April 30, 2012 – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has elevated Ricky Ow as executive vice president, Networks-Asia.

Prior to this, Ow was working as senior vice president and general manager, networks, Asia. He was overseeing the company’s channel brands, including AXN India and Animax India.

In his new role, Ow will continue to oversee the networks’ business across Asia and will expand his oversight by managing SPT’s two Korean joint ventures, AXN Korea and Animax Korea. He will also be responsible for developing new channel opportunities in the region.

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DISCOVERY NETWORKS ASIA-PACIFIC ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF TOURISM MALAYSIA COLLABORATION
– REVEALED: MALAYSIA’S MAJESTY – TWICE A KING to capture official installation of Malaysia’s next head of state –
– Campaign includes brand new episodes of PASSAGE TO MALAYSIA series –

Singapore, April 27, 2012 – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP), a division of the number-one nonfiction media company Discovery Communications, today announced details of a renewed partnership with Tourism Malaysia.

With unparalleled access, Discovery Channel will bring viewers the REVEALED: MALAYSIA’S MAJESTY – TWICE A KING. The one-hour documentary will chronicle the installation of DYMM Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah from the state of Kedah as Malaysia’s 14th King, who makes history as the first person to assume this throne for the second time, 41 years after he first became Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, the paramount ruler. In the unique system of power-sharing practiced by Malaysia’s royal rulers, perhaps it is only fitting that the first complete cycle returns a ruler from not only the earliest Sultanate in the country but also one of the oldest in the world.

This story reveals how Malaysia’s rich and diverse social landscape cultivates strength from her traditions in the face of a world that grapples with the confusion thrown up by modernity and globalization. In a 13-state federation with 9 royal rulers, Sultan Abdul Halim’s installation reveals the spirit of “unity in diversity” thriving at the heart of Malaysia’s identity and provides a unique window into really understanding what Malaysia is today, where she came from and maybe where she is going. The documentary is currently in production and is scheduled to premiere on Discovery Channel in Malaysia and across Asia-Pacific later in the year.

Tom Keaveny, president and managing director, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said, “We are pleased to work together once more with our valued partners Tourism Malaysia, to chronicle a historic event in Malaysia’s history, and to continue to bring our viewers everywhere the best of what the country has to offer through our high-quality brands.”

Dato’ Azizan Noordin, acting director general, Tourism Malaysia, said, “We welcome the opportunity by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific to showcase this unique occasion to its worldwide audiences. It’s a great visual platform for the promotion of Malaysia as a tourist destination rich in culture, heritage and tradition.”

Tourism Malaysia’s sponsorship also includes an extension of the PASSAGE TO MALAYSIA campaign with brand new episodes hosted by Denise Keller, scheduled to premiere on TLC in conjunction with Malaysia’s Merdeka celebrations this August. PASSAGE TO MALAYSIA is an insightful travel series that reveals the country’s unique culture, traditions, people, and rich history through the eyes and experiences of the host. In addition, there will be vignettes for the series that will air on Discovery Channel and TLC in [markets].

No Quarter TV has been appointed as the production company for both the REVEALED: MALAYSIA’S ROYAL RITES and REVEALED: MALAYSIA’S MAJESTY – TWICE A KING programmes and the PASSAGE TO MALAYSIA episodes.

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About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 200 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity through more than 140 worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Investigation Discovery, as well as US joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, The Hub and 3net, the first 24-hour 3D network. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools and owns and operates a diversified portfolio of digital media services, including HowStuffWorks.com. In Asia-Pacific, seven Discovery brands reach 534 million cumulative subscribers in 34 countries with programming customized in 15 languages.

About Tourism Malaysia

Tourism Malaysia aims to encourage tourism and its related industries in Malaysia. It is hoped that this would help promote new investments in the country, as well as provide increased employment opportunities. The growth of tourism would also contribute positively to the country’s economic development and quality of life. The Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia (TDC) was established on 10 August 1972 as an agency under the former Ministry of Trade and Industry by an Act of Parliament. With the inception of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism on 20 May 1987, TDC was moved to this new ministry; and became the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) through the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Act 1992. Popularly known as Tourism Malaysia, its full focus is on promoting Malaysia domestically and internationally.

