KT plans to expand the “toest” content service with various content licensing agreements as well as expand the service to HSDPA terminals.”

Commenting on the news, Ms. Sue Taylor, Vice President and General Manager of NDS Asia Pacific, said “We are very excited to be chosen by KT to secure and enable their new mobile content service. We look forward to working with KT to advance the platform and enable new types of content and business models, including TV streaming on a variety of end-user devices such as mobile phones, PDA’s, PMP’s and PC’s.”

About KT
KT, Korea's incumbent telecommunication operator, was established in 1900 and fully privatized in 2002. The company has led the evolution of the Korean information and telecommunications industry for the last 100 years, creating world leading wired and wireless infrastructure in Korea.

NDS Group Ltd.

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 114 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 206 million devices. NDS DVR technology, centred around XTV™, is a leader in the global industry with 45 million units deployed. (Deployment figures as of 30th September 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.

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