TNTSat opts for Viaccess

[Correct]

Viaccess has confirmed that Cana*l+ has selected its conditional access system for its TNTSat entry package. Scheduled to launch on June 15, TNTSat will replicate the line-up from the French digital terrestrial platform. The move is a surprise because Cana*l has traditionally used the MediaGuard conditional access system, now controlled by Nagra Kudelski, while France Telecom’s Viaccess was the CA of choice at former rivals TPS. It is assumed that the simulcrypt system will be used to ensure the availability of the channels to existing Cana*lSat subscribers.

TNTSat will sit side by side with the Cana*l+ Cana*lSat package on Astra at 19 degrees East. It will feature 18 of the channels from the DTT platform together with France O from public broadcasters France Télévisions.

DTT services are currently available to 63% of the population and will extend to 95% by the time ana*logue switchover is completed in November 2011.

[Bazza1974]

Cheers, Correct!! Maybe a bit of light at the end of the tunnel for us Astra viewers!

[pipino]

Viaccess has confirmed that Cana*l+ has selected its conditional access system for its TNTSat entry package. Scheduled to launch on June 15, TNTSat will replicate the line-up from the French digital terrestrial platform. The move is a surprise because Cana*l has traditionally used the MediaGuard conditional access system, now controlled by Nagra Kudelski, while France Telecom’s Viaccess was the CA of choice at former rivals TPS. It is assumed that the simulcrypt system will be used to ensure the availability of the channels to existing Cana*lSat subscribers.

TNTSat will sit side by side with the Cana*l+ Cana*lSat package on Astra at 19 degrees East. It will feature 18 of the channels from the DTT platform together with France O from public broadcasters France Télévisions.

DTT services are currently available to 63% of the population and will extend to 95% by the time ana*logue switchover is completed in November 2011.


thanx for the infos correct,

the big question now is how this option will be available for french ppl, will it be decoder and card obligatory or card for ppl who have viaccess decoders,i heard sagem decoder will be offered for this option,sagem was used with tps before may be its a way for c****sat to shift the old tps decoders to a new package so they wont be wasted ,and commercialy will be correct i think,one final question what condition is needed to get this package ,apart from living in no TNT areas ,will they ask prof of adress ....etc ..best regards

[Looker]

thanx for the infos correct,

the big question now is how this option will be available for french ppl, will it be decoder and card obligatory or card for ppl who have viaccess decoders,i heard sagem decoder will be offered for this option,sagem was used with tps before may be its a way for c****sat to shift the old tps decoders to a new package so they wont be wasted ,and commercialy will be correct i think,one final question what condition is needed to get this package ,apart from living in no TNT areas ,will they ask prof of adress ....etc ..best regards

As you can see here ,the Sagem ISD91 HD is a brand new receiver ( MPEG2/MPEG4 SD/HD)
_http://www.telesatellite.fr/divers/caracteristiques-techniques-sagem-tnt.pdf

The price for the pack sagem receiver delivered with a viaccess 3 card with rights for 4 years is 229 €.
Another offer with a simple SD receiver + card for 100€ will be available in August.

[Zyknyp]

The TNT decoders to be sold in France MUST support H.264 High Definition. Therefore they will be al brand new.

[pipino]

thanx for the infos guys ;)

[Correct]

Official info (15/05/2007).

VIACCESS security chosen by Cana*l + for its TNTSAT offer

The Cana*l Plus Group has announced free access via satellite to the 18 (DTT) digital, terrestrial television channels as of June 15. The Cana*l Plus Group has retained the latest generation of Viaccess Technology to secure this French “TNTSAT” offer. Viaccess is proud to have been chosen by the Cana*l Plus Group on this significant project which will allow access via satellite to the free DTT channels to the French population.

“Secure content, be it free or payable, is the core of our business” stated Mathias Hautefort, CEO of Viaccess, “we were particularly pleased when the Cana*l Plus Group entrusted us with the security of its offer, in line with the law on the Television of the Future”.