Contact:
Melissa Tham/Charmaine Huet
melissa_tham@discovery.com/charmaine_huet@discovery.com
DID: (65) 6510 7637/(65) 6510 7545

SINGAPORE (April 26, 2012) Fans of Hong Kong movies can now rejoice as Celestial Tiger Entertainment today announced the first and exclusive broadcast of three top Hong Kong films, slated to air on Celestial Movies in the second half of this year. Fret not if you missed the premieres of these films on the big screen as you can catch these blockbusters from the comfort of your home!

The three films, comprising Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Life without Principle, and A Simple Life emerged as the biggest winners during the recent 2012 Hong Kong Film Awards. Held annually, the prestigious Hong Kong Film Awards recognizes outstanding achievements and the best films in the Hong Kong film industry.

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Clearly the blockbuster hit to lookout for, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, which was shown in local cinemas late last year, achieved eight nominations and five awards, including Best Action Choreography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Design and Best Visual Effects. Starring Jet Li, Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, this action-packed martial arts epic promises to keep you on the edge of your seat will premiere on Celestial Movies in July.

Life without Principle

Life without Principle, starring Lau Ching-wan, Richie Jen and Denise Ho, clinched the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards. The movie, which premiered in local cinemas in October last year, depicts the morality struggle of three people in the midst of a global economic crisis in order to solve their financial woes. Life without Principle will premiere on Celestial Movies in September.

A Simple Life

A Simple Life, starring Andy Lau and Deanie Yip, bagged four major awards, including Best Director, Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay. The show depicts a heart-warming relationship between a young master, Roger (Lau) and the servant who raised him, Sister Peach (Yip). A Simple Life is currently showing in local cinemas. It will premiere on Celestial Movies in late 2012.

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For Media Enquiries, please contact:

Nicole Su, Associate
Strategic Public Relations Group
T: +65 6325 8267
E: nicole.su@sprg.com.sg

Deborah Dayani Nanayakara, Manager
Strategic Public Relations Group
T: +65 6325 8275
E: deborah.dayani@sprg.com.sg

About Celestial Tiger Entertainment

Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) is a diversified media company dedicated to entertaining audiences in Asia and beyond. The company focuses on the operation of branded pay television channels, content creation and content distribution targeted at Asian consumers.

CTE operates a powerful bouquet of distinct pay television channels including: Celestial Movies, the most broadly distributed 24-hour Chinese and Asian movies channel in the world; Celestial Classic Movies, the gateway to an unparalleled array of Chinese movie masterpieces; Celestial Movies On Demand, Celestial’s subscription video on demand service; KIX, the ultimate in action entertainment; Thrill, Asia’s only horror and suspense

movie channel; and KIX HD, featuring the best of action with a late-night dose of thrillers in high definition.

As one of Asia’s largest vertically integrated entertainment companies, CTE produces original content which complements its channels business. CTE is also the exclusive sales agent of content in all media in Southeast Asia and China from independent Hollywood studio Lionsgate.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, CTE is a joint venture among Saban Capital Group, a leading private investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment and communications industries; Celestial Pictures, a major Asian entertainment company wholly-owned by Astro, the owner and operator of the leading DTH platform in Malaysia; and Lionsgate, the world’s largest independent filmed entertainment studio.

For more information, please visit www.celestialtiger.com.

Irdeto Customer Central Offers Thailand’s Largest Pay TV Operator a Customer Care and Billing Service that Delivers Efficiency, Advanced Analytics and Cost Savings

Thailand — 25 April 2012 – Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, today announced that TrueVisions,Thailand’s largest and sole nationwide pay TV operator, has selected to deploy Irdeto Customer Central, a fully-integrated customer care and billing solution designed to help pay TV operators effectively manage multi-play services. After evaluating its full network of vendors and multiple solutions on the market, Truevisions found Irdeto Customer Central to be the only platform that could configure to fit its needs.

TrueVisions is part of True Corporation, a well-established brand in Thailand backed by Asia’s largest agro-conglomerate, the Charoen Pokphand Group. Through its successful mass market strategy bundling Free View and Free-to-Air, today the company enjoys 60% of the pay TV subscriber market share in Thailand. As such, TrueVisions needed a partner that could accommodate its large subscription base while delivering advanced analytics, efficiency and the best return on investment.

