NDS won a contract with Tata Sky, which is planning to launch direct-to-home services in India in June, NDS announced.
Under the deal, Tata Sky will deploy the NDS Videoguard conditional access solution for security, which also will enable Tata Sky to offer multiple programming and pricing packages. Tata Sky also will deploy NDS’s Mediahighway middleware and Value@TV interactive infrastructure to offer interactive services.
In November, Tata Sky, a joint venture between the Tata Group and News Corp.’s Star India, signed a lease agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization for 12 Ku-band transponders aboard the Insat-4A satellite, which the company plans to use to broadcast 150 digital channels across India.
