EVS signs a record EUR 5 million equipment deal...

Hong-Kong /  Liège,  June 9,  2008  - EVS  Broadcast  Equipment  S.A.
(Euronext  Brussels:  EVS.BR)  (Pinksheets:  EVBEF),  the  leader  in
Professional  Digital  Video  applications  for  Live  TV  Production
announces today the  signature of a  major agreement with  Presteigne
Charter, a leading worldwide broadcast  services group, for the  sale
of live and near-live technologies, that shall be used amongst  other
at the Olympics by major  TV stations, some major tennis  tournaments
and many other big sport events.

The EUR 5  million deal  includes XT[2] servers,  many Multicam  LSM,
SpotBox,  XStore,  CleanEdit,  Keyword  Assignment  and  [IP]Director
applications, as well as XNet[2] networking functionalities. The deal
is split  in  both an  equipment  sale for  EUR  4.3 million  and  an
equipment rental for EUR 0.6 million for big summer sporting  events.
Shipment shall be done late June.


For more information, please contact:

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


About EVS Group
EVS  Group  designs,  develops   and  markets  professional   digital
equipment for Television (EVS Broadcast) and Cinema (XDC). The  Group
employs over 190 persons for broadcast equipment in 11 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, RTL, NHK, CANAL+, ABC,  ESPN,
TF1, CCTV,  PBS,  CBS,  BBC,  ZDF,  TVE  and  many  others  use  EVS'
solutions.
EVS 47,20% affiliate XDC is  pioneering Digital Cinema Logistics  and
Play-out and operates between the movies distributors and exhibitors.
XDC has installed more than 280 digital screens throughout the  world
in  China,  Germany,  Sweden,  Brazil,  the  United  States,  France,
Belgium, etc.


About Presteigne Charter / Avesco Group Plc
Presteigne Charter is a  fully owned subsidiary  of Avesco Group  Plc
that is listed on the  London Stock Exchange (AVS.L),  www.avesco.com
Presteigne Charter offers a  wide range of  high quality services  to
the broadcast market worldwide,  including custom-built systems,  the
hire of high definition and other equipment and digital radio  camera
systems. Presteigne Charter operates from  bases in the UK,  Germany,
the Netherlands,  Australia and  Singapore. The  group has  a  strong
reputation for  its  technical  expertise  and  enjoys  long-standing
relationships within  the television  industry. Many  of the  world's
leading companies choose Avesco teams  to be their preferred  partner
of choice. Other areas of expertise include market leading  positions
in the field of  sport, motorshows, music,  television and film.  For
more information, visit www.presteignecharter.com.