Tata Sky Selects NDS Systems to Create India's Most Advanced Digital and Interactive DTH Service

-- NDS end-to-end systems to be deployed by Tata Sky to offer an unprecedented range of digital and interactive TV services in India

-- Tata Sky to offer greater choice and superior quality of pay television services to subscribers across India

-- Tata Sky joins other world-leading international DTH operators in deploying proven NDS solutions to support their business

NDS Group plc (Nasdaq:NNDS)(EURONEXT:NNDS), the leading providerof technology solutions for digital pay TV, today announced that NDSend-to-end solutions have been chosen by Tata Sky for the launch ofthe company's direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV service in India inmid-2006. Tata Sky is the 80:20 joint venture between TATA Group andSTAR Group.

Tata Sky is investing in building a high quality digitalinfrastructure in the country to offer a superior television viewingexperience to Indian households. The service will enhance the choicefor viewers looking for the best of pay television services in thecountry. Tata Sky aims to become India's largest digital televisionplatform, offering consumers a wide array of programming choices withinteractive features and superior picture and sound quality.

Mr Vikram Kaushik, CEO, Tata Sky Ltd said, "We are committed tobuilding a state-of-the-art DTH operation in India for which we haveselected NDS to provide end-to-end solutions. This will enable us totransfer control and choice into the hands of subscribers".

Ms Sue Taylor, Vice President and General Manager, NDS AsiaPacific said, "We are delighted to be selected by Tata Sky. This is anendorsement of the NDS position as the leader in conditional accesssystems. As systems integrator, NDS is uniquely capable of deliveringthe complex platform in the aggressive timescale set by Tata Sky."

NDS is working with Tata Sky to build a world-class broadcastinfrastructure. NDS systems will play a key role in the end-to-endsystem architecture and launching the nationwide digital service. TheNDS VideoGuard(R) conditional access solution provides superiorbroadcast security, and enables Tata Sky to offer multiple programmingand pricing packages. NDS's MediaHighway middleware and Value@TVinteractive infrastructure will enable Tata Sky to offer interactiveservices to subscribers. NDS engineers in Bangalore will be key in thedesign, delivery and service support of the end-to-end solution.

The digital technology of Tata Sky DTH service will eliminate manyrecurrent problems that consumers face while watching television inIndia. The DTH satellite signal is always on and will eliminateinstances of service downtime caused by power cuts and cable cutting.The Tata Sky service will have fixed channel positions and pre-tunedaudio levels.

About Tata Sky

Tata Sky Ltd., a joint venture of TATA and STAR, is committed tobuild a state-of-the-art Digital infrastructure for Pay Television inIndia. Tata Sky plans to introduce a nationwide Direct-to-Home (DTH)service that would allow it to reach every Indian home, however remoteit may be. The service plans to offer its subscribers the best ofcable channels, new innovative programming and interactive services.

About NDS

NDS Group plc (NASDAQ NNDS)(EURONEXT:NNDS), a majority ownedsubsidiary of News Corporation, is a leading supplier of openend-to-end digital pay TV solutions for the secure delivery ofentertainment and information to television set-top boxes and IPdevices. See http://www.nds.com/ for more information about NDS.

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