May 2, 2012: Prague, Czech Republic; Cologne, Germany, London, U.K; New York, USA; Tampa, USA: Amsterdam, Netherlands:  UNITY Mobile, a provider of cloud-based services that are revolutionizing the way businesses connect to the entire mobile ecosystem, has been included in the 2012 Red Herring Top 100 award which celebrates the innovations and technologies provided by European startup companies to their respective industries.

UNITY Mobile won the award for its innovative solution for mobile website creation, management and mobile video delivery. Using UNITY Mobile’s video transcoding platform, organizations of all sizes can create and manage best-in-class mobile websites, mobile applications, multimedia content, e-commerce, and mobile marketing tools. The platform automatically converts and optimizes multimedia for streaming and download, making it easy to manage and monetize content.  And thanks to a unique device recognition system, it is able to deliver video content to any device, providing the best mobile viewing experience possible for audiences on the go.

Thomas Wittig, CEO of UNITY Mobile, says being recognized by Red Herring Top 100 exemplifies UNITY Mobile’s commitment and strong cooperation with its partners and customers.

“The number and quality of entrants to Red Herring 100 far exceeded our expectations, and we are honored to be recognized,” he says. “Winning a Red Herring Top 100 award demonstrates that UNITY Mobile has strong partnership cooperation and has invested in product innovation. For instance, our capability to integrate into major platforms and workflows enables our partners to enhance their portfolio of offerings for small to medium businesses. Also, our Mobile Integrated Audience Engagement solution (MIAU) and our platform lead generation and conversion tools provide marketers with a cost efficient way of delivering high quality, fully integrated mobile services that generate revenue and deliver value for partners and SMB customers. At the same time it enables transparency of conversion flows from on-air, on-line to on-site which are increasingly important for marketers and brand managers.”

Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Europe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe UNITY Mobile embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. UNITY Mobile should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was the strongest it has ever been.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in Europe.

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Contacts:
Richard Moravec, Marketing Manager, UNITY Mobile
T: +420 226 003 421  |   M: +420 602 948 888   |   richard.moravec@unitymobile.com
Sue Sillitoe, White Noise PR
T: +44 (0) 1666 500142  |     M: +44 (0) 7798 621891  |   sue@whitenoisepr.co.uk

About UNITY Mobile
UNITY is a provider of a cloud-based services platform that enables organizations to easily leverage Internet strategies and operations directly in the mobile channel. UNITY’s innovative publishing, management and marketing platform enables brands and advertisers to rapidly build on core digital media investments and processes and seamlessly access new mobile audiences.

Headquarters/EU Office: Na Hrebenech II 1718/8, Praha 4 14000, Czech Republic | T: +420.226.003.400
US Office: 5401 W. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1060 Tampa, FL 33609 | T: +1.888.519.8561

Statement
Except for historical information, this news release may contain certain ‘forward-looking statements’.  Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity and performance to be materially different from the Company’s expectations and projections.

April 30^th 2012. Prague, London, Dubai, Nairobi: Leading Broadcast and Multiscreen System Integrator Visual Unity has consolidated its position in the Middle East and Asia by appointing Jamal Bnari to the position of Head of Sales and Marketing for both regions.

Visual Unity’s unique expertise in linear and multiscreen solutions is already helping broadcasters, operators and government agencies in the Middle East and Asia to deliver the premium viewing experience that their audiences demand. Clients such as Al Aan TV are already reaping the benefits of solutions provided by Visual Unity, efficiently delivering content to any screen. Recently established PoPs in UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia now enable Visual Unity to offer the benefits of its own Content Delivery Network (CDN) to Middle East customers, providing cost-effective secure and robust content distribution across the region.

With extensive experience in New Media technology strategy, innovation and product development, Jamal Bnari is ideally placed to assist Visual Unity’s Middle East and Asian customers as they embrace the growth of multiscreen viewing and develop innovative business opportunities enabling them to monetize their content.

Bnari, who joins a new team that aims to grow Visual Unity’s global footprint, says: “I am excited to be part of a team that is driven to succeed and truly places client satisfaction at the top of its list.”

