NDS has signed an agreement with DIRECTV to extend the term of their relationship. NDS has been contracted to continue to provide conditional access technology and services to DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America until June 2013. Commenting on the news, Raffi Kesten, NDS Chief Operating Officer, said: “DIRECTV has set the benchmark for the pay television industry. DIRECTV has been highly innovative in developing its consumer offerings to provide the best range of television services available in the United States and across much of Latin America.” NDS Group plc [NASDAQ:NNDS] is a majority owned subsidiary of News Corporation and supplies open end-to-end digital technology and services to digital payTV platform operators and content providers—London, United Kingdom & Los Angeles, California