“Irdeto has been a trusted business partner for a long time and has been instrumental to growing our pay TV business in Thailand. Irdeto’s deep knowledge of the pay media industry and solid track-record in providing innovative solutions specifically designed for pay TV services made them a natural choice for our customer care and billing needs,” said Ratchanee Ajchariyawongkul Director of Information Systems, TrueVisions.

Irdeto Customer Central will enable TrueVisions to consolidate its cable and satellite subscribers into one database, providing the pay TV operator with a system that is more cost-effective and easier to deploy.

Irdeto Customer Central provides TrueVisions’ customer service representatives (CSRs) a 360-degree view of critical customer information, enabling them to offer targeted promotions and up-sell opportunities to subscribers. A unique differentiator of the solution is the ability to support pre-paid services as well as the traditional post-paid services to reach new consumer segments, a feature popular with budget-conscious consumers or consumers with lower incomes and/or limited credit history. Additionally, Irdeto Customer Central will allow TrueVisions to penetrate new markets such as commercial customers and multi-dwelling units (MDU) such as apartments and condominiums.

“We congratulate TrueVisions on their success in expanding pay TV services in Thailand and for continuing to differentiate themselves in the market through with innovative products and services. With Thailand’s economic recovery, technology advances and increased consumer appetite for media and entertainment, TrueVisions is poised for future growth. Irdeto is dedicated to helping TrueVisions accelerate that success with Irdeto Customer Central,” said Bengt Jonsson, Vice President, Digital TV, Asia Pacific, Irdeto.

At present, pay TV penetration in Thailand is one of the highest in Southeast Asia at 50%. According to the Satellite Television Association in Thailand, the penetration of cable and satellite television is expected to reach 80% of the country’s 20-million households as Asia Pacific is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 29% in 2012 to 73% in 2016.

Irdeto is the partner of choice for pay TV operators in Asia Pacific. In Southeast Asia alone, 21 customers are securing and growing their media business using Irdeto’s solutions. Irdeto has over 40 years of pay media experience helping operators around the world offer innovative services in order to thrive in the increasingly competitive pay TV industry.

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About Irdeto

Irdeto is the most innovative software security and media technology company in the world. Through its dynamic monetization and security technologies, the company allows new forms of distribution for broadcast, broadband and mobile entertainment, as well as for the world’s most popular apps, eStores and consumer devices. Co-headquartered in Amsterdam and Beijing, the company employs more than 1,000 people in 25 locations around the world. Irdeto is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN). Please visit Irdeto at www.irdeto.com.

About TrueVisions

TrueVisions Plc. is a subsidiary of True Corporation Plc company, TrueVisions Plc. is Thailand’s largest provider of subscription-based television serving through CATV and DStv systems. TrueVisions is committed to providing leading popular programs from around the world on 114 channels covering information, news, sports, and entertainment, along with superior customer services. The services are offered in 4 packages: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and True Knowledge packages. In addition, the company offers a Convergence Package “TrueLife Free View,” allowing users of TrueMove mobile phone to spend 299 Baht on a monthly plan or 300 Baht on a TrueMove Pre Pay plan and get a 53 channels Free View. The company also offers 3 supplementary packages, including HBO Package, Discovery Package, and Disney Package.

For further information, please contact:

Bridgit O’Donovan/Dan Benelisha
Waggener Edstrom for Irdeto
Mobile: +659675 4562/+65 9271 5697
bodonovan@waggeneredstrom.com
DanB@waggeneredstrom.com

Katie Judd
Senior PR Manager, Irdeto
Office: 415-967-7148
Mobile: 603-738-9599
Katherine.Judd@irdeto.com

New Technology Revolutionizes Cinema Industry and Entertainment Experience

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CinemaCon 2012—Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced Dolby® Atmos, a new audio platform that will change the experience of sound in entertainment. Launching in the cinema, Dolby Atmos delivers a more natural and realistic sound-field, which transports people into the story with a lifelike, sensory experience.

For the first time, Dolby Atmos introduces a hybrid approach to mixing and directs sound as dynamic objects that envelop the listener, in combination with channels for playback. Dolby Atmos enables adaptive rendering to ensure that the playback experience is as close as possible to the creator’s original vision in any given environment, irrespective of the specific speaker configuration in the playback environment.

