Paris - Viaccess, a France Telecom company, leader in conditional access announced today that ART (Arab Radio and Television Network), the leading broadcaster of premium Arabic family programming and entertainment worldwide, will deploy Viaccess' Praha card to secure its Pay TV satellite platforms in the middle east region.
In the next coming months, ART and VIACCESS will strengthen their current collaboration to smoothly migrate the operator's satellite platforms and set-top-box (STB) population to the Praha Card (Proactive Against Hacker Attacks), one of the leading conditional access systems which is proactive against card sharing and enables hacker attack analysis.
Viaccess and ART have been long-time partners in the North African region for more than 11 years as ART selected VIACCESS to securely deliver pay-TV content. ART produces over 6000 live and recorded shows every year including family oriented dramas, series, plays, sports programs, music videos, and documentaries. The network has the largest Arabic movie library in the Middle East and (as part of the AMC conglomerate) has been associated with leading film production houses in the Arab world for well over 30 years.
"Our world class content protection products will bring premium content to ART consumers" said François Moreau de Saint Martin, VIACCESS CEO. "The extension of our partnership with ART for the Middle eastern market is the ultimate proof of the benefits provided by our security technology." .
"Being the main player of Pay TV in the MENA region, ART Network needs to be the pioneer in adopting the latest technology that is shaping the future of our industry" said Abdul Aziz Yamani, AMC CEO. " The shift is of strategic implications , and VIACCESS technology meets our requirements and objectives"
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About Viaccess:
Viaccess S.A., delivers solutions for digital pay television and secured content distribution. Its mission is the development, production and marketing of Conditional Access and DRM-based systems for all types of contents and services, for every kind of broadcast (satellite, cable, terrestrial, MMDS) and broadband networks, fixed (DSL) and mobile. Viaccess has been successfully deployed in 30 countries world-wide, on more than 80 digital platforms including multi-channel providers and digital content distributors. Viaccess is one of the leading IPTV protection companies (MRG IPTV Market Leader Report, March 2008). For more information : www.viaccess.com
About ART
Arab Radio and Television Network was founded in 1993 with the aim of delivering quality TV content to Arab homes across the globe, while preserving traditional values and culture. It rapidly grew to become the leader in family entertainment with an unrivalled blend of sports, Arabic & international movies, series, knowledge, children's programming, news, and music. Currently the paid TV platform is chosen by more than 2 million viewers as their essential viewing and entertainment provider. With exclusive rights to the biggest and most popular sport events, the largest library of Arabic movies and dramas, unique breadth of international entertainment channels, a r t is unmatched in providing comprehensive, all-encompassing entertainment for the families residing in the Middle East & North Africa, offered through 3 networks:
• ART for Arabic-speaking viewers
• Pehla for Hindi-speaking viewers
• Firstnet for English-speaking viewers.
ART Network's stations portfolio is characterized by its exclusive content and its balanced array of programming that caters to the needs and requirements of the whole Arabic family. ART Network brings also to the Arab viewers world class entertainment and sports programming through the inclusion of international thematic stations within its bouquet.
Press Contact :
Anthony Marechal
T +33 1 44 45 65 35
E anthony.marechal@viaccess.com
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