SUNNYVALE, Calif. — May 30, 2006 — Omneon Video Networks today announced that Russia Today, Russia’s first 24-hour English-language news channel, is relying on two Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems for ingest, and playout of Russian news programming distributed worldwide. Russia Today launched on Dec. 10, 2005, following a rapid design and installation process completed by Okno-TV, a Moscow-based systems integrator specializing in building large television and radio companies in Russia and CIS countries.

“We chose the Omneon Spectrum systems for our new tapeless infrastructure due to its open architecture, modularity, and reliable operation and control convenience,” said Russia Today General Manager Sergey V. Frolov. “As scalable and reliable solutions optimized for continuous operation, Spectrum server systems have the ability to meet our needs today and in the future, as our needs change.”

Russia Today’s broadcasts offer viewers across the globe ― Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, and Africa ― “Russian views” on world and domestic events, as well as information about Russia. The majority of Russia Today’s airtime is devoted to Russian and international news, business, and sports, complemented by documentaries about Russia’s history and present-day life.

The first of Russia Today’s Spectrum server systems operates under the control of DaletPlus News Suite and is used for data ingest and playout within an end-to-end newsroom production and playout workflow. Tight integration of the Spectrum server technology and Vizrt graphics systems enables advanced on-air control and branding capability.

A second Spectrum server system working under Harris automation is used to support creation and playout of broadcast content consisting of live studio feeds, recorded video content, and documentary repeats stored on the server.

A flexible, cost-effective media server designed for the professional television industry, the Spectrum media server is built on an open architecture that allows it to support a broad variety of third-party applications for control and transmission, media management, archiving, and collaborative production. The modular design of the Spectrum system also offers users maximum flexibility in scaling system components and capacity in small or large increments as desired.
 
More information about the Omneon Spectrum media server system is available online at www.omneon.com.

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About Omneon
Omneon is a leading provider of flexible media server and active storage systems that optimize workflow productivity and on-air reliability for the production, distribution, and management of digital media. Omneon is a pioneer in the use of advanced IT technologies and open systems for broadcast applications, producing a modular and expandable video server architecture in the Omneon Spectrum. The company's MediaGrid active storage system delivers centralized content storage that is scalable in capacity, bandwidth, and media-processing power. The company has an extensive global presence with customers in 45 countries on six continents. Omneon is on the Web at www.Omneon.com.

About Russia Today
Russia Today is an autonomous, nonprofit television news organization established in Spring 2005 on the base of RIA“Novosti.” The Russia Today news channel, which broadcasts in English 24 hours a day to Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa, went on air Dec. 10, 2005. The goals of Russia Today are to present information about Russia and to give viewers the opportunity to get acquainted with “Russian views” on world and domestic events. The major part of Russia Today’s airtime is devoted to Russian and world news, business, and sports, as well as documentaries about present-day life of Russia and its history. Russia Today broadcasts via IA5 satellite to the territories of the United States and Canada, via Hotbird 6 to the territories of Europe, and via Taicom 3 satellite to the territories of Asia, Africa, and Australia.

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