EVS reports revenue of EUR 17.8 million in 1Q09...

* 1Q09 revenue of EUR 17.8 million, -29.9% vs. 1Q08 (-32.4% at
    constant exchange rate) but +30.6% vs. 4Q08
  * Europe down 25.1%, Asia & Pacific down 50.6%, America down 26.8%
    (-36.3% at constant exchange rate) compared to 1Q08
  * Costs under control, EBIT margin of 51.0% for 1Q09
  * Net result of EUR 5.4 million, -53.4% vs 1Q08 but +192.8% vs 4Q08

  * Healthy balance sheet, with a net cash position of EUR 52.7
    million (57.8% of total assets)
  * Better NAB tradeshow than expected on the back of the launch of
    several new products

  * Spring order book of EUR 12.6 million as of April 30, down 63.0%
    vs 2008, with continued challenging market conditions
  * Very limited visibility on 2009 but focus on market share growth
    in studio and 2010 sporting events
  * Total gross dividend of EUR 2.48 and cancellation 250,000 shares
    to be proposed at the General Meeting of May 19.


Liège (Belgium), May 14, 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 first quarter of 2009 ("1Q09").


Key highlights

Pierre L'Hoest, CEO of EVS said: "While the level of our business  in
the first quarter of 2009 cannot  be satisfying, we have seen in  the
first four months of this year an improvement compared to the  months
of September till November 2008.  This encourages us to continue  our
efforts in accelerating the development of new solutions and products
to improve the workflow efficiency  of our customers in both  outside
broadcast and studio  segments and in  optimizing our  organizational
processes. The market conditions  remain challenging and our  clients
are cautious with their capital expenditure. The recent NAB tradeshow
in Las Vegas confirmed that our new developments respond to new needs
in studio production.  We stay  committed to  our existing  strategy,
leveraging on  the  same  structural  long  term  drivers  that  have
contributed to the  success of  EVS: tapeless  transition, higher  TV
production  effectiveness  requirements,  high  definition  and  more
diversified TV sports."

Commenting on  the  results  and perspectives,  Jacques  Galloy,  CFO
added: "The EUR 17.8 million revenue in the first quarter 2009 is  up
30.6% compared to the weak last 2008's quarter. We probably have  the
worst behind  us.  Despite  the  challenging  market  conditions,  we
deliver a 51.0% EBIT margin, which underlines our ability to keep the
costs under control in such an environment. As we go forward in 2009,
we see some investments relating to the big events of 2010 increasing
in the second half of the  year. The impact of the economic  downturn
on our business over time will depend on the depth and length of  the
downturn. We believe  that EVS should  emerge stronger when  recovery
appears given both our solid  balance sheet, continued investment  in
R&D and good market position."


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.


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