NETIA Radio-Assist Brings Flexibility and Functionality to Algerian Radio's Regional Broadcast Operations

CLARET, France - Dec. 15, 2008 - NETIA today announced that Algerian Radio ( ENRS) is equipping 15 regional stations with Radio-Assist 7.5 digital audio software to streamline their entire production workflow from acquisition through to broadcast, and to give each station the tools to exchange content securely and efficiently with other sites and remote databases. Each regional station is equipped with the Radio-Assist architecture featuring redundant Air-DDO broadcast modules and servers, with NETIA's DBShare module providing data security.

" Radio-Assist tools combine to provide broadcasters with the functionality they need for smooth operations from start to finish," said Mustapha Rezzoug, director of products at NETIA. " As a result, Algerian Radio's regional stations will enjoy complete production capabilities, intuitive planning and playout functionality for localized broadcasts, and secure storage and sharing of media internally and between sites."

NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station. Working within a single application, the user can record, edit, or prepare a playlist.

Each of the ENRS regional stations uses a broadcast studio equipped with two Air-DDO modules operating in a master-slave mode for security reasons. In each case, several workstations are equipped with Radio-Assist to cover the entire production process. Functionality includes record, import, editing with NETIA's Snippet and Multitrack XT , modeling of program slots with grid editor , and playlist editing with Feder-All Desk . Staff members at each local station also use Radio-Assist for logging and telephone recording for remote phone inserts.

The Air-DDO broadcast module features a graphical user interface that simultaneously displays multiple broadcast channels, as well as providing access to numerous help and preparation tools that support localization of regional broadcasts. Within this interface, the playlist, which can work in automatic mode, displays all scheduled sounds in chronological order. One cart stack system gives users access to a range of sounds, and another cart stack system is dedicated to jingles, stingers, and playout of top-priority items.

Linked directly to the scheduling workstations, Air-DDO keeps track of the latest changes made to the playlist in real time and automatically displays the refresh. Three broadcast modes - automatic, semi-automatic, and manual - are permanently available, and the user can switch from one to another at any time. The semi-automatic mode is useful for integrating slots, such as commercial breaks, at a set time. When not broadcasting live, Algerian Radio will take advantage of Air-DDO's automatic mode.

NETIA has also designed a complete set of custom training modules aimed at the specific needs of regular users and administrators as well as "super users", who will thereby be equipped to conduct internal training. " With this tailor-made training program, NETIA has given us the knowledge base we need to get the system up and running in local stations using just our internal resources," said Mohamed-Hacine Ladj, director of technical services and equipment. " The quality of the training and the autonomy of our teams is a key factor to ensure the security of the digitization process for our stations."

GlobeCast Acquires Software Company NETIA

Leading provider of software solutions for broadcast and new media will reinforce GlobeCast's value-added service portfolio.

Paris, 8 September 2008 - GlobeCast Chairman and CEO Christian Pinon announced today that GlobeCast has acquired 100% of the shares in software company NETIA. NETIA - which has offices in France, the United States, Italy and Australia - offers leading software solutions for audiovisual content management.

For GlobeCast, which is seeking to optimise the development of its content management solutions for broadcasters, NETIA has shown itself to be the best possible partner in this effort. NETIA, in turn, will benefit greatly from being a member of the GlobeCast Group as it looks to further its international expansion and the development of its innovative solutions.

NETIA will retain its identity and autonomy in terms of administrative functions, as well as its personnel. Both companies will optimise their product development and marketing costs by taking advantage of synergies between skillsets, and will of course cooperate both commercially and technically to the benefit of broadcasters of all sizes.

NETIA CEO Christophe Carniel said, " Joining the GlobeCast Group is an exceptional opportunity for our company to continue providing top-quality products to our broadcast customers, while allying ourselves with a powerful partner to take our offering to the next level."

Christian Pinon, GlobeCast's Chairman and CEO said, " At GlobeCast we pride ourselves on being true service integrators for broadcast. As such we're always looking to ensure that we possess the best technical and commercial means to add value to our broadcast offering. NETIA is a perfect fit for GlobeCast thanks to its cutting-edge knowledge and its proactive and energetic business culture."

Both companies are present at IBC 2008, GlobeCast in Hall 1, Stand A59 and NETIA in Hall 8, Stand C62.

