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April 5th, 2011

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  • Bluestreak Technology Inc., a proven international leader in delivering software presentation solutions on multi-screen wireless and wired embedded devices, announced today that the company was selected by Orange to deliver the new Orange cinéma séries on demand service to mobile devices and tablets. Consumers who subscribe to the popular Orange cinéma séries service can now download movies to their mobile devices and watch them offline up to 30 days after it has been broadcasted, at their convenience. Bluestreak Technology assembled a complete video platform using state-of-the-art technology and teaming up with industry leading partners:
    • Labgency: Labgency created the Orange cinéma séries framework and application. This framework secures the whole service. The company also provide and operate most of the servers used to host and deliver the service
    • VisualOn: VisualOn provided the media player used for playback, viewing, listening the videos and broadcasts on mobile devices. The VisualOn Media Player offered unprecedented performance and reliability across all targeted devices
    • Authentec: AuthenTec delivered the client-side digital rights management (DRM) software enabling the protection, distribution and monetization of this service. AuthenTec is the market leader and the first to offer a commercial-grade downloadable PlayReady® client for mobile devices including Android
    Orange cinéma séries was first launched 2008 as a television and Internet service including five live channels dedicated to movies and series, also available on demand up to 30 days after their broadcast. It is now available on numerous Android powered mobile devices as a result of Bluestreak Technology’s leadership in optimizing the service for smartphones and portable tablets. It is one of the first entertainment service offerings to support the secure download of videos on demand to mobile phones and tablets for later offline viewing. Consumers can subscribe to the Orange cinéma séries service today and download over wi-fi a large selection of movies onto their mobile devices.

  • GlobeCast has increased the interconnection of its technical facilities around the world to platform operators and broadcast facilities via fiber, as part of its strategy to add value to its content transport services. Building on the company's global satellite and fiber network, dedicated fiber connectivity has now been established to the premises of over 70 clients, including such major players as DIRECTV and FOX Sports in the United States, Turner Latin America, TVN SA (n) in Poland, CANAL+, Arte and Orange in France, SingTel in Singapore, Astro in Malaysia, and now-tv and i-CABLE in Hong Kong. The GlobeCast Backbone Network spans five continents and reaches more than 30 POPs (points-of-presence) in television markets around the world. The company also has capacity on 28 satellites covering a potential television audience in the billions.

  • MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) has announced that Asia’s first regional 24/7 3D entertainment channel — HIGHTV 3D (“HIGHTV”) — is being distributed via the MEASAT-3a satellite. The channel, which premiered on MEASAT-3a C-band regional feed on April 4, 2011, brings to Asia more than 450 hours of lifestyle, travel, animation and original reality shows in full 3D HD. “With the launch of HIGHTV, MEASAT is bringing a new form of entertainment to the region,” said Jarod Lopez, Director of Sales, Broadcast Services, MEASAT. MEASAT’s HD video neighbourhood now features 17 HD channels via the MEASAT-3/3a satellites at 91.5 degrees East, the preferred location for premium video content in Asia.

  • SIS LIVE has agreed to a five-year, multi-million pound deal with racecourse operator, Arena Leisure Plc, to provide OB facilities at all its racecourses in the UK. The deal, starting on May 15, 2011, covers more than 350 race meetings a year, including the famous Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster. Arena Leisure is the busiest racecourse operator in the UK, with seven courses that comprise Doncaster, Lingfield Park, Royal Windsor, Southwell, Folkestone, Worcester and Wolverhampton. SIS LIVE will provide an enhanced and improved OB service to Arena Leisure, with a full review of coverage at all its racecourses, utilising the company’s vast experience of live horse racing broadcasts. New camera positions will be added, including start cameras to capture all of the action from the off, and higher quality coverage with the latest multi-format cameras, initially in SD but with a planned progression to HD broadcasting in the future. SIS LIVE’s OB feeds will be provided to Arena Leisure for its on-course TV coverage as well as to the stewards for integrity purposes. In addition, the feed will be used by SIS LIVE’s parent company, Satellite Information Services Limited (SIS), as part of its television services to bookmakers, broadcasting live horseracing and other sporting events to 10,000 bookmakers in the UK and the Ireland. SIS LIVE currently provides SIS with extensive uplinking facilities and dedicated OB services to cover around 400 race meetings a year. The deal with Arena Leisure, means SIS LIVE will now provide the OBs at 800 race meetings with over 5,000 individual races a year.