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Leading Dutch Broadcasting Network BNN Selects Vusion to Deliver Premium Quality Video Content for Recently Launched Web Portal

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 09:00 CDT

AMSTERDAM and SAN JOSE, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Vusion, providers of instant-on, full-screen, high quality streaming video, today announced that BNN, an innovative Dutch broadcasting network, has selected Vusion's WARP video delivery technology to power the high quality video on its recently launched online portal, 101.TV.

Founded in 1997, BNN is a Dutch public broadcasting network aimed at teenagers and young adults. Known for its irreverent style and somewhat controversial programming, BNN has built a huge audience throughout the Netherlands by developing and delivering content that is tailored for the unique taste of its demographic. As these younger viewers rapidly shift their attention away from TV sets and onto the Internet, BNN is now poised to support this shift on a massive scale with the addition of Vusion's WARP technology to its 101.TV web video portal.

"Vusion will enable 101.TV to deliver the best possible online viewing experience with instant-on, full screen, DVD quality video that is capable of supporting millions of simultaneous BNN viewers without buffering," said Paul van Keulen, head of 101.TV. "Our extensive line-up of online programming and established audience will be the ideal showcase for the quality and scalability of Vusion's video delivery network."

Vusion's patented Wide Area Rapid Propagation (WARP) video delivery technology will serve as the backend infrastructure for 101.TV, enabling BNN viewers to channel surf through a variety of long form and short form online programming. By providing an end-to end service for 101.TV online programming, BNN can now deliver premium, DVD quality video with the experience and quality of service its viewers have come to expect.

"Our end-to-end service for video delivery was developed to reduce the cost of bandwidth, reduce the operational overhead and eliminate the need to work with multiple vendors in order to offer premium quality online video content," said Eli Habib, CEO of Vusion. "We're excited to give BNN the tools and technology necessary to monetize its video assets through the success of 101.TV."

About Vusion

Vusion provides an advanced, end-to-end video distribution service that radically improves the user experience for streaming Internet video. Vusion's customers include content and digital media providers, and content delivery networks who need to offer high-quality and mixed media to large populations of end-users. The Vusion streaming video delivery service is based on cutting-edge technology, including proprietary algorithms, protocols and software. The Vusion unique instant on video service provides an end-user experience that is second to none and enables new Internet business models based on advertising, subscription services, syndication and pay-per-view with full DRM. More information is available at http://www.vusion.com/

Vusion

CONTACT: Mike Kelly of Nadel Phelan Inc., +1-831-440-2403,Michael@nadelphelan.com, for Vusion; or Laura Muscas of BNN, 035-6268913,laura.muscas@bnn.nl

Web site: http://www.vusion.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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