BroadcastAsia2012 Preview

NETIA exhibiting with master dealer Broadcast Communications International, Booth 4S3-02, June 19-22, in Singapore.

NETIA Products at BroadcastAsia2012:

New! Radio-Assist^TM 8.1 Upgraded Radio Automation System

At BroadcastAsia2012, NETIA will showcase enhancements to its Radio-Assist^TM 8 range of digital audio automation software. Radio-Assist 8.1 will offer the same robust array of tools for streamlined end-to-end multimedia production, broadcast, and publication workflows, as well as additions including two significant features: a new integrated music scheduling application and new video editing capability from within a single user interface.

NETIA's Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. In addition to new browse and publishing tools for full multimedia functionality, the software features tools for acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, and administration.

Radio-Assist 8.1 will allow users to leverage built-in music scheduling functionality. With music management tools integrated into Radio-Assist 8.1's FederAll playlist preparation module, users will be able to automate playlist generation according to preset criteria, business policies, and a wide range of intelligent options for sequencing music.

The video editing tool now available within the Radio-Assist 8.1 interface complements the software's Snippet and Snippet+ audio editing tools. Offering a convenient editing solution, this enhancement addresses the growing demand for radio broadcasters to provide video via their online portals. This simple and intuitive editing tool is available through the same GUI as the Snippet tool, providing a consistency that allows staff to produce video clips with very little additional training.

At BroadcastAsia2012, NETIA will highlight further functional and technical enhancements that add to the value of Radio-Assist 8.1 in today's radio broadcast operations.

New! Content Management System

NETIA will showcase a new version of its Content Management System (CMS) at BroadcastAsia2012. The new version allows users to manage all processes within the global production environment - from editing through post and distribution - through simple, easy-to-manage workflows and task automation, accessed through one unique and easy-to-use interface. The NETIA software suite also allows users to connect all of their partners and vendors within a single production ecosystem, simplifying the sharing and managing of media assets.

The CMS that will be presented at BroadcastAsia2012 includes enriched features within its metadata management module, as well as in its indexing functionality. The CMS GUI includes a greater number of fields that can be personalized, and the system's metadata template can be customized by users. A multilingual thesaurus module available in this new CMS release ensures there are endless possibilities for very precisely describing content, in turn making it easier for users to access and retrieve specific content. Finally, the CMS will include an enhanced administration application that further simplifies system management.

Company Overview:

NETIA, a GlobeCast company, is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and delivery of content to today's full array of media platforms. Relied on by more than 10,000 users in 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices.

NETIA provides content management solutions to major radio and television brands and to multimedia groups around the world. Clients include SBS and ABC in Australia, RAI Italy, France Telecom/Orange, MediaCorp Singapore, RTL France, Rádio Globo in Brazil, RTM Malaysia, Radio France, the Associated Press, France Télévisions, TV Center Russia, and L'Équipe 24/24. NETIA has its headquarters in France, with offices in the United States, Paris, Rome, and Singapore, in addition to a global network of professional distribution partners.

Sistema Globo de Radio installs NETIA Radio-Assist 8 to streamline news production across its four largest Brazilian stations

CLARET, France - April 6, 2012 - NETIA, a leading software manufacturer of media asset management and radio automation solutions, today announced that Sistema Globo de Radio - SGR is installing the Radio-Assist^TM 8 suite of digital audio automation software across its facilities in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, and Belo Horizonte to simplify and streamline its radio production operations from end to end.

"We needed a software solution that would enable us to schedule and playout from studios, exchange content among multiple sites, and archive content - all while interfacing with existing systems in a very heterogeneous environment," said Marco Tulio Nascimento, Technology Manager for SGR. "NETIA's Radio-Assist 8 offered us all of these capabilities, integrating smoothly into our operations to support staff throughout the production and playout workflow."

