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Avail Media Reports IPTV Market Growth

Thursday 18. December 2008 - Avail Media Posts Record Growth Providing High-Impact Solutions to Telcos, Cable Companies, and FTTH Providers

Avail Media, the only independent customer service-focused aggregator and provider of both linear and video-on-demand (VOD) MPEG-4 IPTV content, today announced unprecedented growth for 2008. Key milestones achieved this year include:
— 73 commercially launched video deployments utilizing Avail Media’s
managed video service platform;
— Linear content affiliate base grew by more than 100 percent year on
year;
— VOD business grew by more than 300 percent to more than 1 million
subscribers; and
— International deployments in Guam and the Caribbean.

Avail Media continues to invest in resources and new offerings that will drive IPTV adoption for affiliates in 2009. While other providers of video services are moving away from IPTV, Avail Media’s success in the market has provided a platform for further investment and expansion.
“It’s been an exciting year of platform stability and growth for the IPTV industry,” said Ramu Potarazu, CEO of Avail Media. “With our impressive growth rate, we’re able to continue to expand our platform investments and broaden our service and content offerings, even during these tough economic times. We remain committed to being a leader in the delivery of digital video services with our customers and partners.”
During 2008, Avail Media also expanded its relationships with key ecosystem partners through successful deployments. The company has achieved momentum in three key areas:
— Middleware: expanded relationships with vendors such as Minerva and
Latens;
— Conditional Access: deployments with Verimatrix, Windevine, and
Latens;
— Set-Top Boxes: relationships with Motorola, ADB, Scientific Atlanta,
and Entone.

Avail Media continues to explore new partnerships and best-of-breed technology opportunities in support of its customers’ deployment of end-to-end digital media services.