CLARET, France — Jan. 24, 2012 — NETIA today announced that public national broadcaster Cameroon Radio and Television (CRTV) is upgrading to the Radio-Assist(TM) 8 range of digital audio automation software, delivered by Belgian systems integrator Studiotech. The added functionality and scalability of Radio-Assist 8 will enable CRTV to support both national and regional broadcast channels, to improve production and delivery of quality audio content, and ultimately help the broadcaster to increase its listening audience.

“In early 2000, we made the decision to transition from analog to digital operations, and we required a radio automation system that would support that shift,” said Timothée Metomo Eduma, post-production exploitation chief of service at CRTV. “Working with Studiotech, we requested an open system that would be easy for all technical and nontechnical users to adopt, and NETIA’s Radio-Assist proved to be the best solution. Since its installation, the NETIA system has served us very well, and the upgrade to version 8 will provide valuable capabilities, as well as excellent ergonomics and a pleasant, intuitive GUI that distinguishes the NETIA software from its competitors.”

“NETIA’s Radio-Assist 8 is a complete end-to-end solution that covers the entire production process,” said Jean Marc Rosenberg, technical manager at Studiotech. “In addition to being the most intuitive, easy-to-use radio automation solution, it offers strong database management tools and optimizes security through both server redundancy and automatic synchronization of content. Finally, Radio-Assist 8 provides solid rights management tools that will be useful in CRTV’s operations.”

The Radio-Assist family of digital audio software covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, making it easy for users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. The solution is also equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflow. The installation at CRTV will enable as many as 150 users to work with the system, thus contributing to a faster and more collaborative workflow, as well as a better end product for listeners.

“CRTV is a very influential broadcaster within Cameroon, and we’re pleased to be continuing our longstanding relationship with the company and its integrator,” said Pascal Cima, export sales manager at NETIA. “The original Radio-Assist installation a decade ago and the current upgrade at CRTV demonstrate not only the flexibility and long-term value of NETIA solutions, but also the forward-looking design and development of our software offerings.”

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About NETIA NETIA, a GlobeCast company, is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and delivery of content to today’s full array of media platforms. Relied on by more than 10,000 users in 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices.

NETIA provides content management solutions to major radio and television brands and multimedia groups around the world, and recent wins have made the company a significant new player in the Telco market, as well. Clients include BSkyB, RAI Italy, RTL, Radio Globo, Radio Riyadh, France Telecom/Orange, RTM Malaysia, Mediacorp Singapore, Radio France, the Associated Press, France Televisions, and L’Équipe 24/24. NETIA has its headquarters in France, with offices in the United States, Paris, Rome, and Singapore, in addition to a global network of professional distribution partners.

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Company Overview: NETIA is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and delivery of content to today’s full array of media platforms. Relied on by more than 10,000 users in 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices.

NETIA provides content management solutions to major radio and television brands, and multimedia groups around the world, and recent wins have made the company a significant new player in the telco market as well. Clients include RAI Italy, Radio Riyadh, France Telecom/Orange, Radio Television Malaysia (RTM), MediaCorp Singapore, RTL, Algeria Radio, Radio Sultanate of Oman, Shems FM Tunisia, Radio France, The Associated Press, France Télévisions, TV Center Russia, and L’Équipe 24/24. NETIA has its headquarters in France, with offices in the United States, Paris, Rome, and Singapore, in addition to a global network of professional distribution partners.

NETIA at BES EXPO 2012: NETIA offers solutions that are at the heart of the convergence between the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors, with efficient, flexible, and effective technologies that empower multiplatform delivery, growing volumes of on-demand audio and video content, and multiple content formats. At BES EXPO, the company will secure its position as an integrator of broadcast and telecommunications technology and a leading service provider.

NETIA Products at BES EXPO 2012:

Radio-Assist(TM) 8 NETIA will showcase its Radio-Assist(TM) 8 range of digital audio automation software at BES EXPO 2012. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, the newest version of NETIA’s acclaimed software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage in the workflow. Publication is prepared at the same level as the on-air thanks to new planning tools.

NETIA’s Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. In addition to new browse and publishing tools for full multimedia functionality, the software features tools for acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, administration, and more.

Radio-Assist is now also integrated with NETIA’s Content Management System (CMS), offering an automatic publishing engine for all media as well as managing associated metadata and linked media. By interfacing with NETIA’s Media Asset Management system, Radio-Assist 8 responds efficiently to the needs of media groups having to manage and share video, audio, images, and text throughout their entities.

Radio-Assist 8 provides instant access to all types of media, archived or online. Regardless of the storage medium, items can be previewed and restored for repurposing and distribution, both for broadcasting and for multiplatform distribution.

Radio-Assist 8 makes three different types of publishing available to users. With the software’s new “Publication” tab, journalists can publish audio-only content and its metadata; publish audio and associated media, such as video, text, or images; or prepare a group of items for automatic conversion and publishing to an array of destinations, such as a podcast, posting on the Internet, or delivery to mobile devices.

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Content Management System (CMS) At BES EXPO 2012, NETIA will also highlight its new Content Management System (CMS), which was first introduced at IBC2010. CMS allows NETIA customers to streamline all of their production processes globally thanks to simple, easy-to-manage workflows and task automation. The new software suite also allows users to connect all of their partners and vendors within a single production ecosystem, simplifying the sharing and managing of media assets. Users can now manage all of the processes within the production environment — from editing through post and distribution — through one unique and easy-to-use interface. The new Web-based interface, built on Microsoft(R) Silverlight(R) technology, allows for more performance and greater security.