The four SGR sites at which Radio-Assist^TM 8 is being installed are responsible for the broadcast of programs on Radio Globo (talk show) Globo FM (Web), Beat98 (pop music), BH FM (pop music), and CBN (all news), and this network of stations reaches more than 30 cities across Brazil. Integrated with existing iNEWS newsroom system through a MOS protocol, Radio-Assist^TM 8 will make it simple for journalists to work on a story, incorporating any news from Avid software, rewriting it, adding sound from the Radio-Assist 8 database, and then organizing the content to be broadcast.

All four sites will be interconnected, with the ability to share content. As a result, journalists working simultaneously can exchange media in a more collaborative production process. Across SGR operations, 250 workstations will be equipped with the NETIA Radio-Assist^TM 8 software. The software has been adapted by NETIA to meet SGR's cultural and linguistic requirements with a special focus on customizing the database structure. The Radio-Assist^TM 8 GUI has been translated into Portuguese, and local training for staff in Brazil also is in Portuguese.

"Sistema Globo de Radio is among Latin America's leading broadcasters, and the company's installation of the Radio-Assist 8 suite marks a significant step for us in Brazil and the region as a whole," said Stéphane Lefebvre, NETIA sales manager for Latin America. "Upon completion of this installation, SGR will be able to leverage all of its resources far more effectively in bringing quality programming to listeners."

Further information about NETIA and the company's products is available at www.netia.com.

NAB 2012 preview

Visit us at NAB show 2012 - 16 - 19 April, Booth SU812

Las Vegas Convention Center, USA.

NETIA Products at the 2012 NAB Show:

New! Radio-Assist^TM 8.1 Upgraded Radio Automation

NETIA will showcase enhancements to its Radio-Assist^TM 8 range of digital audio automation software at the 2012 NAB Show. Radio-Assist 8.1 will offer the same robust array of tools for streamlined end-to-end multimedia production, broadcast, and publication workflows, as well as additions including two significant features: a new integrated music scheduling application and new video editing capability from within a single user interface.

NETIA's Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. In addition to new browse and publishing tools for full multimedia functionality, the software features tools for acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, and administration.

Radio-Assist 8.1 will allow users to leverage built-in music scheduling functionality. With music management tools integrated into Radio-Assist 8.1's FederAll playlist preparation module, users will be able to automate playlist generation according to preset criteria, business policies, and a wide range of intelligent options for sequencing music.

The video editing tool now available within the Radio-Assist 8.1 interface complements the software's Snippet and Snippet+ audio editing tools. Offering a convenient editing solution, this enhancement addresses the growing demand for radio broadcasters to provide video via their online portals. This simple and easy-to-use editing tool is available through the same GUI as the Snippet tool, providing familiar utility that allows staff to produce video clips with very little training.

During the 2012 NAB Show, NETIA will highlight further functional and technical enhancements that add to the value of Radio-Assist 8.1 in today's radio broadcast operations.

New! Content Management System

At the 2012 NAB Show, NETIA will launch a new version of its Content Management System. It allows users to manage all processes within the global production environment - from editing through post and distribution - through simple, easy-to-manage workflows and task automation, accessed through one unique and easy-to-use interface. The NETIA software suite also allows users to connect all of their partners and vendors within a single production ecosystem, simplifying the sharing and managing of media assets.

The CMS that will be presented at the 2012 NAB Show includes enriched features within its metadata management module, as well as in its indexing functionality. The CMS GUI includes a greater number of fields that can be personalized, and the system's metadata template can be customized by users. A multilingual thesaurus module available in this new CMS release ensures there are endless possibilities for very precisely describing content, in turn making it easier for users to access and retrieve specific content. Finally, CMS will include an enhanced administration application that further simplifies system management.

Company Overview:

NETIA, a GlobeCast company, is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and delivery of content to today's full array of media platforms. Relied on by more than 10,000 users in 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices.

NETIA provides content management solutions to major radio and television brands and to multimedia groups around the world, and recent wins have made the company a significant new player in the telco market, as well. Clients include RAI Italy, France Telecom/Orange, ABC, MediaCorp Singapore, RTL, Radio Globo, Radio France, The Associated Press, France Télévisions, TV Center Russia, and L'Équipe 24/24. NETIA has its headquarters in France, with offices in the United States, Paris, Rome, and Singapore, in addition to a global network of professional distribution partners.