“Dolby Atmos is our most significant innovation in years and represents the future for entertainment sound in cinema,” said Kevin Yeaman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dolby Laboratories. “We have leveraged our deep insights into how people hear and experience sound to empower filmmakers, studios, and exhibitors with new technology that transforms storytelling.”

Dolby Atmos is an end-to-end solution that takes into account the entire content pipeline and brings together mixers, studios, and distributors to create dramatic improvements in the audio experience. The Dolby Atmos platform provides content creators with a new creative freedom to tell their stories. It simplifies movie distribution with a single universal package to deliver to audiences the full impact of the artist’s intent, regardless of theatre configuration.

For Content Creators

Dolby Atmos delivers a new level of creative control to sound designers and mixers by marrying today’s familiar channel-based mixing methods with the versatility of dynamic audio object—based mixing. The flexibility of object-based mixing provides total control over placement and movement of individual sounds or “objects” anywhere within a theatre environment.

“Dolby Atmos brings a completely new dimension to the motion picture soundtrack. To be able to move sounds anywhere in the theatre, and to also create environments that surround and excite an audience, is extremely powerful,” said Mike Hedges, the Academy Award®—winning re-recording mixer at Park Road Post Production.

Dolby Atmos works with the same tools that sound designers and mixers currently favor, allowing them to efficiently create highly compelling content. Using descriptive metadata about how the audio should be played back, Dolby Atmos faithfully generates legacy 5.1-and 7.1-channel mixes automatically, thus saving valuable time during postproduction. Mixers can monitor and tweak these versions in real time and quickly switch between them to verify that everything plays as intended in all cases.

For Studios and Distributors

Dolby Atmos is designed to fit into existing studio workflows with minimal impact on the production schedule. It allows studios to author once and optimize playback everywhere, eliminating the need for multiple print masters. Distribution is simplified with a single Digital Cinema Package (DCP) master, which can then be faithfully rendered at playback in a way that is independent of channel count or speaker location.

“China Film Group takes a keen interest in the development of Dolby’s new audio platform,” said Chen Fei, CTO, China Film Group Corporation. “Our postproduction facilities are already well on the way for us to incorporate Dolby Atmos into our movies, and we plan to produce a movie this calendar year using the Dolby Atmos format.”

For Exhibitors

Dolby Atmos uses information about the speaker layout and acoustic playback capabilities of the theatre to determine how best to render the audio, delivering consistent and optimized playback that will sound as close to the original artistic intent as is possible for that specific environment. Introduction of the Dolby Atmos platform to the industry offers a compelling, only-in-a-theatre experience to audiences.

“We have been working with Dolby for more than a year on this initiative, and we are very impressed with this new platform,” said Dan Huerta, Vice President, Digital Systems, AMC Theatres. “A solution like Dolby Atmos takes an innovative and practical approach to cinema sound, rivaling anything the industry had been able to accomplish in a movie theatre environment.”

“Wanda was among the first to hear the demo of Dolby Atmos,” said Ye Ning, General Manager, Wanda Cinemaline Corporation. “The effect was excellent and it is a true breakthrough. We believe it will bring people a brand new moviegoing experience.”

“We have been extremely impressed with the new Dolby Atmos platform and the truly stunning extra dimension it offers to filmmakers and audiences,” said François Ivernel, Movie Producer and Chairman, Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé. “For a large cinema group like Gaumont Pathé, the scalability of the solution is a significant step for the industry. With auditoriums of different sizes, a format that can play back with such amazingly natural quality in any theatre environment is tremendously appealing.”

Initially, Dolby will be focused on installing Dolby Atmos in a select number of premium global locations in the United States, Europe, China, and Japan, with plans for a larger rollout of Dolby Atmos in 2013.

Preparing for Dolby Atmos

With the ability to transmit up to 128 simultaneous and lossless audio inputs (channels or objects), and the ability to render from 5.1 all the way up to 64 discrete speaker feeds, Dolby Atmos introduces a completely new audio capability for exhibitors. The inherent scalability and adaptability of Dolby Atmos allows exhibitors to manage their budgets and upgrade cinemas over time, yet improve the experience for audiences at each step.

