Broadcast International to Introduce CA-20 CodecSys Accelerator at NAB 2009

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Broadcast International (OTCBB:BCST) (”BI”) today announced it will introduce its new CA-20 CodecSys Accelerator card at the NAB trade show in Las Vegas. The CA-20 facilitates the implementation of cost-effective real-time professional broadcast quality HD encoding on standard multi-core processing platforms.

The CA-20 off-loads many of the peripheral processing functions common to all video encoding applications leaving the host processor(s) free to perform the critical video encoding task. This results in a highly flexible software-based encoding platform capable of supporting a wide variety of video and audio codecs. As new codecs are needed or improved versions of existing codecs are released, they can easily be installed on the existing hardware platform.

“The CA-20 CodecSys Accelerator card provides a substantial platform enhancement for dynamic software solutions,” said Rod Tiede, president & CEO of Broadcast International. “With the CA-20, video encoding efficiency and effectiveness are increased resulting in a lower cost-per-channel solution.”

CA-20 Technical Features:

The CA-20 is a dual channel, full length, PCIe compliant accelerator card capable of processing two high definition video programs. The card features:
Dual inputs configurable as either HD-SDI/SDI inputs for digital video, embedded audio, and ancillary data or DVB-ASI inputs for MPEG2 transport streams.
Advanced video pre-processing features, including resolution scaling, de-interlacing, inverse telecine processing, spatial and temporal filtering, and color space conversion.
Audio pre-processing features include leveling and sample rate conversion.
Two 6-Channel DSPs for audio encoding capable of supporting a variety of audio codecs including: MPEG 1 Layer 2, MPEG4 AAC, and AC-3 (ATSC A/52).
Captioning & ancillary data support for EIA-608B and EIA-708B, along with DVB subtitling, and MPE data.
Transport post-processing including program stream multiplexing, PSI table generation, and transport packetization.
Dual outputs configurable as HD-SDI/SDI pass thru outputs or DVB-ASI outputs for MPEG2 transport streams.

Broadcast International will be demonstrating the CA-20 CodecSys Accelerator at NAB in booth #SU 4326 at the Las Vegas Convention Center April 20-23. For more information or to schedule a demonstration, please contact Jeremy Kartchner at jeremy {at} snappconner(.)com or 801-703-4092.

Broadcast International is located in Salt Lake City, Utah with corporate headquarters at 7050 South Union Park Center, Suite 600 Salt Lake City, Utah 84047.

About Broadcast International

Broadcast International is a provider of leading video-powered broadcast software systems and solutions, designed for IP, and digital satellite, Internet streaming and other types of wired/wireless network distribution. BI’s patented CodecSys software is a breakthrough, software-based video compression technology that cuts digital video bandwidth requirements more than 50% over satellite, cable, IP and wireless networks. CodecSys offers unprecedented price/performance and integration benefits for existing applications. Broadcast International is a public company (OTCBB:BCST) headquartered in Salt Lake City UT. For more information go to www.brin.com and www.codecsys.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this news release that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under the caption “Additional Factors That May Affect Our Business” in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, and amendments thereto. In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement.
Contacts

Snapp Conner PR
Jeremy Kartchner, 801-994-9625
Jeremy {at} snappconner(.)com