NAGRA ENABLES MULTISCREEN, ON-DEMAND FOR LINK NET FIRST MEDIA IN INDONESIA

  • NAGRA MediaLive provides an end-to-end multiscreen solution for the operator's new platform allowing subscribers to enjoy content delivered OTT seamlessly across devices
  • Solution enables advanced features on open devices using the NAGRA MediaLive Secure Player integrated with NAGRA's studio-approved DRM, NAGRA anyCAST PRM
  • The new TV everywhere offers Link Net's subscribers the freedom to enjoy richer multimedia entertainment anytime, anywhere

CHESEAUX, Switzerland and JAKARTA, Indonesia - May 7, 2015 - NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) digital TV business and the world's leading provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and PT Link Net Tbk, Indonesia's largest cable and broadband operator, announced today the launch of a new TV everywhere offering for the operator's brand-new platform. Powered by NAGRA's end-to-end multiscreen solution, MediaLive, and under Link Net's "First Media" brand, the new service allows subscribers to enjoy content through advanced set-top box capabilities-such as catch-up, personal video recording, video-on-demand, video streaming and games-and offers some of the same features in a complete multiscreen TV experience for anywhere and any device viewing.

"Demand for Internet-connected services in Indonesia is growing as consumers want to be able to enjoy content in a way that fits their lifestyle - as a result, the ability to deliver a robust multiscreen TV offering is a key differentiator for us," said Richard Kartawijaya, Chief Executive Officer of Link Net. "We chose NAGRA to help us in this endeavor because of their ability to deliver solutions that could integrate seamlessly within our current environment and of course, for their longstanding digital TV expertise. Their solution enables us to offer First Media Go, a service that allows subscribers to conveniently enjoy 120 simulcast linear TV Anywhere channels, Video-on-Demand content and Catch-up TV online and on mobile devices anywhere."

"We thank Link Net for entrusting us with this latest launch and are excited to partner with them in bringing advanced multiscreen services to their subscribers through another successful delivery of our end-to-end MediaLive solution," said Jean-Luc Jezouin, SVP Sales APAC at NAGRA. "We will continue to support them and all of our customers to ensure that consumers have ubiquitous access to content on any device in any place at any time and in a secure environment."

NAGRA MediaLive provides Link Net with a scalable, end-to-end solution to manage, secure and operate, from a single platform, a wide range of media services across multiple delivery networks, multiple devices and multiple content types. As part of the solution, the NAGRA MediaLive Secure Player extends the TV experience to open consumer electronic devices (PCs, tablets, smartphones) and enables service provider to safely distribute high-value content beyond the set-top box thanks to NAGRA anyCAST PRM, NAGRA's Hollywood-approved DRM solution.


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