A press release quoted Bureau of Radio, Film and TV of Guizhou deputy director and chairman of Guizhou Tianguang Cable Network Fang Xuezhong as saying : "We selected a quality conditional access system with advanced technology and equipment to speed up the digital roll out in Guizhou. With this new system in place, we will broadcast more digital programming and value added services to fulfill the ever-increasing demands of our viewers."

"In China, only NDS can deliver a proven end-to-end digital broadcasting solution tailored to the requirements of Chinese broadcasters, as well as strong technical support from a local team. We look forward to being a technology partner of Guizhou Cable TV, and working together to meet their aggressive roll out schedule," NDS China general manager Gary Zhou adds, as per the release.

Guizhou Cable TV network connects over 350,000 direct access subscribers. Within Guizhou provincial network, there are approximately 2.7 million cable TV subscribers. 1.8 million are subscribers of nine regional cities' cable TV services also receiving the Guizhou Cable TV programming and will be connected to the Guizhou provincial digital TV platform.

The remaining 900,000 subscribers of the metropolitan area networks of counties and towns will be connected to the provincial network, and they will also be able to receive digital TV programming delivered by the Guizhou Cable TV networks.

The digital programming package of Guizhou Cable TV will include around 70 channels with basic and premium tiers. Guizhou Cable TV plans to offer interactive TV services, such as an electronic program guide. Benefiting from the synergies of NDS systems, Guizhou Cable TV will also be able to carry the interactive programming of CCTV, China's national broadcaster, such as CCTV 5i interactive sports programming.

The NDS end-to-end solution includes Open VideoGuard™ conditional access, NDS Core™ middleware, StreamServer™ digital broadcasting management system, and the Guizhou Cable TV Network interactive electronic program guide being developed by NDS Beijing engineers. NDS VideoGuard is one of only two foreign conditional access systems recommended by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).