Annual Report 2008

Accompany the clients development

Accompany the client's development

Innovation means offering creative solutions enabling operators to continuously enhance their services and achieve their objectives. For the Kudelski Group, innovation goes far beyond the technology aspect, even though the firm makes substantial investments in research and development.

The Kudelski Group has been a long-time partner of the CANAL+ Group. For over twenty years, it has accompanied the operator's evolution, from the launch of analog pay-TV channels in the 1980s through to today's sophisticated range of services.

CANAL+ is a major player in the programming and production of pay-TV offerings. A pioneer in the new television sectors and technologies, this operator is particularly known for its innovations transforming the habits of consumers by delivering increasingly rich and diversified content and creating new ways of consuming it.

In 2008, two major innovations using Kudelski Group technologies were launched:

  • a miniature high-definition digital terrestrial television decoder in USB format for pay-television viewing on personal computers;
  • a dual-tuner, high-definition satellite terminal, with Internet connection and integrated hard disk offering a range of innovative services.