Omneon Video Networks today announced that Emap Performance Television, a FTSE 100 media company whose seven television channels have been at the forefront of the UK music television market for the past 10 years, has deployed an Omneon SPECTRUM™ media server system to store all media for broadcast and playout. The server system from Omneon was installed in Emap’s highly automated facility at the close of 2003. The Omneon server will be used to support the network’s multiple music channels — The Box, Smash Hits, Q, Kiss, Kerrang!, Magic, and The Hits.

“Omneon has a very good reputation in the UK broadcast industry for providing robust media storage and playout, and they fared very well in our evaluation of suppliers for this project,” said Scott Monks, operations director at Emap Performance Television. “Their media servers offer us reliable storage that is flexible and easy to integrate in support of our market-leading music television channels.”

An exceptionally cost-effective and flexible media server designed for the professional television industry, the Omneon Spectrum™ provides a reliable and scalable infrastructure for broadcast playout and storage applications. Omneon’s server system 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. As a result, stored media can be shared among many users and applications.

The scalable, distributed architecture of the modular Omneon Spectrum™ server system also offers users maximum flexibility in scaling system components and capacity in small or large increments as desired. The system is available in a broad range of configurations to meet the specific needs of each user.

About Emap Performance Television
Emap Performance Television is part of Emap Performance, a division of Emap plc, one of the UK’s leading media companies. Emap plc leads the marketplace with a strong portfolio of over 400 products including FHM, Kiss, Heat, Nursing Times, Health Service Journal, Spring Fair, MaxPower, Kerrang!, and Smash Hits!. It owns and develops leading-edge brands in radio, TV, consumer magazines, and B2B (magazines, conferences, and exhibitions) in the UK, France, and around the world. Emap Performance has a unique position in the UK music market through its 18 UK local analog radio stations, six music magazines, seven digital music TV channels, and the biggest digital radio network in the UK. Visit the company online at www.emap.com.

About Omneon
Omneon Video Networks is the leading provider of cost-effective and flexible networked media server solutions for the broadcast and video industry. The company′s unique strategy integrates a strong foundation in broadcast with the best practices of information technology - giving its customers the best of both worlds. Because Omneon Spectrum media server systems are based on an open and advanced architecture, broadcast and video professionals are able to minimize both upfront and ongoing expenses, while gaining the flexibility to capitalize on emerging opportunities. Omneon pioneered the use of open systems in broadcast and, as a result, receives wide support from the application developer community. Visit Omneon on the Web at www.Omneon.com.

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