BEIJING, December 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STV) ("China Digital TV" or the "Company"), the leading provider of conditional access ("CA") systems and comprehensive services to China's expanding digital television market, today announced that Cyber Cloud, a subsidiary of China Digital TV, has reached a capital increase agreement (the "Agreement") with Beijing Gehua CATV Network Co., Ltd. ("Gehua"), one of the leading cable TV operators in China. Pursuant to the Agreement, Gehua will invest RMB13.89 million in cash to take a 10% stake in Cyber Cloud.
The Agreement is supplementary to the strategic partnership agreement between China Digital TV and Gehua announced on April 16, 2014, in which the companies agreed to establish a strategic partnership on cloud computing technology and related businesses, and to enter into an equity investment agreement.
"We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Gehua after the launch of our strategic partnership earlier this year," said Dr. Lu Zengxiang, China Digital TV's acting chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer. "Cyber Cloud has deployed cloud service platforms in over 20 provinces, covering 80 million cable TV users and 8 million IPTV users all over the country. We believe this partnership will be hugely beneficial both in promoting Cyber Cloud's cloud gaming platform among cable TV users covered by Gehua, and in demonstrating its value to other cable TV operators seeking to diversify into streaming platforms and cloud gaming. Cyber Cloud is in negotiations with a number of other IPTV and cable TV operators to explore more cooperation opportunities, which we hope will generate further upside to Cyber Cloud's business in the near future."
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Further information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. China Digital TV does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.
About China Digital TV
Founded in 2004, China Digital TV is the leading provider of CA systems and comprehensive services to China's expanding digital television market. CA systems enable television network operators to manage the delivery of customized content and services to their subscribers. China Digital TV conducts substantially all of its business through its PRC subsidiary, Beijing Super TV Co., Ltd., and its affiliate, Beijing Novel-Super Digital TV Technology Co., Ltd., as well as subsidiaries of its affiliate.
For more information please visit the Investor Relations section of China Digital TV's website at http://ir.chinadtv.cn.
About Beijing Gehua CATV Network Co., Ltd.
Approved by Beijing Municipal Peoples Government, Beijing Gehua CATV Network Co., Ltd. (BGCTV) was founded in September 1999. BGCTV is principally engaged in the development, construction, operation, management and maintenance of cable radio and television networks in Beijing. The Company primarily provides the reception, relay and transmit of radio and television programs, the video on demand, network information services, Internet access service based on cable television network, value added service for Internet data transmission, domestic VoIP service, and advertising design, production and publication via cable television, etc. In 2001, BGCTV was listed at the Shanghai Stock exchange (Stock code: 600037), which is China's first listed cable network company. In addition, the Company is one of the earliest pilot radio and television enterprises to test three-network convergence and hi-tech enterprise in Beijing as well. As of the end of June 2014, BGCTV had over 5.5 million cable television users, among which, 3.9 million users subscribe digitalized HD two-way service.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Nan Hao
China Digital TV
Tel: +86-10-6297-1199 x 9780
Email: ir@chinadtv.cn
Brunswick Group
Tel: +86-10-5960-8610
Email: chinadigital@brunswickgroup.com
In the U.S.:
Brunswick Group
Tel: +1-212-333-3810
Email: chinadigital@brunswickgroup.com
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