Streambox’s Sophisticated Video Technology Simplifies Delivery of High-Quality Video over Low-Cost, Low-Data-Rate Networks

SEATTLE — July 23, 2008 —Streambox Inc. today announced that ABS-CBN, the largest television network in the Philippines, has deployed the Streambox® ACT-L3™ newsgathering solution in order to expand and enhance coverage of breaking news in the region. The IP-based solution comprising a Streambox portable encoder, an IFB server, and a decoder facilitates cost-effective video coverage while simplifying live and file-based reporting across the Philippines.

“In a country of more than 7,000 islands, news logistics are a challenge,” said Maria Ressa, senior vice president for ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. “The Streambox newsgathering solution enables us to deploy smaller teams to cover breaking news and deliver stories faster. In addition, the scalability of the software-based solution will help us expand easily and deliver content across multiple platforms simultaneously. As a result, we can deliver high-quality news more efficiently today and grow our operations as demand increases.”

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs provides news to viewers across the Philippines as well as to major news agencies around the world. Rather than relying on costly and less-flexible microwave-, satellite-, and FTP-based solutions, the broadcaster now uses the Streambox solution to capture and stream video reports from a variety of locations at a fraction of the cost they incurred when they used less flexible systems and equipment.

The newsgathering solution deployed by ABS-CBN is part of the Streambox Platform which helps broadcasters streamline their operations while cutting cost and delivering high-quality live and file-based video over low data rate connections such as BGAN, 3G networks, and other IP networks. Streambox's IP-centric platform solutions are ideal when mobility, flexibility, and a low power requirement are needed. Performance, reliability, and low end-to-end latency are hallmarks of Streambox solutions. These features, along with robust error correction technologies, ensure unrivaled video quality at low data rates.

Newsgathering operations at ABS-CBN service all media, including print, broadcast, broadband, and mobile delivery. To significantly reduce the high cost of satellite transmission, camera operators and reporters are trained to capture video, edit, and transmit the video via broadband, HSDPA and BGAN networks.

“The Streambox solution is a plug-and-connect system that’s easy to set up and use and it integrates seamlessly with ABS-CBN’s existing SNG/ENG tools,” Ressa continued. “Deploying Streambox to our mobile reporting teams helps us deliver high quality news quickly, reliably, and at a lower cost.”

“With its deployment of Streambox, ABS-CBN is setting the standard for live and file-based newsgathering in the Philippines and beyond,” said Bob Hildeman, chairman and CEO at Streambox. “We are pleased that Streambox’s IP-centric solutions enable the broadcaster to enhance its news distribution over a variety of broadcast and broadband platforms.”

More information about Streambox’s live and file-based solutions is available online at www.streambox.com.

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About ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN is the largest integrated media and entertainment company in the Philippines with an asset base of Php24 billion ($503 million USD). The company is principally involved in television and radio broadcasting, as well as in the production of television programming for domestic and international audiences and other related businesses. The company operates in three major geographical areas. In the Philippines, the company is involved in broadcasting, cable operation and other businesses. In the United States and other locations (Middle East, Europe, Japan, Australia, and Asia Pacific), the company operates its cable and satellite operations to bring television programming outside the Philippines. More information about the company is available at www.abs-cbn.com.

About Streambox, Inc.
Streambox provides a single software-based platform for live and file-based video transport and acquisition over IP. The platform comprises clients — from small form factor mobile devices and laptops — to rule-based video management and play-out systems. The company’s scalable end-to-end solutions can be integrated into all IP centric broadcast and broadband operations.

Streambox solutions are based on the industry-leading ACT-L3™ codec which provides unrivaled performance, reliability, and quality over low data rate IP networks for fast transmission and play-out of video streams in HD and SD. The company’s platform enables broadcasters, government agencies, enterprises, and other users to enhance content ownership, simplify operations, and increase operational efficiencies.

More information is available at www.streambox.com.

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