Hathway Selects World Leading NDS XTV(TM) Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Technology...

Hathway Selects World Leading NDS XTV(TM) Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Technology to Launch India's First Cable DVR Service

Highlights:

-- Hathway, India's leading provider of digital cable services,
has chosen NDS XTV(TM) Digital Video Recorder (DVR) technology
to launch advanced new digital television services

-- Hathway extends its lead in the Indian digital cable market
with the launch of its NDS-powered Digital Video Recorder
(DVR), providing advanced pay television features not
previously available to Indian cable TV subscribers

-- The first cable Digital Video Recorder (DVR) deployment in
India reinforces NDS as the market leading DVR solution
provider with more than 10.4 million NDS-enabled DVRs deployed
around the world
MUMBAI, India & HONG KONG--(Business Wire)--
NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS), the leading provider of technology solutions
for digital pay-TV, today announced that Hathway, India's leading
cable TV services company has selected NDS XTV(TM) Digital Video
Recorder (DVR) technology to launch India's first cable DVR, a
milestone which will dramatically enhance the viewing experience for
its subscribers. The new XTV DVR solution will be deployed during
2008, and will give subscribers ultimate control over what they watch
and when they watch it.

In partnership with NDS, Hathway can now deliver a compelling
combination of broadcast and On-Demand digital television to Indian
cable subscribers. The NDS XTV DVR solution offers Hathway subscribers
unparalleled user functionality now and in the future with the ability
to support advanced features and future services including Series
Linked TV shows and push Video On Demand.

World market leading NDS XTV allows subscribers to pause, record,
play back, rewind and fast forward their broadcast cable TV channels
for viewing when they choose. Viewers can record one program while
playing another, or record both simultaneously. Unparalleled usability
is enabled through viewers ability to build and manage their own
personal playlist easily via Hathway's existing NDS Advanced
Electronic Program Guide (EPG).

With NDS' support, Hathway is building digital infrastructure of
the highest quality to offer a superior television viewing experience
to Indian households. Hathway's vision is to be a single point access
provider, bringing the converged world of information, entertainment
and services into the home and workplace.

Announcing this important development in Hathway's strategy, Mr K
Jayaraman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hathway,
said: "Hathway is focused on its strategy to be the best in whatever
we do by offering a full range of integrated cable TV services across
the nation. With fiber optic backbone and state-of-the-art
distribution infrastructure, we bring the digital age to viewers
through cable, transforming the way they receive information and
entertainment. The launch of NDS' XTV DVR services is part of our
ongoing strategy to offer consumers in India the very best pay
television services in the market."

Ms Sue Taylor, Vice President and General Manager of NDS Asia
Pacific said: "Hathway's decision to expand their NDS solutions suite
to include NDS XTV is a validation of the technology leadership of NDS
and recognition of the significant investment in NDS' capabilities in
India over the past eight years. Hathway's NDS XTV-powered DVR will
radically enhance the way its subscribers are able to view content. We
are proud to be part of this new frontier in Indian cable and to
assist Hathway in delivering the latest world-class digital and
interactive entertainment services to their subscribers."

About NDS

NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS), a majority owned subsidiary of News
Corporation, supplies open end-to-end digital technology and services
to digital pay-television platform operators and content providers.
See www.nds.com for more information about NDS.

About Hathway

Hathway is the media, entertainment, networking and broadband
Internet arm of The Rajan Raheja Group. The Group has diversified
interests in a multitude of businesses with great emphasis on being
market leaders in their respective areas. See www.hathway.com for more
information about Hathway.

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1995. These statements are based on management's views and assumptions
regarding future events and business performance as of the time the
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NDS
Cynthia Ritchie
Director, Corporate Communications
T: +44 (0)20 8476 8378
critchie@nds.com
or
Vanessa Griffiths-Green
Director Marketing & New Initiatives, Asia Pacific
T: +852 2201 9151
vgriffiths-green@nds.com
or
Breakaway Communications for NDS
Kelly Fitzgerald, Managing Partner
T: + 1 212 616 6006
kfitz@breakawaycom.com
or
Hathway
Jayant R Changrani, Senior Vice President
jayant@hathway.net

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