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Discovery Communications Selects N2 Broadband to Support VOD Content Production

Posted on: Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 06:00 CDT

ATLANTA, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- N2 Broadband Inc., the leading provider of scalable, open-standard solutions for on-demand entertainment, today announced that Discovery Communications, the leading global real-world media and entertainment company, has selected N2 Broadband's Xport(TM) Producer to support its production of video-on-demand (VOD) content for the U.S. market. N2 Broadband's Xport provides cable operators, content providers and aggregators with easy-to-use tools to prepare and manage their own VOD content.

"The VOD market continues to grow, and content providers need better tools to produce and distribute VOD content," said Reggie Bradford, president and CEO, N2 Broadband. "N2 is thrilled to provide open standards-based solutions to entertainment leaders like Discovery Communications to support their long term on-demand programming strategies."

Using Xport, customers can perform "one-click" encoding, create CableLabs(R)-compliant metadata, edit content, insert ads and other video clips, and prepare content for distribution to VOD servers.

The Xport Producer is part of N2 Broadband's Xport Digital Media Solutions family of products for cable operators and content providers. Other products in the Xport family include:

* Xport Recorder/Slicer - automates encoding and packaging of linear

(broadcast) content

* Xport Streamer - produces standard-definition and high-definition linear

broadcast streams for delivery of local cable television services

Xport is commercially deployed in more than 30 locations by leading customers including HBO, Comcast, Starz-Encore, Time Warner Cable, iN DEMAND, and WWE.

About Discovery Communications, Inc.

Discovery Communications, Inc. is the leading global real-world media and entertainment company. DCI has grown from its core property, the Discovery Channel, first launched in the United States in 1985, to current global operations in 160 countries and territories with one billion cumulative subscribers. DCI's 60 networks of distinctive programming represent 19 entertainment brands including TLC and Animal Planet. DCI's ownership consists of four shareholders: Liberty Media Corporation , Cox Communications, Inc. , Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, the Company's Founder and Chairman.

About N2 Broadband

N2 Broadband is the leading provider of open platform solutions that enable cable operators and content providers to quickly and confidently offer on-demand services. The company's N2 Network(TM) is the industry's only complete on-demand solution that spans content creation and management through back-office service management and operations support services to protect cable operator networks and ensure network reliability.

N2 Broadband products and services are deployed in more than 100 cities throughout North America by entertainment and cable industry leaders, including Adelphia, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox, Discovery, Time Warner, Rogers, iN DEMAND, HBO, Global Digital Media Xchange, WWE and Starz-Encore Group.

N2 Broadband was recently named to CED Magazine's "Broadband 50 Companies to Watch" for the third consecutive year. For more information, go to http://www.n2broadband.com/ .

N2 Broadband Inc.

CONTACT: Dwight Witherspoon of N2 Broadband, +1-678-812-6319, ordwitherspoon@n2bb.com; or Diane Hepps of Bite Communications, +1-415-365-0373,or diane.hepps@bitepr.com

Web site: http://www.n2broadband.com/

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