NETIA enhances Radio-Assist 8 with integrated music scheduling and video editing tools

CLARET, France - March 14, 2012 - NETIA, a leading software manufacturer of media asset management and radio automation solutions, today announced significant enhancements to its Radio-Assist^TM 8 range of digital audio automation software. The newly released Radio-Assist 8.1 offers the same robust array of tools for streamlined end-to-end multimedia production, broadcast, and publication workflows, as well as two additional significant features: a new integrated music scheduling application and new video editing capability from within a single user interface.

"As the radio broadcast industry has evolved, we have refined our Radio-Assist software suite to continue providing the functionality our clients need," said Daniel Dedisse, product director at NETIA. "With the release of Radio-Assist 8.1, we've built valuable editing and scheduling tools right into the same user interface that supports the overall workflow. By making a more robust toolset readily available within NETIA software, we give users more flexibility in delivering quality audio and video to audiences."

NETIA's Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. In addition to new browse and publishing tools for full multimedia functionality, the software features tools for acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, and administration.

Radio-Assist 8.1 builds on these capabilities by allowing users to leverage built-in music scheduling functionality. With music management tools integrated into Radio-Assist 8.1's FederAll playlist preparation module, users can automate playlist generation according to preset criteria, business policies, and a wide range of intelligent options for sequencing music.

The video editing tool now available within the Radio-Assist 8.1 interface complements the software's Snippet and Snippet+ audio editing tools. Offering a convenient editing solution, this enhancement addresses the growing demand for radio broadcasters to provide video via their online portals. This simple and easy-to-use editing tool is available through the same GUI as the Snippet tool, providing a familiar utility that allows staff to produce video clips with very little training.

NETIA's booth, SU812, at the 2012 NAB Show highlights these and further functional and technical enhancements that add to the value of Radio-Assist 8.1 in today's radio broadcast operations. See also : NAB Show 2012 preview.

NETIA Successfully Expanded Into New Territories and Markets in 2011

CLARET, France - Jan. 26, 2012 - NETIA announced today that it expanded in 2011 into new regions, including Latin America, Africa, and Asia. In expanding its presence worldwide, the company also gained entry into new market sectors, extending its client list not only with customers in radio and television broadcasting, but also in media archives and management across a variety of facility types.

New NETIA Radio-Assist^TM customers that came on board in 2011 include Brazil's RadioGlobo, a major Latin American media group; the Ethiopia National Archives; Singapore's MediaCorp; Radio Qatar in the Middle East; and Cameroon's CRTV, which upgraded its existing solution. NETIA also added to its roster of customers for its flexible content management system (CMS) solution, including Belgian archive SONUMA and leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus. NETIA also added European post-production house Transatlantic Video as a new customer.

NETIA credits the momentum to the strategic foundation it built in 2010.

"As we had planned, the 2010 increase in executive and engineering roles, and in our worldwide sales force, bore fruit in 2011 with successful NETIA software deployments across a broader geographic area and a wider range of clients and applications," said Christophe Carniel, NETIA CEO and president. "We're very pleased with our 2011 achievements and expect this exciting momentum to continue throughout 2012."

BES EXPO 2012 Preview

Feb. 10-13, 2012 - New Delhi, India

NETIA Exhibiting Within the French Pavilion

NETIA at BES EXPO 2012:

NETIA, together with parent company GlobeCast, offers solutions that are at the heart of the convergence between the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors, with efficient, flexible, and effective technologies that empower multiplatform delivery, growing volumes of on-demand audio and video content, and multiple content formats. At BES EXPO, the company will secure its position as an integrator of broadcast and telecommunications technology and a leading service provider.

