EVS reports record revenue and profits in 2008 ...

* Record FY08 revenue of EUR 110.7 million, +16.9% vs. FY07 (+19.0%
    at constant exchange rate), including EUR 9.0 million rentals
    relating to big sporting events
  * Europe up 42.0%, Asia & Pacific up 6.4%, America down 9.3% (-2.7%
    at constant exchange rate) compared to FY07
  * EBIT margin of 61.8% for FY08 and net result of EUR 45.2 million
  * 4Q08 sales down 49.8% to EUR 13.6 million and EBIT margin of
    34.0% for 4Q08
  * Healthy balance sheet, with a net cash position representing 51%
    of total assets
  * Winter order book of EUR 17.0 million, down 51.4% vs 2008, with
    some improving trend in last months compared to weak October
  * Very limited visibility on 2009 but focus on market share growth
    in studio and 2010 sporting events
  * Amount of the final dividend to be determined in April


Liège (Belgium),  February 19,  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  full  year ("FY08")  and  the  fourth
quarter ("4Q08") of 2008.


Key highlights

Pierre L'Hoest,  CEO of  EVS said:  "2008 will  leave us  with  mixed
feelings: the first nine months of the year were so strong. I want to
specifically  thank  our   teams  for   their  endless   involvement,
especially before  and during  the  big events  of this  summer,  our
clients for their continued trust in  our solutions, and all the  EVS
operators, who work daily in the field demonstrating the strengths of
our products  on  live productions.  The  last quarter  of  2008  was
obviously hurt by the economic and financial crisis. However, we  are
convinced that our strategy  is right, and  that the structural  long
term drivers that have  contributed to the success  of EVS are  still
valid for  the  future:  tapeless transition,  higher  TV  production
effectiveness requirements, high definition  and more diversified  TV
sports. In 2009, we will focus on accelerating the development of new
solutions and  products to  improve the  workflow efficiency  of  our
customers in the studio segment and on optimizing our  organizational
processes."

Commenting on  the  results  and perspectives,  Jacques  Galloy,  CFO
added: "We have achieved  a very strong 2008  with sales topping  EUR
110 million  and net  result exceeding  EUR 45  million. However,  as
expected, the 4th  quarter was weak  on the back  of both some  usual
rebalance of the server market following big sporting events and  the
media  industry  turbulences  associated  with  the  gloomy  economic
environment  and  the  financial  crisis.  Media  and  events  driven
customers have been very prudent with their recent investments.  2009
is an odd year without any major sporting event while 2010 should  be
another good year.  Whether the  economic downturn  might affect  our
business over  time  will depend  on  the  depth and  length  of  the
downturn. We believe  that EVS should  become stronger when  recovery
appears given both our solid balance sheet, our continued  investment
in R&D and our good market position."


Corporate Calendar:
April 18-23, 2009: NAB Trade Fair in Las Vegas (USA)
Thursday May 14, 2009: 1Q09 revenue & earnings
Tuesday  May   19,   2009:  Combined   Ordinary   and   Extraordinary
Shareholders Meeting
Thursday July 16, 2009: Trading update on 2Q09 revenue
Thursday August 27, 2009: 2Q09 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].  -  Fax:  +  32  4  361  70  89  -  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  235
persons in 12 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 400 digital screens throughout Europe  in
Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, Portugal, UK, Belgium, etc.


This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is 
solely responsible for the content of this announcement.