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

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 digitalpay-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 willalso be demonstrated on the WiNetworks stand at IBC 3.324)

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

xSpace is the only on-demand platform that truly integrates withthe operator's system and existing business. It extends the operator'sback office eliminating the need for separate billing and contentmanagement systems, resulting in cost efficiency and operationsimplicity. Furthermore, xSpace's scalable EPG provides easynavigation and advanced search capabilities, all within the legacybranded look and feel.

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

At IBC, the partners will demonstrate for the first time how anintegrated VOD service based on the satellite operator's platform isexpedited from a "one-box solution". Partners will showcase thefollowing:

-- 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 operatorto deploy a VOD solution based on the xSpace system, anticipatedduring 2006.

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

"Digital distribution of content is a natural progression for ourbusiness," states Steve Middleton, European Director of New Media forBlockbuster Digital Entertainment. "With the evolution of broadbandand pay-TV, millions of customers will be able to directly access ourservices from the comfort of their own home."

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

"Bitband is already providing IP-based video delivery to hundredsof thousands of Telco customers worldwide," commented Yuval Sovinsky,EVP Sales & Marketing, BitBand. "Now with xSpace, we are presenting tothe market a new model for satellite providers wishing to offeradvanced IPTV services, allowing them to better compete withalternative 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 thedigital broadcast and broadband markets world-wide. Since releasingits first unit in 1997 the company has deployed over 5 million set-topboxes across high-volume markets incorporating a wide range ofmiddleware, conditional access and hardware configurations.

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

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

About Bitband

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

About Blockbuster Inc.

* Blockbuster Digital Entertainment is a division of BlockbusterEntertainment Limited, which is a UK subsidiary of Blockbuster Inc., aleading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, withmore than 9,000 stores throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia andAustralia.

About NDS

NDS Group plc (NASDAQ/ Euronext Brussels: NNDS), a majority ownedsubsidiary of News Corporation, is a leading supplier of openend-to-end digital pay TV solutions for the secure delivery ofentertainment and information to television set-top boxes and IPdevices. See www.nds.com for more information about NDS.

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