NETIA Products at BES EXPO 2012:

Radio-Assist^TM 8

NETIA will showcase its Radio-Assist^TM 8 range of digital audio automation software at BES EXPO 2012. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, the newest version of NETIA's acclaimed software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage in the workflow. Publication is prepared at the same level as the on-air thanks to new planning tools.

NETIA's Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. In addition to new browse and publishing tools for full multimedia functionality, the software features tools for acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, administration, and more.

Radio-Assist is now also integrated with NETIA's Content Management System (CMS), offering an automatic publishing engine for all media as well as managing associated metadata and linked media. By interfacing with NETIA's Media Asset Management system, Radio-Assist 8 responds efficiently to the needs of media groups having to manage and share video, audio, images, and text throughout their entities.

Radio-Assist 8 provides instant access to all types of media, archived or online. Regardless of the storage medium, items can be previewed and restored for repurposing and distribution, both for broadcasting and for multiplatform distribution.

Radio-Assist 8 makes three different types of publishing available to users. With the software's new 'Publication' tab, journalists can publish audio-only content and its metadata; publish audio and associated media, such as video, text, or images; or prepare a group of items for automatic conversion and publishing to an array of destinations, such as a podcast, posting on the Internet, or delivery to mobile devices.

Content Management System (CMS)

At BES EXPO 2012, NETIA will also highlight its new Content Management System (CMS) that was first introduced at IBC2010. CMS allows NETIA customers to globally streamline all of their production processes thanks to simple, easy-to-manage workflows and task automation. The new software suite also allows users to connect all of their partners and vendors within a single production ecosystem, simplifying the sharing and managing of media assets.

Users can now manage all of the processes within the production environment - from editing through post and distribution - through one unique and easy-to-use interface. The new Web-based interface, built on Microsoft^® Silverlight^® technology, allows for more performance and greater security.

CMS provides for ingest and quality control; metadata extraction and tagging; search, browse, and low-res proxy generation; integration with key third-party systems including QA, tape/disk-based archive, non-linear editing, playout, and traffic automation; and multiplatform delivery to mobile TV, VOD/catch-up TV, IPTV, Web streaming, and HD and SD distribution platforms.

Cameroon Radio and Television Upgrades to NETIA's Radio-Assist 8 Automation Software

CLARET, France - Jan. 25, 2012 - NETIA today announced that public national broadcaster Cameroon Radio and Television (CRTV) is upgrading to the Radio-Assist^TM 8 range of digital audio automation software, delivered by Belgian systems integrator StudioTech. The added functionality and scalability of Radio-Assist 8 will enable CRTV to support both national and regional broadcast channels, to improve production and delivery of quality audio content, and ultimately help the broadcaster to increase its listening audience.

"In early 2000, we made the decision to transition from analog to digital operations, and we required a radio automation system that would support that shift," said Timothée Metomo Eduma, Post-production Exploitation Chief of service at CRTV. "Working with StudioTech, we requested an open system that would be easy for all technical and non-technical users to adopt, and NETIA's Radio-Assist proved to be the best solution. Since its installation, the NETIA system has served us very well, and the upgrade to version 8 will provide valuable capabilities, as well as excellent ergonomics and a pleasant, intuitive GUI that distinguishes the NETIA software from its competitors."

"NETIA's Radio-Assist 8 is a complete end-to-end solution that covers the entire production process," said Jean Marc Rosenberg, Technical Manager at StudioTech. "In addition to being the most intuitive, easy-to-use radio automation solution, it offers strong database management tools and optimizes security through both server redundancy and automatic synchronization of content. Finally, Radio-Assist 8 provides solid rights management tools that will be useful in CRTV's operations."

The Radio-Assist family of digital audio software covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, making it easy for users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. The solution is also equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflow. The installation at CRTV will enable as many as 150 users to work with the system, thus contributing to a faster and more collaborative workflow, as well as a better end product for listeners.

"CRTV is a very influential broadcaster within Cameroon, and we're pleased to be continuing our longstanding relationship with the company and its integrator," said Pascal Cima, Export Sales Manager at NETIA. "The original Radio-Assist installation a decade ago and the current upgrade at CRTV demonstrate not only the flexibility and long-term value of NETIA solutions, but also the forward-looking design and development of our software offerings."