CMS provides for ingest and quality control; metadata extraction and tagging; search, browse, and low-res proxy generation; integration with key third-party systems including QA, tape/disk-based archive, nonlinear editing, playout, and traffic automation; and multiplatform delivery to mobile TV, VOD/catch-up TV, IPTV, Web streaming, and HD and SD distribution platforms.

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NETIA Software Suite to Streamline End-to-End Workflow — From Ingest and Indexing to Search and Delivery — for 120,000 Hours of RTBF Content

CLARET, France — Aug. 22, 2011 — NETIA today announced that Belgium’s SONUMA, a subsidiary of RTBF (Radio Télévision Belge Francophone) and the publicly funded company responsible for the digitization and commercialization of RTBF audiovisual archives, is implementing the NETIA content management system (CMS) to manage tens of thousands of hours of archive video and audio. The NETIA CMS will simplify the task of preserving, managing, and accessing content within SONUMA’s rapidly growing digital library, which in turn will support hundreds of RTBF journalists and enable delivery of archived media to the company’s partner news organizations. more

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About NETIA
NETIA is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and delivery of content to today’s full array of media platforms. Relied on by more than 10,000 users in 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices. more

Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana to Deploy Radio-Assist 8 Digital Audio Software Across Five Stations on Five Islands

CLARET, France — March 7, 2011 — NETIA today announced that it will provide its Radio-Assist(TM) 8 suite of digital audio software to Rádio de Cabo Verde (RCV) to standardize and streamline ingest, production, broadcast, and archiving across five Group Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana (RTC) stations on five islands. Working with systems integrator EuroCOM and in partnership with Radio France Internationale to provide some of the content, NETIA will enable RTC to prepare and deliver regional news broadcasts in Portuguese and local Creole to the Cape Verde islands of Praia, Mindelo, Sal, Fogo, and Santa Caterina.

“As we consolidate and strengthen digital media workflows at RTC facilities, our primary objectives are to unify, centralize, and harmonize all existing systems and, in turn, to improve production and distribution of content,” said Francisco Monteiro, communication and marketing director for RCV. “NETIA’s software system, which is well recognized throughout the industry, will provide us with the range of professional tools we require to complete this project successfully.” more

NETIA’s Digital Audio Software Suite Streamlines Workflows Supporting Over-the-Air and Streaming Broadcasts

CLARET, France — Dec. 9, 2010 — NETIA today announced that Radio Romania has selected the Radio-Assist(TM) 8 digital audio software suite for its regional station Radio Iasi to support the end-to-end production and delivery of one FM channel, one AM channel, and live streaming versions of both channels. The station is installing a total of 44 Radio-Assist-equipped workstations across production, audio editing, and its live studios.

“NETIA’s Radio-Assist 8 will streamline our production workflow in numerous ways, not only improving our efficiency in delivering media across multiple platforms, but also making it easy for us to add value to new and existing assets,” said Constantin Burloiu, technical director at Radio Romania.

The NETIA software is set to allow Radio Iasi to manage its over-the-air broadcasts, as well as its multiplatform distribution of multimedia elements including sound, video, images, and text. The Radio-Assist 8 range of digital audio software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station, addressing acquisition, sound file editing, commercial and music production, scheduling, multicasting, data security, and administration. Because the software suite also offers a variety of features tailored for multimedia workflows that extend beyond traditional broadcasting, Radio Iasi can more efficiently prepare for multiplatform publication at an early stage of its radio production workflow. more

Radio-Assist Software Automates Delivery of SBS Radio Content to SBS Online Service in 50 Different Languages

CLARET, France — Nov. 30, 2010 — NETIA today announced that Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a public radio and television broadcaster delivering media in 68 different languages, is using NETIA’s Radio-Assist(TM) automation system to publish content to its website simply and cost-effectively. Dedicated to meeting the needs of diverse communities and cultures across Australia, SBS gathers programming from content creators worldwide and uses Radio-Assist to deliver this content online in 50 different languages. The Radio-Assist publishing module provides all the media asset management capabilities required by SBS to manage both media and metadata for accurate, efficient multilingual publication to the Web. more

NETIA Software Will Simplify Management, Production, and Delivery of Uncompressed WAV Audio for Broadcast, Internet Streaming, Podcasts, and Audio on Demand

CLARET, France — Nov. 23, 2010 — NETIA today announced that SHEMS FM, a new privately owned radio station based in Tunis, Tunisia, is being equipped with the Radio-Assist(TM) 8 suite of digital audio automation software to support both traditional and Internet broadcast operations using only uncompressed WAV files. The NETIA software will enable SHEMS FM to establish efficient media logging, management, and production for its Internet streaming, podcasts, and on-demand services.

“Our broadcast model requires a robust and flexible solution for managing and preparing a tremendous volume of high-quality content for various Internet-based services,” said Fathi Bhoury, general manager at SHEMS FM. “NETIA is an established leader in providing sophisticated media management in a multiplatform environment, and its Radio-Assist 8 software offers valuable functionality across our full production and delivery workflow.” more

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Company Overview:

GlobeCast (www.globecast.com): A subsidiary of France Telecom/Orange, GlobeCast is a leading provider of media management and global content delivery services for broadcasters and content creators. With a secure fiber and satellite network connected to 12 teleports and technical operations centers worldwide, GlobeCast manages and transports an estimated 10 million hours of video and other rich media each year.
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CLARET, France — Sept. 2, 2010 — NETIA today announced that Sofrecom Argentina, a subsidiary of Sofrecom France and a France Telecom / Orange company, will serve as a dealer of the NETIA CMS (Content Management System) for the Latin American market. The NETIA CMS builds on the company’s well-established media asset and workflow management solutions to give telco operators and broadcasters a straightforward, multiplatform content delivery solution. more