MTV3 Finland Buys Second SeaChange Broadcast

MediaCluster / Top National Network's Success with Digital AdPlayback Leads to SeaChange Video Server System for ProgramDelivery Helsinki (PROTEXT) - MTV3, Finland's most watched broadcastnetwork, has installed a second Broadcast MediaCluster fromSeaChange International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEAC) for digital deliveryof its television programs. In 1998, MTV3 streamlined its $200million advertising operation with its first SeaChange BroadcastMediaCluster. The second Broadcast MediaCluster is providingfault-resilient MPEG-2 program storage and playback to MTV3's 11broadcast regions. "MTV3's success with its first Broadcast MediaCluster forcommercial insertion convinced us that it was the video serversystem we needed for program delivery," said Antero Hoffman,assistant director, MTV3 Finland. "This time around, there was noneed to shop for a server. The Broadcast MediaCluster performedflawlessly in our first application, so there was no question itwould do the job for program delivery." MTV3's new four 'node' (computer) Broadcast MediaClusterprovides up to 16 channels and 72 hours of fault-resilient MPEG-2program storage at 25Mb/s with twelve, 18GB drives in each node.Both video server systems are located in MTV3's Helsinkiheadquarters for centralized management of all video output.MTV3's investment in SeaChange will enable it to seamlesslytransition to DTV broadcasting with a simple upgrade. MediaCluster Technology The MPEG-2 4:2:2 Broadcast MediaCluster supports multichannelplay-to-air applications including program origination,commercial insertion and time shift/delay. The system employsSeaChange's patented RAID2 ('raid squared') technology whichperforms RAID-5 striping on the disk drives on each node(computer) and also across all the nodes in the cluster. Only onecopy of any video file is required, thereby dramatically reducingstorage requirements and also providing fault resilience. Nodesare available with 9GB, 18GB or 36GB disk drives. Expansionincreases capacity to hundreds of hours of storage and 20 I/Os.The Broadcast MediaCluster will include full support for reliablestorage and delivery of MPEG-based DVB or ATSC Transport Streamsin the third quarter of 1999. SeaChange provides a non-proprietary video server interfaceacross the cluster for automation system control. MTV3 developedits own automation system that integrates seamlessly withBroadcast MediaCluster. The system will also integrate with avariety of automation systems, including those from DrakeAutomation, Louth Automation, Omnibus Systems, Odetics, SGT,Florical and Sundance Digital. SeaChange's EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) salesoperation, headquartered in Genoa, Italy, is managed by MarcelloDellepiane (Tel. +39 010 5530177; Fax +39 0 10 5459778). Thecompany's EMEA customer service and support facility is locatedin Valbonne, France. About SeaChange Serving approximately 20,000 television channels for broadcastand cable television companies worldwide, SeaChangeInternational, Inc. (www.schange.com) is the leading provider ofMPEG-2 digital video systems. SeaChange's products, incorporatingthe Company's patented software and hardware technologies,automate the management and distribution of video streamsincluding advertisements, movies, news updates and otherbroadcast- quality video programming requiring precise execution.Founded in 1993, SeaChange is headquartered in Maynard,Massachusetts. MediaCluster is a registered trademark of SeaChangeInternational, Inc. All rights reserved. ots Original TextService: SeaChange International, Inc. Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: John Coulbourn of SeaChangeInternational, (in the USA) 978-897-0100, ext. 3098,johnc@schange.com Web site: http://www.schange.com

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