To effectively support precise positioning and movement of sound around the theatre, speakers must be individually amplified and support a wide frequency response and dispersion. To help exhibitors with their upgrades, Harman® Professional, a leading manufacturer of high-quality audio equipment, has been working with Dolby to design innovative and optimized solutions to simplify deployment of Dolby Atmos.

“After first previewing Dolby Atmos last year, we immediately recognized the tremendous potential,” said Michael MacDonald, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Harman Professional. “Dolby Atmos is clearly the next-generation audio platform and will provide considerable performance advantages to our customers in the global cinema market.”

Harman’s JBL® Professional loudspeakers and Crown Audio® amplifiers and network technologies are the system of choice at many of the world’s largest and most prestigious cinemas and theatre chains. Harman is deploying this experience and its category-leading engineering capabilities to design a host of specialized powered loudspeakers to capitalize on the innovations of Dolby Atmos. In doing so, Harman Professional will enable filmmakers and exhibitors to provide their customers with a more immersive cinematic experience.

Learn More About Dolby Atmos

Exhibitors interested in preparing theatres for Dolby Atmos can read the PDF white paper’s, “Dolby Atmos: Cinema Technical Guidelines” and “Dolby Atmos Next-Generation Audio for Cinema.”

To learn more about Dolby Atmos, visit dolby.com/Atmos. To share an educational video on Dolby Atmos, visit: https://vimeo.com/40699179.

Dolby’s CinemaCon 2012 virtual press kit is available at dolby.com/news.

About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is the global leader in technologies that are essential elements in the best entertainment experiences. Founded in 1965 and best known for high-quality audio and surround sound, Dolby creates innovations that enrich entertainment at the movies, at home, or on the go. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, visit www.dolby.com.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. S12/25599 DLB-G

Dolby Laboratories
Joshua Gershman, 415-645-5611 (Media)
joshua.gershman@dolby.com

Source: Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

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PCCW Teleservices recognized as Finalist in the 6th International ICT Awards – Philippines for the Fastest Growing BPO Company of the Year and Quality Program of the Year

HKT (SEHK:6823) – HONG KONG / MANILA, PHILIPPINES, April 23, 2012 – PCCW Teleservices, a premier provider of global outsourcing solutions, has been recognized as a finalist in the 6th International ICT Awards – Philippines in the categories of Fast Growing BPO Company of the Year and Quality Program of the Year.

Organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines and the Business Process Association of the Philippines, the Awards aims to recognize contributions and exceptional performance by organizations and individuals within the ICT sector in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region, and to promote the Philippines as the world’s preferred provider of outsourced business and knowledge processes.

Mr. Tony Bruno, Head of PCCW Teleservices, said, “We are honored to be selected as a finalist in the Awards. PCCW Teleservices has exhibited tremendous growth and substantial development not only in terms of size and revenue, but also in terms of quality and diversity of the services and support offered to clients and partners worldwide. With our global footprint, we will continue to deliver the best and most innovative outsourcing solutions to customers.”

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About PCCW Teleservices

PCCW Teleservices is an operating subsidiary of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider which is majority-owned by PCCW Limited.

PCCW Teleservices offers clients world-class global contact center and BPO services in all facets of voice and non-voice customer services, technical support, sales, retention, and other business processes. Operating a global network of multi-channel contact centers, PCCW Teleservices provides support in languages covering over half of the world’s population.

PCCW Teleservices is consistently ranked among the world’s leading contact center service providers. With over 6,000 agent positions in Hong Kong, mainland China, Panama, the Philippines and the United States, PCCW Teleservices provides local and multinational companies a wide array of skills to service more than 80 million customer contacts annually. To learn more, please visit www.pccwteleservices.com, or call us at +852-2888-3636 (Asia) / +1-614-280-1600 (the Americas).

About HKT

HKT (SEHK: 6823) is Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider. It meets the needs of the Hong Kong public and local and international businesses with a wide range of services including local telephony, local data and broadband, international telecommunications, mobile, and other telecommunications businesses such as customer premises equipment sale, outsourcing, consulting, and contact centers.

Together with the highly successful media business of its parent company, PCCW Limited, HKT offers innovative media content and services across the PCCW Group’s unique quadruple-play platforms – fixed-line, broadband Internet access, TV and mobile.

