NDS, Blockbuster, ADB and Bitband to Showcase NDS's xSpace - VOD Over Hybrid STB

Business Wire, Sept 5, 2005

LONDON & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- NDS (NASDAQ:NNDS) (EURONEXT:NNDS):

Highlights:

--NDS's xSpace(TM) is an end-to-end platform for broadcast operators to support the secure delivery of thousands of hours of content on-demand over integrated broadcast/IP set-top boxes (STB)

--Featuring the Blockbuster-branded on-demand portal and premium content integrated into the operator's electronic program guide (EPG)

--First to show VOD application running on ADB's 3100S hybrid STB, designed to receive content delivered simultaneously over Ethernet and digital satellite

--Content will be delivered from Bitband's Vision VOD platform

--First deployments anticipated in 2006

NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV together with Blockbuster Digital Entertainment*, set-top box (STB) supplier ADB and VOD solutions provider Bitband (Stand 4.361) will be showcasing xSpace(TM) at IBC 2005, Amsterdam. (XSpace will also be demonstrated on the WiNetworks stand at IBC 3.324)

xSpace is a comprehensive VOD solution designed for broadcast operators deploying hybrid STBs with broadband connectivity.

xSpace is the only on-demand platform that truly integrates with the operator's system and existing business. It extends the operator's back office eliminating the need for separate billing and content management systems, resulting in cost efficiency and operation simplicity. Furthermore, xSpace's scalable EPG provides easy navigation and advanced search capabilities, all within the legacy branded look and feel.

Built upon NDS's proven VideoGuard(R) conditional access system, xSpace provides the security and the business packaging of on-demand content and, utilizing XTV-based STBs, enables the recording of IP content to disk. xSpace enables the introduction of new business models and creates bundles that tie together the broadcast channels with new on-demand content.

At IBC, the partners will demonstrate for the first time how an integrated VOD service based on the satellite operator's platform is expedited from a "one-box solution". Partners will showcase the following:

--NDS's xSpace platform that extends the operator's conditional access system and middleware into the VOD arena;

--Blockbuster movies-on-demand application integrated into operator's EPG;

--ADB's 3100S Hybrid STB equipped with an Ethernet port integrated into any broadband access network;

--Bitband's Vision - scalable distributed IP streaming platform;

YES, Israel's pay-TV satellite operator will be the first operator to deploy a VOD solution based on the xSpace system, anticipated during 2006.

"The integrated vision of broadcast and IP has a strong value proposition for satellite operators" commented Gadi Tirosh, NDS's VP of Product Marketing, "We are pleased to present, along with our partners, a first-to-market solution that truly addresses the need of pay-TV operators."

"Digital distribution of content is a natural progression for our business," states Steve Middleton, European Director of New Media for Blockbuster Digital Entertainment. "With the evolution of broadband and pay-TV, millions of customers will be able to directly access our services from the comfort of their own home."

"ADB is proud to have its unique Ethernet-enabled STB integrated with NDS and Bitband to provide a ready-to-market solution for secure delivery of VOD," says Philippe Lambinet, CEO of ADB. He continued: "This will provide pay-TV operators with a cost effective way of enhancing their service offering with premium, IP based content".

"Bitband is already providing IP-based video delivery to hundreds of thousands of Telco customers worldwide," commented Yuval Sovinsky, EVP Sales & Marketing, BitBand. "Now with xSpace, we are presenting to the market a new model for satellite providers wishing to offer advanced IPTV services, allowing them to better compete with alternative TV content providers."

About ADB

Founded in 1995, Advanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com) supplies a diverse range of high-quality products and services to the digital broadcast and broadband markets world-wide. Since releasing its first unit in 1997 the company has deployed over 5 million set-top boxes across high-volume markets incorporating a wide range of middleware, conditional access and hardware configurations.

ADB, with headquarters in Switzerland, has facilities in Australia, Israel, Italy, Poland, Spain, Taiwan and the United States. The majority of ADB's staff are development engineers, creating products that are universally recognised as the industry's best, both for current and future generation technology.

ADB is a member of ADB Holdings (www.adbholdings.com), a company listed on the SWX Swiss exchange (SWX: ADBN).

About Bitband

BitBand (www.bitband.com) is a world leader in providing video content distribution and delivery solutions over IP broadband networks for Telcos. BitBand's technology is field proven and widely deployed, serving more than 200,000 commercial subscribers, more than any other IP-TV VOD technology vendor. Additionally, BitBand partners with many system integrators and suppliers of other components of the IP-TV value chain, to provide the operator with a complete end-to-end solution.