EVS reports revenue and results for 2Q10: recor...

* 2Q10 revenue of EUR 30.2 million, +61.8% vs. 2Q09 (+41.6% at constant
    exchange rate and excluding the big events rentals), confirming some
    industry recovery
  * Studio represents 56.7% of 2Q10 sales
  * 2Q10 EBIT margin of 52.4% and earnings per share of EUR 0.83
  * 1H10: revenue up 40.0%, EBIT margin 49.9%
  * Record summer order book of EUR 38.9 million (+64.8%) as of August 25, 2010
  * 2010 supported by major sporting events rentals and many studio projects
  * 2010 sales expected to slightly exceed EUR 100 million



Liège   (Belgium),  August  26, 2010, EVS  Broadcast  Equipment  S.A.  (Euronext
Brussels:  EVS.BR, Bloomberg: EVS BB, Reuters: EVSB.BR) (Pinksheets: EVBEF), the
leader in Professional Digital Video applications for live, near-live and studio
TV  production, today reported  its results for  the second quarter ("2Q10") and
first half of 2010 ("1H10").


Key highlights

Pierre  L'Hoest, CEO of EVS  said: "Once again, our  teams delivered ! The World
Cup  in South  Africa is  now behind  us, and  it has  been a  huge success. The
production  has passed a new threshold with the delivery of wonderful images for
television,  internet and  mobile platforms.  The EVS  solutions deployed at the
stadiums  and  in  the  International  Broadcast  Center in Johannesburg allowed
directors  and  operators  to  leverage  the  quality  of shots delivered by the
various  types of cameras. The new off-side  line also proved to be an important
tool for operators in the trucks, giving even more dynamism to the replays. But,
while  these  big  events  are  important  to  us,  I also want to highlight our
continued  progress in the  studio segments. And  to make sure  that we have the
right  solutions in  place to  expand in  that market,  we will continue to hire
qualified engineers to prepare our future growth."

Commenting  on the results  and perspectives, Jacques  Galloy, CFO, added: "This
quarter  was again  strong. Sales  reached EUR  30.2 million, or +61.8%. And the
momentum  has continued to be solid during  the last months, as evidenced by the
record  seasonal  order  book  which  is  reaching  EUR 38.9 million, up 64.8%,
especially  thanks to strong May and June months during which our customers were
placing  orders to prepare the next TV  season starting late August. Both studio
and outside broadcast segments benefit from the market recovery, and we continue
to  get lots of smaller deals from existing and new clients, which evidences the
widespread  EVS customer base. The operating  margin improves and reaches 52.4%
while  we have hired  many staff, consolidated  OpenCube for the  first time and
booked lower margins on the rentals for the world cup and some large projects."

+---------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
|     (unaudited)     |IFRS - EUR millions, except       |     (reviewed)      |
+-----+-----+---------+earnings per share expressed in   +-----+-----+---------+
|2Q10 |2Q09 |2Q10/2Q09|EUR                               |1H10 |1H09 |1H10/1H09|
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+
| 30.2| 18.7|   +61.8%| Revenue                          | 51.1| 36.5|   +40.0%|
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+
| 15.8|  8.3|   +91.5%| Operating profit - EBIT          | 25.5| 17.4|   +46.7%|
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+
|52.4%|44.3%|        -| Operating margin - EBIT %        |49.9%|47.6%|        -|
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+
| -0.1| -0.6|      N/A| Contribution from XDC affiliate  | -0.3| -1.4|      N/A|
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+
| 11.2|  5.0|  +126.5%| Net profit - Group share         | 17.5| 10.4|   +68.1%|
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+
| 11.9|  6.4|   +85.5%| Net profit from operations, excl.| 18.5| 12.9|   +44.2%|
|     |     |         |XDC - Group share( (1))           |     |     |         |
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+
| 0.83| 0.37|  +126.6%| Basic earnings per share         | 1.29| 0.77|   +68.1%|
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+
| 0.88| 0.47|   +85.6%| Basic earnings per share from    | 1.37| 0.95|   +44.3%|
|     |     |         |operations, excl. XDC ((1))       |     |     |         |
+-----+-----+---------+----------------------------------+-----+-----+---------+

 (1)    The net profit from  operations, excl. XDC, is  the net profit (share of
the  group) excluding non operating items (net of tax) and the XDC contribution.
Refer to Annex 5.3: use of non-gaap financial measures.

Corporate Calendar:
September 10-14, 2010            IBC Trade Fair in Amsterdam (NL)
Thursday November 18, 2010        3Q10 results
Thursday February 17, 2011         FY10 earnings
Thursday May 12, 2011            1Q11 earnings


For more information, please contact:
Jacques GALLOY, Director & CFO
Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Manager
EVS  Broadcast Equipment  S.A., Liege  Science Park,  16 rue du Bois Saint-Jean,
B-4102 Ougrée (Liège), Belgium
Tel: [phone].  E-mail: [e-mail];www.evs-global.com


Forward Looking Statements
This  press  release  contains  forward-looking  statements  with respect to the
business,  financial  condition,  and  results  of  operations  of  EVS  and its
affiliates. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of
EVS's  management and are  subject to a  number of risks  and uncertainties that
could  cause actual results  or performance of  the Company to differ materially
from  those  contemplated  in  such  forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties  relate  to  changes  in  technology  and market requirements, the
company's  concentration on  one industry,  decline in  demand for the company's
products  and those of its affiliates, inability to timely develop and introduce
new  technologies,  products  and  applications,  and  loss  of market share and
pressure  on pricing  resulting from  competition which  could cause  the actual
results   or  performance  of  the  company  to  differ  materially  from  those
contemplated in such forward-looking statements. EVS undertakes no obligation to
publicly  release any revisions  to these forward-looking  statements to reflect
events  or circumstances after the  date hereof or to  reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.

About EVS Group
EVS  Broadcast  Equipment  designs,  develops  and  markets professional digital
equipment  for Television. The company  employs over 350 persons in 14 countries
and  sells its products to professionals of  the video and audio sectors in more
than  90 countries. EVS  is a  public company  traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS,
ISIN: BE0003820371. For more information, refer towww.evs-global.com
EVS  Broadcast is the world leader for Live TV Production Digital Disk Recorders
and  Related  Software  Applications,  especially  in  the  field of sports. The
company's  dedicated  hardware  and  software  suite offer a complete production
platform:  live slow  motion (LSM),  high speed  slow motion, replay only, clips
generation,  quick  clips  editing,  real-time  SD/HD video files transfer, time
delay,  multi-camera  recording,  metadata  association,  graphics  storage  and
play-out,  digital transmission, multi-format ingest and play-back, audio record
&  edit, webcasting, mobile phone clipping.  Main software applications like the
"IP  Director®" are  running on  the dedicated  robust and flexible hardware the
"XT[2]®  Platform". The world's  leading broadcasters, such  as NBC, BSkyB, FOX,
RTBF,  RTL, NHK, CANAL+, ABC, ESPN, TF1,  CCTV, PBS, CBS, BBC, ZDF, Channel One,
Channel7, RAI, TVE, NEP, MEDIAPRO, EUROMEDIA, BEXEL, ALFACAM and many others use
EVS' solutions.
EVS 41,3% affiliate XDC is the European leader for Digital Cinema technology and
services in Europe with more than 1,350 committed digital screens in 11 European
countries   (Germany,   Switzerland,  Spain,  Austria,  Portugal,  Belgium,  The
Netherlands, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland) out of which 50% have
already been deployed




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