EVS Broadcast - second quarter results and summ...

* 2Q09 revenue of EUR 18.7 million, -45.8% vs. 2Q08 (-47.9% at
    constant exchange rate), but a sequential improvement compared to
    4Q08 (+36.8%) and 1Q09 (+4.7%)
  * Resilient EBIT margin of 44.3%
  * 2Q09 earnings per share of EUR 0.37
  * Healthy balance sheet with net cash position of EUR 37.7 million
    at June 30, 2009
  * Summer order book of EUR 23.6 million, underlying improving
    business trends


Liège (Belgium),  August  27,  2009,  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  ("2Q09") and the  first
half ("1H09") of 2009.


Key highlights

Pierre L'Hoest,  CEO of  EVS said:  "The last  few months  have  been
challenging for the broadcast industry. Lower spending due to project
delays, financing issues or lower advertising revenues have  impacted
a lot  of manufacturers  in  our industry,  including EVS.  But  this
summer has seen more discussions  with the clients, and the  upcoming
IBC tradeshow in Amsterdam should confirm this trend. And, as we live
in a  fast moving  industry, it  is important  that we  continued  to
develop and launch new solutions that  will bring the clients to  the
next level."

Commenting on  the  results  and perspectives,  Jacques  Galloy,  CFO
added: "The global economic environment will continue to weigh on our
business performance this  year. Despite  much lower  sales, we  have
managed to control  our costs during  the downturn, delivering  47.6%
EBIT margin  over the  first  six months.  Even  though we  expect  a
slightly better  second half,  it  is clear  that both  revenues  and
profits will be much lower in 2009 than in record year 2008. All  our
drive is focused on 2010 and beyond."

Corporate Calendar:
September  10-15,  2009                         IBC  Trade  Fair   in
Amsterdam (NL)
Thursday November 12, 2009              3Q09 earnings
Thursday February 11, 2010                FY09 earnings
Tuesday May 11, 2010                        1Q10 earnings
Tuesday May  18,  2010                        Combined  Ordinary  and
Extraordinary General Meeting


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  240
persons in 13 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
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,  Channel7,  RAI,  TVE,  NEP,
MEDIAPRO,  EUROMEDIA,  BEXEL,  ALFACAM  and  many  others  use   EVS'
solutions.
EVS 47,2% affiliate  XDC is pioneering  Digital Cinema Logistics  and
Play-out and operates between the movies distributors and exhibitors.
XDC has installed more than 500 digital screens throughout Europe  in
Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, Portugal, UK, Belgium, etc.


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