NDS has announced that Portuguese triple-play provider ZON TV Cabo (ZON) has launched the NDS Snowflake User Interface (UI), enabled by MediaHighway set-top box software as the basis for its new “IRIS” service.?

ZON has selected NDS to deliver its next-generation TV service following formal trials of a number of technologies. ZON will be the first to launch the NDS Snowflake UI, which has been applied to the ZON brand to provide a consistent brand identity for the platform.?

Enabled by MediaHighway, ZON will provide its high-end subscribers with access to a broad range of services including VOD, catch-up TV, widgets, DVR functionality and recommendations within the operator-branded UI. ?“The UI is a key differentiator in advanced markets and ZON’s vision and emphasis on the user experience is one that we strongly support,” said Olivier Lacour, VP NDS Studio Design, in a statement.

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