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developed by SECA (Société Européenne de Contrôle d'Accès; renamed to Canal+ Technologies SA) (CEO François Carayol), a subsidiary of Canal+ Group, sold to

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in 2003, the MediaGuard sold to Nagra France and the MediaHighway to NDS France. MediaGuard has been on the European market since 1996. It is also used in Middle-East and Asia. MediaGuard is notably used by Canal+. Manufacturers which incorporate MediaGuard into their equipment are notably Hitachi, Ltd., Humax,

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. The original MediaGuard system has been broken by the end of the 1990s, allegedly by rival

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, which resulted in new cards being distributed to customers in 2002.Murdoch firm used hacker site to target pay-TV rival
/ref> This original version of MediaGuard in the set-top-box is composed of two elements: * The software running in the box from the technology developed by the company HyperPanel Lab and licensed by Canal+. This technology, called the HyperPanel run has been split into two subsets: MediaHighway and MediaGuard; * A smart card whose technology was developed by SECA

External links

* ttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/oct/03/citynews.broadcasting Murdoch firm ordered to hand over documents in TV piracy rowbr>NDS faces probe over TV hacking allegations
* ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1868140.stm Details of Canal Plus lawsuitbr>All Canal+ Lawsuit documentsCANAL+ GROUP FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST NDS TO RECOVER FOR ACTS OF UNFAIR COMPETITIONCanal+ Technologies Press releasesNewspapers - The Guardian / Le Figaro / Les Echos / Le MondeMurdoch security chief linked to TV piracy site
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References

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