CABSAT 2012 Show Preview

Feb. 28 - March 1, 2012 - Exhibiting With GlobeCast - Stand S1-D1- Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center.

NETIA at CABSAT 2012

NETIA offers solutions that are at the heart of the convergence between the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors, with efficient, flexible, and effective technologies that empower multiplatform delivery while accommodating growing volumes of on-demand audio and video content, as well as multiple content formats.

End-to-End Content Life Cycle - Content Management System (CMS)

At CABSAT 2012, NETIA will highlight broadcaster's increased ability to ingest content, manage their media and associated metadata, and deliver content to any region of the world using the company's Content Management System (CMS). NETIA's CMS allows customers to streamline all of their production processes through simple, easy-to-manage workflow and task automation. The software suite also allows users to connect all of their partners and vendors within a single production ecosystem, simplifying the sharing and managing of media assets. Users can now manage all of the processes within the production environment from editing through post-production and distribution to any multimedia platform - with one unique and easy-to-use interface.

Radio-Assist 8

NETIA will also showcase its flagship Radio-Assist^TM 8 range of digital audio automation software at CABSAT 2012. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, NETIA's acclaimed software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage of the workflow.
The Radio-Assist family of digital audio software covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist.

RTBF Enriches Media and Metadata Management Capabilities With Upgrade to NETIA Radio-Assist 8

CLARET, France - Dec. 20, 2011 - NETIA today announced that RTBF (Radio Television Belge Francophone), the radio-television group serving the French-speaking territories of Belgium, has upgraded to NETIA's Radio-Assist 8 range of digital audio software programs, which today covers the entire RTBF radio workflow from ingest to broadcast. With this upgrade, RTBF gains innovative content management tools that not only enable the broadcaster to manage audio content with ease, but also to manage associated metadata along with audio programs as they are delivered or broadcasted.

"As we've expanded our service offering, NETIA has provided a range of software tools that suit our needs in terms of media management and broadcast via multiple platforms," said Cécile Gonfroid, technical director at RTBF. "NETIA technology has long been the backbone of our radio production workflow, and as our broadcast workflow evolves, the modular design of NETIA's Radio-Assist software suite will enable future adaptation."

Every day, 300 RTBF users work simultaneously with Radio-Assist 8, which facilitates a smooth end-to-end workflow in the delivery of media via both traditional broadcast channels and multiplatform distribution. Planning tools within Radio-Assist 8 allow RTBF staff to prepare publication of media early in the workflow. The software suite's new scheduling tools and metadata-handling capabilities add value by enabling RTBF to enrich each item in its content database with detailed information.

Because the NETIA solution serves as a fully integrated solution, with just one database shared by all RTBF users, it eases communication between the broadcaster's scheduling and broadcast tools. The software suite's automatic generation of playlists and its automatic publishing engine streamline distribution of media to the appropriate target while managing metadata and linked media. NETIA's system provides logging capability that records everything sent to air, both for legal and archiving purposes.

"Over the years, we have built a close relationship with RTBF, and the company has played a key role in the refinement of our Radio-Assist suite," said Christophe Carniel, CEO at NETIA. "RTBF's commitment to innovation is evident today in its use of our software solutions to revolutionize traditional production and broadcast workflow."

GlobeCast and NETIA at IBC2011

GlobeCast and NETIA at IBC2011: International Content Management, Delivery, and Distribution

PARIS and NEW YORK - July 5, 2011 - GlobeCast and NETIA will be co-exhibiting at IBC2011, Sept. 9-13 at Amsterdam's RAI Convention Center, in stand 1.A29. The themes of the stand will be global content distribution, media asset management, and playout of international content, along with contribution services for sports and other content.

