http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/article.asp?id=45465&issue=07182005
Bell ExpressVu, Canada's direct to home satellite broadcaster, is activating new signal encryption systems for its satellite TV service.
The company says over 92% of their subscribers have now received and installed the new upgraded SmartCards for the new encryption system, calling it "the company's most comprehensive initiative to date to combat the industry-wide issue of signal theft." Bell began distributing new conditional access SmartCards to new and existing subscribers last year in a effort to curb the piracy problem.
The current security system, an MPEG II DVB service developed by Nagravision, was breached more than five years ago. Echostar is currently involved in civil litigation in the United States against individuals believed to be responsible. DirecTV is also in litigation over satellite signal piracy, and has recently filed claim against a Canadian alledged to have broken terms of a permanent injunction against selling illegal satellite reception equipment.
The U.S. Dish Network system is also currently swapping out their more than 11 million subscribers to a new security smart card, dubbed "Nagra 2." Nagra 2 is a new encryption algorithm being introduced by Dish Network & Bell ExpressVu.
ExpressVu currently provides more than 400 channels of English and French television programming to its more than 1.5 million subscribers. The programming signal is encrypted for transmission to subscribers who are authorized to decode it upon payment using authorized satellite receiver and smart card technology.
Bell ExpressVu, Canada's direct to home satellite broadcaster, is activating new signal encryption systems for its satellite TV service.
The company says over 92% of their subscribers have now received and installed the new upgraded SmartCards for the new encryption system, calling it "the company's most comprehensive initiative to date to combat the industry-wide issue of signal theft." Bell began distributing new conditional access SmartCards to new and existing subscribers last year in a effort to curb the piracy problem.
The current security system, an MPEG II DVB service developed by Nagravision, was breached more than five years ago. Echostar is currently involved in civil litigation in the United States against individuals believed to be responsible. DirecTV is also in litigation over satellite signal piracy, and has recently filed claim against a Canadian alledged to have broken terms of a permanent injunction against selling illegal satellite reception equipment.
The U.S. Dish Network system is also currently swapping out their more than 11 million subscribers to a new security smart card, dubbed "Nagra 2." Nagra 2 is a new encryption algorithm being introduced by Dish Network & Bell ExpressVu.
ExpressVu currently provides more than 400 channels of English and French television programming to its more than 1.5 million subscribers. The programming signal is encrypted for transmission to subscribers who are authorized to decode it upon payment using authorized satellite receiver and smart card technology.
