NDS Group was established in 1988 as an Israeli start up company.
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15 Facts About NDS Group
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NDS Group technology includes end to end connections for satellite, broadband IPTV, Hybrid, OTT, and EPGs.
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NDS Group provides advanced advertising, professional services and system integration services.
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NDS Group was renamed News Datacom Research, and additional investors joined.
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In 1996, NDS Group was investigated by Israeli authorities for allegations of tax irregularities.
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In 2002, Canal Plus accused NDS Group of extracting the UserROM code from the MediaGuard cards and leaking it onto the internet.
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EchoStar alleged that in the 90's NDS Group was responsible for the compromise of EchoStar's satellite television programming platform through the posting of code on the DR7 website.
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NDS Group vigorously defended the allegations made against it, establishing that NDS Group played no part in the compromise of EchoStar's security system.
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In 2008, a jury in California convicted NDS Group of violating the Federal Communications Act and California Penal Code, cleared NDS Group of other charges, and awarded $1,500 in damages.
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In February 2011, the Ninth Circuit further stated, “NDS Group was the prevailing party in this litigation and that EchoStar fails to meet the legal definition of a prevailing party on any of its claims.
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EchoStar and NDS Group agreed that the terms for satisfying the judgment should be met by 9 March 2012.
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On 9 March 2012, NDS Group received from EchoStar the remaining balance of US$18,935,399.
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On 26 March 2012, the BBC programme Panorama broadcast that NDS Group employed computer hacking to undermine the business of ONDigital.
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The investigation by the paper alleges that NDS Group illegally undermined rivals Austar, Optus and Foxtel at a time when parent company News Corporation was moving to take control of the Australian pay TV industry.
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