The stand will feature live demos and presentations that speak to the needs of international broadcasters today. Highlights include demonstrations of the end-to-end life cycle of television content, from ingest through worldwide delivery with media asset management using the NETIA system, and GlobeCast's playout and origination services, featuring content localization and content reshaping for any type of platform. GlobeCast will also be showcasing its contribution solutions for sporting events in 2012, including the London 2012 Olympic Games.

GlobeCast's continuously expanding infrastructure of satellite platforms, fiber backbone, and points-of-presence now offers customers unequalled access to cost-effective distribution over several continents.

Visitors at the booth will learn not only about satellite and fiber delivery of their channels around the world, but also about how GlobeCast and NETIA can help them:

• Manage file-based assets for multiple platforms.
• Create regionalized versions of content for different television markets.
• Ingest content locally and play out content globally.
• Ensure distribution with television platforms around the world.

Representatives from GlobeCast's business units in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East will be on hand to discuss global services with visitors to the stand.

Demos on Display in the GlobeCast/NETIA Stand 1.A29:

End-to-End Content Life Cycle

At IBC2011, GlobeCast and NETIA will highlight the ability of broadcasters to ingest content locally, manage their media, and play out content in several regions of the world. The main tool for this is the new and improved Content Management System (CMS). NETIA's CMS allows customers to streamline all of their production processes through simple, easy-to-manage workflows and task automation. The new software suite also allows users to connect all of their partners and vendors within a single production ecosystem, simplifying the sharing and managing of media assets. Users can now manage all of the processes within the production environment from editing through post-production and distribution with one unique and easy-to-use interface.

Radio-Assist 8

NETIA will showcase its Radio-Assist^TM 8 range of digital audio automation software at IBC2011. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, the newest version of NETIA's acclaimed software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage of the workflow. NETIA's Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist.

NETIA and GlobeCast offer solutions that are at the heart of the convergence between the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors, with efficient, flexible, and effective technologies that empower multiplatform delivery while accommodating growing volumes of on-demand audio and video content, as well as multiple content formats.

NETIA CMS to Enable SONUMA Digital Archive Project

NETIA Software Suite to Streamline End-to-End Workflow - From Ingest and Indexing to Search and Delivery - for 120,000 Hours of RTBF Content

CLARET, France - August 18^th, 2011 - NETIA today announced that Belgium's SONUMA, a subsidiary of RTBF (Radio Télévision Belge Francophone) and the publicly funded company responsible for the digitization and commercialization of RTBF audiovisual archives, is implementing the NETIA content management system (CMS) to manage tens of thousands of hours of archive video and audio. The NETIA CMS will simplify the task of preserving, managing, and accessing content within SONUMA's rapidly growing digital library, which in turn will support hundreds of RTBF journalists and enable delivery of archived media to the company's partner news organizations.

"We chose to work with NETIA because the company's proven suite of media asset management solutions is highly focused on documentary aspects, can be customized and scaled to our operations, and provide the power and flexibility required in complex, large-scale media management applications," said Eric Denis, IT manager at SONUMA. "Furthermore, by integrating seamlessly into our existing environment, the NETIA CMS will enable us to leverage previous technology investments to realize a highly automated workflow."

The RTBF audio and video collection comprises 120,000 hours of content on all variety of media, including VCR tape, DAT tape, LP, MD, and 16mm film. SONUMA developed its own process of metadata consolidation from various metadata sources and formats, along with metadata collected through segmentation. Within this workflow, a third party software performs automatic speech-to-text transcription. Both metadata and media are ingested into the NETIA system, which in turn allows archivists to perform fast searches of stored content.

In managing this workflow, the NETIA CMS organizes media management processes, harmonizes exchanges between different applications, handles prioritization across the system, and automates content distribution processes. To streamline content delivery itself, the CMS provides tools for content packaging, metadata tagging, and rights management, with workflow-supervision guiding these processes. RTBF journalists, directors, producers all will gain access to SONUMA's archived media via their newsroom applications.

