BEIJING, November 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STV) ("China Digital TV"), the leading conditional access systems provider in China's expanding digital television market, today announced that it has won a tender to supply 900,000 smart cards to CANTV, the leading integrated telecommunication service provider in Venezuela, for use on CANTV's direct-to-home ("DTH") platform.
China Digital TV had already installed a conditional access (CA) system, a subscriber management system (SMS), and electronic program guides (EPGs) on CANTV's DTH satellite platform to enhance the performance of the operator's Internet protocol television (IPTV) network.
CANTV's DTH platform covers the entire territory of Venezuela, serving more than 500,000 paying subscribers.
Dr. Zengxiang Lu, CEO of China Digital TV, commented, "We are delighted to win yet another tender from CANTV. We will work closely with them to tailor our solutions to their needs, and look forward to helping them strengthen their position in Venezuela's emerging pay-TV market. We are pleased with the progress we are making in expanding our business overseas amid increasing demand for China Digital TV's products and solutions in developing markets."
Safe Harbor Statements
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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 U.S. 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 conditional access ("CA") systems to China's rapidly growing 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 subsidiaries, Beijing Super TV Co., Ltd. and Beijing Novel-Super Media Investment Co., Ltd, and its affiliate, Beijing Novel-Super Digital TV Technology Co., Ltd.
About CANTV
CANTV (BVC: TDV.D) is the first telephone service enterprise in Venezuela, founded in 1930. The company was re-nationalized in 2007.
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