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To: John Rieman who wrote (41474)	5/26/1999 5:53:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

digital cable system in Madrid operational one week early... NDS: NDS digital cable system for Madritel installed and operational -- one week early 05/26/1999 M2 PRESSWIRE Copyright 1999 M2 Communications, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Madrid -- NDS, the world leader in digital broadcasting solutions, today reported that its MPEG -2 Digital Platform has been installed and is in operation at Madritel, the Spanish Telecommunications Company operating in the Madrid area and specialising in digital cable TV. The system installation has been carried out by NDS' post-sales technical service team who have worked closely with Sirti/Stream, the systems integrators for the project. The NDS system is ready one week earlier than the project schedule and contract anticipated. NDS has provided Sirti/Stream with an MPEG -2 Digital Platform for DVB services for Madritel. The contract for 12 multiplexes, using NDS' latest compression products for cable, was won from Sirti/Stream who are both controlled by the Telecom Italia Group. "We are pleased to announce that our system is in place, working superbly and was in fact delivered over one week before the contract date. We recognise that broadcasters adopting digital solutions need to move fast and we are committed to working as part of a team to ensure that we deliver what we promise," says Andy Mathieson, VP for NDS' global sales & marketing. About NDS NDS, headquartered in the UK, with operations world-wide, provides end-to-end solutions for digital broadcasting through the company's research, development and manufacturing activities. NDS is a recognised leader in digital video compression and conditional access, and has proven systems integration and global support capabilities. NDS is providing its advanced technologies, products and services to many of the current and planned satellite and terrestrial broadcasting systems around the world. In addition, over 12 million subscribers around the globe use NDS conditional access systems to receive Pay-TV satellite and cable services. NDS plays a major part in developing open systems and the international standards for the digital broadcasting arena, providing the technology and market know-how to implement standards such as MPEG -2, DVB, ATSC, SMPTE and DTTV. The company continues to make a major commitment to R&D, with over 700 of its 1,500 plus employees dedicated to its pioneering development work at research centres in Israel, the U.S. and the UK. NDS is a subsidiary of News Corporation (NWS), a leading global media company. NDS has won many awards for technology including an Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and three Queen's Awards, one for Technology and two for Export. NDS is on the World-Wide-Web at: ndsworld.com M2 COMMUNICATIONS DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHIN M2 PRESSWIRE. DATA SUPPLIED BY NAMED PARTY/PARTIES. Contact: CONTACT: Gay Platts/David Bramley, Platform Tel: +44 (0)181 964 9149 e-mail: gplatts@platform.demon.co.uk Margot Field, NDS Tel: +44 (0)181 476 8158 e-mail: mfield@ndsuk.com