"The NETIA CMS is an ideal fit for the SONUMA project, as it not only preserves and enriches audio and video assets, but also simplifies processing and management of those assets from ingest through delivery," said Yoann Poizeau, product director at NETIA. "With a streamlined and highly automated media management and archiving workflow in place, SONUMA will be positioned to make its large store of media assets readily available to RTBF users, as well as to external clients."

NATEXPO 2011

NATEXPO 2011 Show Preview

NETIA - November 23-25, 2011 - International Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russia

Exhibiting with Vidau Systems Media - Booth A46

NETIA at NATEXPO 2011

Visitors to NATEXPO 2011 this year will find NETIA in the Vidau Systems Media booth, A46. NETIA will demonstrate its Content Management System's simple, easy-to-use workflows.

Content Management System (CMS)

End-to-End Content Life Cycle

At NATEXPO 2011, NETIA will highlight the ability of broadcasters to ingest content, manage their media, and associated metadata then play out or distribute content to any multimedia platform or mobile device. The main tool for this is the new and improved Content Management System (CMS). NETIA's CMS allows customers to streamline all of their production processes through simple, easy-to-manage workflows and task automation. The new software suite also allows users to connect all of their partners and vendors within a single production ecosystem, simplifying the sharing and managing of audio and video assets. Users can now manage all of the processes within the production environment from editing through post-production and distribution with one unique and easy-to-use interface.

Company Overview:

About NETIA

NETIA is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and delivery of content to today's full array of media platforms. Relied on by more than 10,000 users in 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices.

NETIA provides content management solutions to major radio and television brands and multimedia groups around the world, and recent wins have made the company a significant new player in the telco market as well. Clients include BSkyB, RAI Italy, Radio Riyadh, France Telecom/Orange, RTM Malaysia, Mediacorp Singapore, Radio France, the Associated Press, France Televisions, TV Center Russia and L'Équipe 24/24. NETIA has its headquarters in France, with offices in the United States, Paris, Rome, and Singapore, in addition to a global network of professional distribution partners.

NETIA Deploys Interra's Baton for Quality Control at Orange.

Interra's Baton Content Readiness Solution deployed as part of NETIA's solution for Orange Content Management System.

CLARET, France - October 26th, 2011 - NETIA announced today that Interra Systems, Inc., based in Cupertino, California provides its Baton^TM content readiness offering for Quality Control (QC) as part of NETIA's Content Management Solution for Orange, the key brand of leading telecommunications operator France Telecom.

NETIA's Content Management Solution for Orange (CMS) involves ingest of content from diverse sources, cataloging of content for access by various divisions, and for efficient content management. The NETIA CMS for Orange ingests content from SD and HD sources. Once ingested, the content is transformed with addition of metadata and other information for faster access. The NETIA CMS prepares the content for delivery to multiple platforms including computers, mobile phones, and TV sets, by ensuring a comprehensive QC or automated content verification. This QC requirement in NETIA CMS is fulfilled by Interra's Baton.

Interra's Baton is an industry leading QC software solution distributed by Videomenthe in France. The deployment of Baton in NETIA CMS for Orange required a close collaboration across NETIA, Videomenthe, and Interra Systems. The NETIA CMS organizes media management processes including the Quality Control processes driven by Interra's Baton.

"Given the multiple ingest sources, we needed a robust, enterprise-class QC solution in the workflow." said Yoann Poizeau, Product Director at NETIA. "Interra's Baton supports extensive formats and quality checking to ensure QC on any content at any stage of NETIA's content management for Orange. Effectively Baton offers a consistent, production-proven QC platform for use across various stages of the content workflow."

"Orange is a global leader in broadcast and Telco industry. Their deployment of Baton for content readiness further asserts Baton's depth & breadth as a QC platform for workflows across the content lifecycle," said Muriel Le Bellac of Videomenthe.

"We are pleased that Interra's Baton is indeed the anchor for quality control in NETIA CMS for Orange," said Krishna Uppuluri, vice president of marketing at Interra Systems. "Interra's Baton has been deployed for production use across leading broadcasters, post production houses, and studios. Hence Baton is a natural QC fit for Orange's content coming from diverse sources. Beyond the ingested content, Baton is also widely used for QC after transcoding, editing, and before play-out. We are confident that Baton can meet Orange's requirements both for the present as well as for the future."

