The Swiss, driving technological group of Nagravision (one of the technologies most used in Europe to make the codifiers of digital television), he reported that there has concluded the buy of the capital of the Californian OpenTV that American Liberty Media was in hands of also.

Specifically, Kudelski has been done by 26,7 % of the actions of class A (economic) of OpenTV and by 74,7 per cent of those of class B (politics).

After the operation, the Swiss ex-minister Joseph Deiss - who also announced this week that was joining to the council of the milk group Emmi, which takes part in the Spaniard Kaiku - will happen to be part of the council of administration of the company as representative of Kudelski.

OpenTV is the world leader in the manufacture of "middlewares" (computer solutions that facilitate the communications in network) for decoders.

The Swiss group, who makes sure that the positive impact of the operation will be evident already in his economic results of 2008, emphasizes that OpenTV has achieved to increase his invoicing in the last three years to a rhythm superior to 10 per cent, as what this year might have a positive gross development result.


(17/01/07)