[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Pace has won a new high-definition HD set-top box deployment deal with Viasat, one of Europe’s biggest satellite pay-TV operators, Pace announced June 8.
    Viasat, part of the Modern Times Group (MTG), will use Pace to launch a next-generation HD receiver. The DS830NV set-top box incorporates NDS conditional access and MediaHighway middleware and comes with an ethernet port to enable the delivery of content over IP. The unit also has a multi-language user interface making it suitable for deployment in Viasat’s other emerging markets.
    Roll-out of the new set-top box will begin in Scandinavia in June.
    “This latest deployment is especially important in that it helps us to deliver full HD capabilities to a larger number of subscribers in more regions. Designed for a highly competitive market, this HD box will help us to grow our business due to the increased functionality it provides together with the growing proportion of HDTV subscribers,” Bartek Gudowski, CEO of Viasat Satellite Services, said in a statement.