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Take control of your
      on-demand

In our converging world, delivering on-demand content across several platforms has become increasingly complex.

It requires managing production and
delivery processes to make sure that all
types of on-demand content can reach
many different kinds of devices. And, of
course, it needs to be profitable.

The NDS Content Management System™
(CMS) does all this and more.

The NDS CMS is no ordinary CMS. It
provides a strong, yet flexible foundation
for your pay-TV business, enabling it to
run a successful online video publishing
platform now and in the future.

It provides a comprehensive set of videoon-
demand workflows for your pay-TV
business, enabling it to package, monetize
and publish on-demand content that will
generate revenue.

The NDS CMS:

  • Lowers operational cost with a short learning curve for nonspecialized users
  • Saves valuable time by ingesting content once and automatically publishing it to multiple platforms
  • Enables new services as they come to market, such as Catch-up TV, OTT and video-on-demand

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NDS-CMS was designed so that any business user in your pay-TV business can create a compelling VOD catalog.

NDS CMS takes the headache out of the
VOD preparation process. Rather than
asking users what underlying encoding and
encryption technology they wish to enforce,
a user-friendly GUI simply asks users to
choose the platforms they wish to publish
content to and the business model they
want to apply.

NDS CMS then takes care of the rest by
applying your platform's predefined codec
and encryption parameters. This frees your
users to concentrate on what they do best;
making the right business decisions for your
platform's on-demand content.

 

The CMS data model unifies video/audio/
data content, metadata, images, text and
other elements into discrete media assets
and packages. That way, your users can
create on-demand catalogs on-the-fly.

The NDS CMS is intuitive, with user-guided
menus that speed workflow, enabling nontechnical staff to use the system. This saves your platform time and money.


Managing the whole
                  VOD workflow

The NDS Content Management System is a key component of the Unified Headend, the next generation platform for delivering TV services in a converged world.

It operates seamlessly with DRM systems,
CA systems, metadata generation and
delivery components, internet portal,
middleware, EPG and other NDS system
components.

The NDS CMS's flexible framework lends itself to easy integration with thirdparty
systems based on standard open
communication protocols to provide
comprehensive transcoding, DRM and
reporting capabilities.

Comprehensive Management

The NDS CMS controls all applicable headend components to manage all the key aspects of the on-demand workflow in five phases:

Content & Metadata Ingestion

Users can upload content individually or in batches. NDS CMS associates the content with related media and metadata such as trailers and posters. Supported metadata formats include CableLabs ADI.

Package Management

Content is collected into "box sets" ready for associating assets with business offers according to the content contract's usage rules. Users can control this process manually using the CMS GUI, or automatically by means of the CMS rule-based engines.

Tracking & Reporting

NDS CMS can be set to generate fixed or ad hoc reports, an important part of the business feedback loop.

 

 

Content Preparation

The CMS transcodes, encrypts and indexes the content in preparation for playing on different user devices.

Catalog Preview & Publication

Users can preview how the catalog will look on different platforms from within the CMS before content is automatically published.

                                         Creating a box set


                                                         Future
                                                      flexible

Today, the marriage of TV and the internet has created huge opportunities for pay-TV operators. People now enjoy pay-TV and on-demand services delivered in more formats, over more networks, to more connected devices than ever before.

That's why it is vital for pay-TV platforms to have a CMS that is ready to address emerging consumer trends that will appear in the future.

NDS CMS provides maximum flexibility when it comes to repurposing on-demand assets for different environments and devices. The system supports multiple combinations of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Take control of your
       growing VOD business

The NDS Content Management System makes it easy for just about anyone in your pay-TV organization to manage the key aspects of your on-demand service.

NDS Dynamic simplifies the complex aspects It lowers your operational cost, saves valuable time, and is flexible enough to let you support new services and companion devices as they come to market.

NDS CMS has already proven popular with leading pay-TV operators.

To learn more about how NDS CMS can help grow your VOD business, visit the NDS CMS web page or contact us.









NDS customers worldwide