About Interra Systems
Interra Systems is a software products and services provider for the digital media industry. Interra's digital media solutions are led by Baton^TM, an automated verification system which ensures media content readiness, and by Vega, a family of audio/video analyzers which accelerate media product development. Interra is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

NETIA offers FREE download of latest version of Snippet LE!

CLARET, France - 14th Dec., 2011 - NETIA, a leading software manufacturer of media asset management and radio automation solutions, today announced the launch of Snippet LE (Light Edition) 8, the new free version of its Radio-Assist 8 production tool, especially designed for journalistic editing work. The Snippet tool is a user-friendly way to complete simple or complex audio edit work. The Snippet LE 8 application is a streamlined version of the "Snippet" tool available in the company's leading Radio-Assist radio automation software.

It provides all digital audio editing techniques in a single screen:

• Editing interviews and reports
• Selection of a sequence at random
• Two cut modes: by adding or removing
• File editing before recording ends
• Trim bin
• Setting fade points, sequence inversion, and insertion of new sounds
• Stretching a selected sequence
• Drag and drop, screen exit scroll function, right or left mouse click, keyboard shortcuts, special keyboard, etc.
• File formats supported: Raw, Wav, AIFF, mp3, Pro-tools Sd2, Musifile, Eela Audio, BWF, etc.

Snippet LE 8 allows fast and ergonomic editing of interviews and reports to become really easy. For example, you can access a range of functions with a right click on a sequence line: play a cut sequence, rename it, paste it, and save it with another name.

The free Snippet LE 8 version includes the same features as the Radio-Assist 8 Snippet tool version but it has been developed as a separate application and therefore, it doesn't operate on any database.

With this new version, Snippet LE 8 has successfully passed high standards of compatibility, reliability, and performance of Windows® 7 certification.

Discover what user ergonomics in a digital audio workstation really means. NETIA thinks and makes life easier for the broadcaster.

Download Snippet LE 8 by following this link.

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NETIA Radio-Assist 8 Provides Comprehensive Digital Media Platform for Cape Verde Broadcaster

RadioTelevisaõ Caboverdiana (RTC) to Deploy Radio-Assist 8 Digital Audio Software Across Five Stations on Five Islands

CLARET, France - Feb. 8, 2011 - NETIA today announced that it will provide its Radio-Assist^TM 8 suite of digital audio software to Radio de Cabo Verde (RCV) to standardize and streamline ingest, production, broadcast, and archiving across five Group RadioTelevisaõ Caboverdiana (RTC) stations on five islands. Working with systems integrator EuroCOM and in partnership with Radio France International to provide some of the content, NETIA will enable RTC to prepare and deliver regional news broadcasts in Portuguese and local Creole to the Cape Verde islands of Praia, Mindelo, Sal, Fogo, and Santa Caterina.

"As we consolidate and strengthen digital media workflows at RTC facilities, our primary objectives are to unify, centralize, and harmonize all existing systems and, in turn, to improve production and distribution of content," said Francisco Monteiro, Communication and Marketing Director for Radio Cape Verde. "NETIA's software system, which is well recognized throughout the industry, will provide us with the range of professional tools we require to complete this project successfully."

The Radio-Assist 8 range of digital audio software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station, addressing acquisition, sound file editing, commercial and music production, scheduling, multicasting, data security, and administration. With a common platform for working with and exchanging digital media, RTC stations across the Cape Verde islands will optimize and maximize their workflows and collaborative production capabilities.

"Radio-Assist 8 provides all the functionality required for ingest, production, and broadcast, and when deployed across multiple stations, as it will be for RTC, it yields significant improvements in collaborative news and program production," said Pascal CIMA, Export Sales Manager at NETIA. "Able to exchange digital media between stations with ease, RTC can more effectively draw on all of its journalistic resources to provide quality news content."

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