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.