8th Sep 2007 09:37
Pace Micro Technology plc (LSE:PIC), the leading independentdeveloper of digital TV technologies for the global payTV industry hastoday announced an agreement with MultiChoice Africa, the leadingpayTV operator in Africa, to supply its market leading high definition(HD) personal video recorders (PVRs). £ MultiChoice Africa has chosen Pace's TDS850 HD PVR platform, whichcombines H.264 compression with DVB-S2 demodulation and comes withfour tuners for a full HD experience, together with push-VODcapabilities. The MultiChoice TDS850 comes with OpenTV's Core 2.0middleware and PVR 2.0 software together with content security fromIrdeto. £ MultiChoice Africa plans to launch this technology in 2008. £ Neil Gaydon, Chief Executive Officer, Pace Micro Technology plccommented: "We are delighted to be chosen by MultiChoice to be a keysupplier in its move to high definition. It was back in 1995 that Paceand MultiChoice first launched digital TV in South Africa and it isterrific news that we are once again working together on the verylatest digital TV technology." £ Nolo Letele, Chief Executive Officer, MultiChoice Africacommented: "Pace is a leader in the field of both high definition andpersonal video recorder technology, which made them the natural choicefor us as a key partner to work with on the launch of our HD service." £ About Pace Micro Technology £ Pace Micro Technology plc (pic.l) is a leading technologydeveloper for the global payTV industry. Pace's main focus is oncreating intelligent and innovative products and services that benefitour customers and fuel the development of digital TV. £ Pace has one of the world's most experienced specialistengineering teams and is the partner of choice for leading payTVoperators across the globe. £ Pace's international headquarters are in Saltaire, West Yorkshire,UK, with further offices in the USA, France, India and Hong Kong. Formore information on Pace, please visit www.pacemicro.com. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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