TBC deploys NAGRA’s OpenTV 5 connectware for hybrid cable services in Taiwan

Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), the Taiwanese cable operator, has selected NAGRA’s OpenTV 5 connectware technology to power its next generation digital TV platform. Leveraging NAGRA anyCAST PRM (the DECE and DTLA-approved DRM solution), TBC will be able to deploy a hybrid platform combining broadcast and Internet TV services while ensuring content remains secure on any device. TBC has been a NAGRA customer since 2008.

“To complete our move to an all-digital platform and bring new and advanced services to market we needed a superior yet flexible technology to meet all of our requirements,” explains Jimmy Chen, CEO of TBC. “We have found this with NAGRA’s OpenTV 5 and look forward to offering a new generation of quality services to our customers through an engaging and seamless cross-device viewing experience.” 
 
Jean-Luc Jezouin, SVP Sales APAC for NAGRA, declares: “TBC has been at the forefront of innovation for many years and ahead of its time in offering advanced Pay TV services to Taiwanese consumers. OpenTV 5 continues to gain traction in Asia and will enable TBC to deliver the next generation of Internet-enabled services while maintaining robust and reliable broadcast services.”
 
NAGRA says its OpenTV 5 HTML5 ‘connectware’ goes beyond traditional middleware. “It combines the stability of broadcast with the velocity of Internet to deliver a wide range of services, features and functionalities including live TV, VOD, nVOD, catch-up, start-over, follow-me, throw-and-fetch, whole-home services, games, social TV, HTML5 applications and a whole host of connected home services.