GlobeCast (www.globecast.com) :

A subsidiary of France Telecom, is the leading global provider of content management and worldwide transmission services for professional broadcast delivery. The company operates a secure global satellite and fibre network to manage and transport 10 million hours of video and other rich media each year, providing ingest, aggregation, transmission and repurposing of content for delivery to direct-to-home satellite platforms; cable, IPTV, mobile and broadband headends; as well as corporate and digital signage networks. GlobeCast's fleet of SNG trucks deploys globally to support coverage of the biggest news and sporting events each year in SD and HDTV formats. Borders are non-existent when it comes to GlobeCast's services, thanks to the company's 12 teleports and technical operations centres as well as its 18 offices in Europe, North and Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia.

NETIA's NodalMaster Gives Eurosport Streamlined Control Over Audio/Video Routing and Processing

CLARET, France - July 24, 2008 - NETIA today announced that its new NodalMaster software is being used at Eurosport, Europe's leading sports multimedia platform, to streamline reception and routing of video and audio feeds across its all-digital broadcast center, situated near Paris. Installed in the Eurosport master control room, NETIA's NodalMaster provides a single interface for controlling all the routing and processing equipment in a nodal suite, from audio and video program schedules to audio and video tuning equipment and monitoring devices, while enabling operators to make links or switch from any source to any target.

" With its NodalMaster software, NETIA offers an intuitive solution for managing the very high volume of feeds that enter our facility," said Stéphane PIERRE, Engineering and maintenance department in Eurosport. " By addressing each element of the transmission process, NodalMaster simplifies our master control operations and allows our technical staff to deliver audio and video accurately and with minimal adjustment to the audio and video equipment within the delivery chain."

NETIA's NodalMaster, part of the company's OpenNET range, allows operators in the Eurosport master control room to control the entire chain in receiving a particular feed from a specific source - for example a tennis match on a designated satellite - at a set time and subsequently generating an SDI signal and delivering audio and video to the appropriate location within the broadcast center. In managing this process, NodalMaster pilots fixed and mobile antennas, Eurosport's HF grid, and integrated receiver-decoders (IRDs). NodalMaster streamlines handling of incoming feeds, enabling operators to receive and route multiple simultaneous feeds with efficiency.

Eurosport's master control room staff can prepare transmissions either in advance or in real time, choosing sources and their associated destinations. NodalMaster provides a grouped visualization of all switches related to a given transmission event, along with grouped audio and video processing for main switches. The software system, which is compatible with 5.1 audio and HD content, allows audio feeds to be handled independently of video.

To ensure that the right source material is delivered to the right destination, NodalMaster allows for rapid changing of sources for a given destination and also provides the option of designating a backup destination. Sources and destinations in use are automatically protected, and redundant monitoring tools provide added security for each transmission.

NETIA will be showcasing NodalMaster and other advanced broadcast solutions at IBC2008 , stand 8.C62. More information about NETIA and its products is available at www.netia.com.

About Eurosport

Eurosport, Europe's leading sports multimedia platform, is owned by the TF1 group and broadcasts in 20 languages to 112 million homes across 59 countries in Europe, as well as 10 countries in Asia. More information is available on the Web at www.eurosport.com.

NETIA Appoints Scott Slocum Manager of North America Sales

CLARET, France - Nov. 5, 2008 - NETIA today announced the appointment of Scott Slocum as manager of sales for North America. Slocum has been involved in the television and radio broadcast industry for more than 30 years. In his new position with NETIA, Slocum will leverage his extensive experience to expand the company's presence in the United States and Canada, enhance its involvement with key market partners and projects, and ensure quality of service and support for new and existing customers.

" Over his career Scott has been enormously successful in using his technical knowledge to provide customers with the right solutions for their needs," said Christophe Carniel, CEO at NETIA. " He is skilled across many areas - organization, management, marketing, service and support, and business development - and we feel that his experience, along with his positive, energetic approach, will be key to the continued growth of our North American operations."

Prior to joining NETIA, Slocum most recently served as the manager of TurnKey Media Systems, a company specializing in marketing software and hardware products for broadcast and Internet channels. In this role he was responsible for sales and marketing efforts across the United States. Slocum earlier oversaw regional sales for OMT Technologies, a Canadian vendor of broadcast software and hardware, and for Computer Concepts Corporation. He has been employed as national sales manager for Radio magazine, and has managed media operations across the United States, including ownership of a facility in Virginia.

Slocum is an RAB Certified Radio Marketing Consultant and holder of an Amateur Extra Class radio license.

In overseeing NETIA sales activities in the United States and Canada, Slocum will conduct business from an office near Kansas City, Kan. and may be reached at 888.207.2480. (tollfree)