Um yes, thanks for the second bit of FUD. Truth is DirecTV renewed their contract with NDS for a 6-year term. Cheers Kon -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monty Solomon Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 5:40 PM To: undisclosed-recipient: Subject: [opendtv] NDS CEO says to compete with TiVo for DirecTV deals NDS CEO says to compete with TiVo for DirecTV deals - Apr 27, 2004 11:43 AM (Reuters) NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - NDS Group plc. (NASDAQ:NNDS) plans to compete with TiVo Inc. to supply television recording technology to satellite TV provider DirecTV, which is TiVo's biggest source of new subscribers, NDS's chief executive said on Tuesday. ... - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41185670 Profit falls at media anti-piracy firm NDS - Apr 27, 2004 11:48 AM (Reuters) LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Anti-piracy technology firm NDS Group Plc (NASDAQ:NNDS), a subsidiary of News Corp (NYSE:NWS), said on Tuesday its third-quarter income fell 38 percent due to the absence of a contract with satellite firm DirecTV. ... - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41185811 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.