EVS acquires OpenCube Technologies, a specialis...

Liège   -   Belgium,  April  6, 2010, EVS  Broadcast  Equipment  S.A.  (Euronext
Bruxelles: EVS.BR, Bloomberg: EVS BB, Reuters: EVS.BR), (Pinksheets: EVBEF), the
leader  in  Professional  Digital  Video  applications  for  live  and studio TV
production,  today  announced  the  acquisition  of  the French company OpenCube
Technologies, specialist of technology solutions relating to MXF media.

This  acquisition  reinforces  the  expertise  of  EVS  in  the  segment  of the
production  and postproduction  studios. OpenCube,  founded in  2003 in Toulouse
(France),  is one of the world specialists of the MXF wrapping format, which has
become  a standard in the industry. The Opencube team includes approximately 15
people,  mainly development  engineers and  operational experts,  who acquired a
solid  reputation thanks  to their  expertise in  open solutions  for video file
management  in complex workflows. The MXF format (Material eXchange Format) is a
wrapping  format  for  professional  video  and  audio  media,  defined by SMPTE
standards.

Pierre  L'Hoest,  CEO  of  EVS,  declared:  "We  have  been working closely with
OpenCube over the last few years, and we were very attentive to the evolution of
their MXF software solutions, and more recently to the adoption by the market of
their  server designed  for production  ingest. The  complementary nature of our
technologies,  but also the broadcast and IT know-how of OpenCube, were decisive
in  the integration of the company within our  group, and will allow us to offer
more  comprehensive  solutions  to  the  market, while maintaining our unmatched
quality service."

Benoit  Février, Founder and CEO of  OpenCube Technologies, said: "After 6 years
of  foundation and  growth, it  was appropriate  for our products, including MXF
products,  to incorporate a wider range and  especially to benefit from a global
distribution  channel. EVS  is a  natural choice  given its  leading position in
niche   markets.   The   accelerated  replacement  of  tape-based  workflows  by
infrastructures  associated with  computer software  applications and  the rapid
adoption  of HD in Europe  motivated us to join  EVS. The innovative strength of
OpenCube,  now combined with EVS, a performing  group, will help EVS to become a
market  leader  in  production  studios,  and  also  to  open new markets within
post-production studios."

OpenCube  Technologies sales  amounted to  EUR 1.4 million  in 2009, a continued
growth since its creation, and will be 100% consolidated as from April 1, 2010.

The  two companies will  present their latest  developments and solutions during
the NAB trade show in Las Vegas, between April 12 and April 15: EVS Central Hall
C9508 / OpenCube South Upper Hall SU6807


Corporate Calendar:
April 10-15, 2010                                NAB tradeshow, Las Vegas
Tuesday May 11, 2010                        1Q10 results
Tuesday  May 18, 2010                        Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary
General Meeting
Monday   June  7, 2010                         Postponed  Extraordinary  General
Meeting
Thursday July 15, 2010                       Trading update on 2Q10 revenue
Thursday August 26, 2010                  2Q10 results

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:    +32    4 361 70 14.  E-mail:   [e-mail]   <mailto:[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 275 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  to  www.evs-global.com
<

http://www.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

About OpenCube Technologies
OpenCube   Technologies  is  a  pioneer  in  the  field  of  video/IT-technology
integration, with world-class expertise in MXF development, metadata management,
and  media-data interoperability.  OpenCube invests  heavily in  R&D, constantly
creating innovative solutions, ensuring this company's position as a world-class
leader  in its area of expertise - MXF  and HDTV Standards. The company has some
patents  to protect its  specific developments. The  know-how in video ingest is
today  integrated  in  a  lot  of  products,  notably  developed  by TELESTREAM,
TEKTRONIX,  BLUE ORDER DVS or  DIGITAL RAPIDS. The company  is also a partner of
Airbus  Industries  for  embarked  video  applications.  More  information about
OpenCube     Technologies     can     be    found    at:    www.opencubetech.com
<

http://www.opencubetech.com/>

About MXF
MXF  is a "container" or  "wrapper" format which supports  a number of different
streams  of coded "essence", encoded  with any of a  variety of codecs, together
with  a metadata wrapper  which describes the  material contained within the MXF
file.   MXF   has   been   designed   to  address  a  number  of  problems  with
non-professional  formats. MXF  has full  timecode and  metadata support, and is
intended  as a platform-agnostic  stable standard for  future professional video
and audio applications.MXF is today accepted by the entire broadcast industry as
the  standard  for  media  exchange  in  the entire chain of audiovisual content
creation.                 For                 more                 information :


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Exchange_Format


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