UPC's EuroHITS Chooses SeaChange Broadcast Video Server

Systems for Advanced Digital Television Services Amsterdam (ots-PRNewswire) - UPC Extends European Digital TVPlatform with $700,000 Purchase of Broadcast MediaClusters. NAB99, Booth L10746. In support of United Pan-Europe Communications' (UPC) (Nasdaq:UPCOY) innovative array of new digital broadband televisionservices of movies and other programming, SeaChangeInternational, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEAC) has received a $700,000contract for two Broadcast MediaCluster video servers. The newservices, UPC EuroHITS and UPC tv, capitalizing on UPC's digitalplatform, extensive terrestrial fiber optic and satellitenetworks, will be launched next month. Completely video server-based, EuroHITS will initially rely ontwo SeaChange Broadcast MediaCluster systems in its Amsterdam"UPC Digital Media Center" for the storage and playout of highquality digital streams. UPC's Broadcast MediaClusters are thefirst in the history of the television industry to include 36GBdisk drives and SeaChange's advanced decoders, which supportuncompressed audio on 16 channels. In the near future, additional Broadcast MediaClusters,combined with the implementation of SeaChange's Movie Systems incable affiliate locations throughout Europe, will be implementedto support EuroHITS expanded digital video service of more than100 entertainment channels in the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium,and Austria by next year. The network of SeaChange video serversystems will enable UPC to leverage the advantages of digitalvideo to streamline the management of its state-of-the-arttelevision facility and offer its customers, subscribers andaffiliates unparalleled new services. "UPC has been using SeaChange video servers for over two yearsand our experience gives us significant confidence as we moveforward with EuroHITS," said Craig D. Bury, Director ofEngineering and Technology, UPC. "UPC has intelligently investedin its capabilities and EuroHITS further validates our commitmentto high quality advanced services as the foundation of our"triple play" strategy throughout Europe." Initially, UPC will implement two Broadcast MediaClusters,complete video server systems with integrated digitalencoders/decoders that deliver multiple channels of MPEG-24:2:2/MP video quality. Using 36GB disk drives, each BroadcastMediaCluster is comprised of multiple computers, or nodes, whichact as one fault-resilient video server capable of storing morethan 300 hours of video. A third-generation video server system,the Broadcast MediaCluster is designed for the high-qualitydemands of broadcasters and network providers. It is renown forits MediaCluster architecture, which provides unparalleledeconomy and scalability for television's fast-emerging digitalrequirements. In addition, SeaChange Movie Systems, also based onSeaChange's patented MediaCluster technology, will subsequentlybe added to serve multiple channels of near video-on-demand DVB(Europe's Digital Video Broadcast standard) video. The MovieSystem is used extensively for on-demand applications by toptelevision operators around the world. "A prominent SeaChange customer, UPC has chosen our BroadcastMediaCluster based on its confidence in our technology, and Iexpect, its experience with SeaChange's focus on meeting theneeds of its television customers," said Bill Styslinger,president and CEO, SeaChange International. "We're very proud tobe serving EuroHITS and a world leader in broadband services likeUPC." Headquartered in Amsterdam, UPC is one of the most innovativebroadband communications companies in Europe and owns andoperates the largest pan- European group of broadbandcommunication networks. UPC provides cable television, telephony,high speed Internet access and programming services in tencountries across Europe and in Israel. As of Feb. 28, 1999 UPC'ssystems passed approximately 4.8 million homes with 3.5 millionbasic cable subscribers, of which approximately 500,000 take anexpanded tier service. In addition, UPC had 92,600 telephoneaccess lines and 20,500 carrier select customers, as well as32,335 broadband Internet access subscribers. UPC completed anIPO in February 1999 and its shares are listed on the AmsterdamStock Exchange ("UPC") and NASDAQ ("UPCOY"). UPC is aconsolidated subsidiary of United International Holdings Inc.(UIH)(Nasdaq: UIHIA). Microsoft Corporation has an interest ofapproximately 7.8 percent in UPC. SeaChange's EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) salesoperation, headquartered in Genoa, Italy, is managed by MarcelloDellepiane (Tel. +390105530177; Fax +39010 5459778). Thecompany's EMEA customer service and support facility is locatedin Valbonne, France. Serving approximately 20,000 television channels for broadcastand cable television leaders worldwide, SeaChange International,Inc. (www.schange.com) is the leading provider of MPEG-2 digitalvideo systems. SeaChange's products, incorporating the Company'spatented software and hardware technologies, automate themanagement and distribution of video streams includingadvertisements, movies, news updates and other broadcast-qualityvideo programming requiring precise execution. Founded in 1993,SeaChange is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts. SeaChange will demonstrate the Broadcast MediaCluster productfamily at NAB 99, booth L10746. MediaCluster is a registered trademark of SeaChangeInternational, EuroHITS is a registered trademark of United Pan-Europe Communications, n.v. ots Original Text Service: SeaChangeInternational, Inc. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact:John Coulbourn of SeaChange International (USA) 978-897-0100,ext. 3098, johnc@schange.com or Henrietta Hirst of United Pan-Europe Communications 44-171-518-7890, hhirst@upc.nl Web site:http://www.schange.com

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