For more information, please contact:

Ivan Ho
Group Communications Manager
PCCW Group
Tel: +852 2883 8747
Email: ivan.wy.ho@pccw.com

Keyur Trivedi
Director – Business support
PCCW Teleservices (Philippines), Inc.
17th Flr., Union Bank Plaza
Meralco Avenue corner Onyx St. Ortigas Center
Pasig City, Philippines
Tel: +63 6202100 loc 62965
Mobile: +639178353987
Email: keyur.trivedi@pccwteleservices.com.ph

NDS TECHNOLOGY ENABLES THE MIGRATION OF INDOVISION’S SUBSCRIBER BASE TO MPEG-4 SD, HD AND INTERACTIVE SERVICES

• NDS technology enables Indovision to migrate more than 1 million subscribers from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 set-top boxes
• Enabling technologies from NDS include an NDS EPG and NDS’ MediaHighway set-top box software to lay the foundations for superior TV services including interactive games

SINGAPORE – APRIL 24, 2012 – NDS today announced that its technology is enabling Indovision, Indonesia¡¦s leading pay-TV and DTH operator, to kick-start a progressive migration of its more than one million subscribers from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 set-top boxes for enhanced TV services including interactivity.

Supported by a suite of end-to-end NDS solutions including VideoGuardR conditional access and MediaHighwayR set-top box software, Indovision is in the process of deploying MPEG-4 set-top boxes to its entire subscriber base, enabling the launch of both high-quality standard (SD) and high definition (HD) services in a cost-effective manner.

In addition to providing high-quality linear TV services, both the SD and HD set-top boxes will allow users to access an interactive portal using their remote control, with games including Aquatika and Monkey Medallion and educational applications such as Spelling Whizz and Painter Puzzle. In addition, the NDS MediaHighway Development Kit will enable Indovision to independently develop and add additional games to the platform. This is the first deployment of its type in the Indonesian pay-TV market.

Indovision launched its first MPEG-4 SD set-top box in March 2011, with an already extensive rollout. The operator subsequently announced the launch of its MPEG-4 HD service in February this year with an initial line-up of five HD channels, with plans to expand its offering in the near future.

Handhi S. Kentjono, Vice President Director of MNC SkyVision, said: “NDS’ global expertise in end-toend solutions has been instrumental in our growth and will allow us to continue to deliver a superior TV-viewing experience as we make the full transition to MPEG-4.” He continued “With the addition of interactive games and the framework to expand our portfolio, we hope to provide an evolving, engaging service for our subscribers.”

NDS Senior Vice President and General Manager Asia Pacific, Sue Taylor, commented: “As one of our longest-standing customers in the Asia Pacific region and the leading pay-TV operator in Indonesia, this move testifies that Indovision is a driving force behind the introduction of innovative, interactive TV experiences to the market. We look forward to continuing our support for Indovision as it migrates fully to MPEG-4.”

Indovision is a regional pioneer in pay-TV services and is rapidly growing its subscriber base. Indovision is owned by parent company PT MNC Sky Vision (MSV). NDS also provides technology to power MSV’s additional pay-TV services: Top TV and Okivision.

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For further information:

NDS
Amy Lucas T: +44 20 8476 8243
Corporate Communications alucas@nds.com

Tricia Stevenson T: +65 8133 9907
Marketing Director, Asia Pacific tstevenson@nds.com

Customer Contact
Winnie Sularto T: +62 811169056

Marketing Product & Public Relation Manager awisularto@indovision.tv

About Customer

MNC SkyVision is the pioneer and market leader in digital satellite broadcasting industry in Indonesia with estimated 70% market share. Transmitting its digital service through Indostar II satellite and S-Band frequencies, allows MNC SkyVision to deliver superior uninterrupted audio and video quality to its subscribers. Owned by Global Mediacom – Indonesia’s largest integrated media company with 3 nationwide terrestrial television channels, newspaper, tabloid, magazine, radio network and also has the largest content library in Indonesia. For more information visit http://www.indovision.tv

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’ VideoGuardR 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.

NDS Group Ltd. is a private company owned by the Permira Funds and News Corporation. See www.nds.com for more information.