SALT LAKE CITY, April 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcast International, Inc. (BI) (http://www.brin.com) and Anevia announced today that the companies have teamed together to provide seamless video services for the IPTV market. The partnership between the companies is multi-faceted and is based upon the interoperability of breakthrough, multi-codec video compression technologies from Broadcast International and advanced streaming technologies from Anevia that can deliver high-quality video to TVs, PCs and mobile phones.

Anevia, a leader in video streaming solutions and service infrastructure for live TV and video on demand (VOD), provides open, standards based software that optimizes the flow and streaming of high-quality video for various applications. Anevia has also developed 3Screens - a platform that manages conversion and delivery of video content to multiple devices for IPTV, Mobile, Broadcast, and many other services.

In order to ensure optimal treatment of the video content as it travels through a system's network, it must be encoded, transcoded, and optimized in a way to seamlessly interact with the Anevia platform.

Broadcast International has developed a patented software framework called CodecSys(TM) that cuts video bandwidth requirements over satellite, cable, IP, and wireless networks. It employs a breakthrough, multi-codec video compression technology based entirely within a software framework. Broadcast International and Anevia have partnered to ensure seamless interoperability between CodecSys and Anevia's product lines through a series of open, manageable API's. This interoperability enables delivery of high quality video content over any network, even at low bandwidth.

We are extremely optimistic at the prospects of our alliance with Anevia. It has a solid foundation, built on the seamless integration of our products and the aim of providing superior video content to subscribers. We share a unique perspective on managing and optimizing video and doing it with streamlined software as opposed to outdated hardware appliances. Anevia leads the way in managing both live and video-on-demand applications and we can bring added-value to their solutions with our high-quality encoding and transcoding applications, said Rod Tiede, CEO Broadcast International.

Broadcast International is a leading supplier in the Americas while Anevia has a strong presence across the IPTV market in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The partnership will allow both companies to deliver improved video services to a wider audience, extending their reach and raising customer satisfaction.

Anevia is delighted that the partnership with Broadcast International will enable us to propose the highest quality video content at very low bandwidth rates, said Bernard Van Hoorn, Southern Northern Europe Area Director at Anevia. Our customers have come to expect the best from our solutions. Interoperability of our technologies with CodecSys(TM) shows them that we continue to seek excellence and innovation in video service delivery. Many of our customers have been searching for just such an offering.

About Broadcast International

Broadcast International is a leading provider of video-powered broadcast solutions, including IP, and digital satellite, Internet streaming and other types of wired/wireless network distribution. BI's patented CodecSys software is a breakthrough, multi-codec video compression technology that cuts video bandwidth requirements over satellite, cable, IP and wireless networks. By slashing bandwidth needs, CodecSys enables a new generation of applications such as streaming video to cell phones, and offers unprecedented price/ performance benefits for existing applications such as HD video.

Broadcast International is a public company headquartered in Salt Lake City UT. For more information go to http://www.brin.com and http://www.codecsys.com.

About Anevia

Anevia provides video solutions and service infrastructure for the delivery of live TV and video on demand (VoD) services to TV, PC, Internet-connected and mobile devices.

With over 500 customers in 70 countries, several millions of users and over 10,000 live channels deployed, Anevia is a reference in solution delivery to telecom operators, broadcast service providers and the hospitality market.

Our solution portfolio includes DVB to IP gateways, content distribution, network management, time-shifting applications and video servers.

The 3Screens(TM) platform delivers services across mobile phone, TV and PC including VoD, network personal video recorder, Catch-up TV, Start Over, and Pause TV.

For more information, please visit: http://www.anevia.com

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this news release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under the caption Additional Factors That May Affect Our Business in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, and amendments thereto. In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement.

SOURCE: Broadcast International, Inc.; Anevia

CONTACT: John Wilkinson of Broadcast International, +1-801-562-2252,Johnw@brin.com; or Madeleine Renouard of Anevia, marketing@anevia.com