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Canal Digital and NDS
Enable a New Generation of Immersive, Personalised
TV Entertainment
NDS, now part of Cisco, and Canal Digital, the
leading DTH pay-TV provider in the Nordics, today
announced that they are collaborating to launch a
next-generation TV platform as a hosted, managed
service. Enabling both satellite and Over-the-Top
(OTT) service delivery, the new platform will allow
Canal Digital subscribers to access content anytime,
anywhere and on multiple devices – whether in the
home or on the go.
The premise for the new service is to provide an
immersive TV experience that is personalised to the
individual. By enabling features that enrich the TV
experience, such as viewer profiles or contextual
applications, both on the main screen and devices,
subscribers will be empowered to experience TV
entertainment in new and exciting ways – all through one
unified, intuitive user interface (UI).
As an end-to-end hybrid infrastructure, delivered,
hosted and managed for Canal Digital by NDS, the new
platform will provide a scalable and flexible service
that will allow for additional innovative features to be
deployed quickly and easily after launch.
NDS Snowflake™, the award winning user experience
framework, will provide the basis for the UI to be
implemented across all devices as part of the Canal
Digital service. NDS Snowflake enables unified,
intuitive navigation of content and services that
centres on linear programming with the ability to scroll
into the ”past” or “future,” providing fluid discovery
of both catch-up and on-demand content, all through a
consistent branded experience with integrated programme
recommendations and applications.
Powered by a hosted NDS Unified Headend™, which will
reside outside of the Canal Digital network, the
subscriber’s home will be connected through a multimedia
gateway that distributes content and metadata-based
services around the home over IP to complement satellite
delivered programming.
To enable advanced functionality throughout the home,
the gateway and multi-tuner hybrid zapper boxes will be
powered by NDS’ MediaHighway middleware, utilising Jungo
Panorama remote management technology to reduce support
costs and improve the subscriber experience.
By providing the NDS Unified Headend through a hosted
model, NDS is enabling Canal Digital to focus on the
end-user experience without concern over technical
operations. With overall management of the headend
infrastructure, NDS is able to optimize resources and
expertise to enable a scalable infrastructure that will
support the growth of the Canal Digital service,
including the rapid deployment of new functionality and
services.
Patrik Hofbauer, CEO, Canal Digital
“Our new platform will provide what can only be
described as a new generation of TVentertainment for our
subscribers. With NDS, we are investing in our future to
provide the ultimate user experience and the best
possible infrastructure to support the growth of our
business.”
Jesper Andersen, senior vice president and general
manager, service provider video technology group, Cisco:
“In providing a wholly managed service for Canal Digital
we are combining our experience and technical capability
to extend our role as solutions provider further than
ever before. But more significantly, the approach taken
by Canal Digital shows market innovation and progression
to hosted and cloud-based technologies that will enable
future-proofed platforms, optimised resources and
scalability.”
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