Tomas Petru, President of Visual Unity, says: “Jamal’s skill set is perfect for his role at Visual Unity as he has extensive knowledge of the Telco, IPTV and Connected TV markets. Delivering a truly converged, multiscreen TV experience is key for all broadcasters and Jamal’s experience as a new media marketing professional will benefit our customers as they strive to adapt to this fast changing market.”

Jamal Bnari will be based at Visual Unity’s office in Media City, Dubai. As a Western educated UAE National, Bnari holds a Master’s degree from Tufts University in the USA. He joins Visual Unity from the Etisalat Group, where he worked closely with other broadcasters, media companies, ISPs and Telcos to launch new products and services. While with Etisalat, he founded and launched the first pure broadband based TV service and the first IPTV Video on Demand service on connected TVs. He also managed online services and platforms for the home products division of the operator and led strategic partnerships and cross-functional teams across multiple organizations globally.

During his tenure in the USA, Jamal Bnari also worked for start-ups and lectured at numerous universities.

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Contacts:
Tomas Petru, President, Visual Unity
T: +420 271 742111  |   M: +44 7408 804 040   |   tomas.petru@visualunity.com
Sue Sillitoe, White Noise PR
T: +44 (0) 1666 500142  |     M: +44 (0) 7798 621891  |   sue@whitenoisepr.co.uk

About Visual Unity
Visual Unity is an international Systems Integrator bridging the gap between linear broadcast, IT and IPTV  to help clients reach and engage audiences  on any screen. Since 1991, the team has been designing and delivering turnkey broadcast and complex multiscreen solutions worldwide  – from HD Outside Broadcast vehicles and major playout facilities to live internet streaming and Video on Demand services.

Visual Unity’s award-winning vuMedia^TM platform helps broadcasters and content owners control how their brand and assets are managed and monetized in the multiscreen environment.  Highly scalable and flexible,vuMedia^TM delivers a cutting-edge live  viewing experience on the web or any connected device, comprehensive VoD services, social network integration and secure robust content distribution  – all of which can be deployed into existing workflows and business processes..

Visual Unity is based in Prague, London, Cologne, Moscow, Bratislava, Belgrade, Nairobi and Dubai. For further information, please visit www.visualunity.com

Visual Unity: Na Hrebenech II 1718/8, Prague 4, 147 00, Czech Republic
T: +420 271 742 111    F: +420 271 742 112    E: info@visualunity.com

23 April 2012. Prague, London, Dubai, Nairobi:  Leading international system integrator and multiscreen platform provider Visual Unity has entered into a joint venture with Telemedia Africa to establish Visual Unity Africa. The company, based in Nairobi, Kenya, offers system integration and professional services to the local broadcast, IT and telecommunications industries, along with specialist R&D capabilities to develop innovative Mobile Applications for the triple play space.

Visual Unity Africa is headed by partners Baiju Shah, Ali Hussein and Ken Kariuki, all of whom have extensive management experience in the broadcast and technology sectors. Hussein and Kariuki will be permanently based at Visual Unity Africa’s Nairobi offices from where they will initially develop the East and Central African market, with a view to expanding into other areas in the future.

With a population of 200 million plus, a growing middle class and a rise in GDP from $400 million to $800 million in the last decade, it is clear that the African market offers enormous potential for growth. The region is already being recognized as a hub of innovation in the broadcast and mobile application space thanks to a very high penetration of mobile devices and the advent of cheap tablets coming onto the market. Many areas are now making the switch from analogue to digital broadcasting and it is anticipated that a price war between main providers will result in a drop in the cost of internet bandwidth.

Tomas Petru, Managing Director of Visual Unity, says: “In terms of broadcast and content delivery, Africa is an area that is ripe for expansion and there have already been significant changes with a proliferation of new TV stations coming on line to quench demand for local content. However, one thing the market lacks are specialist systems integration and professional services organizations that can assist broadcasters with their equipment choices as they make the switch to digital television and enable them to monetizing content as they embrace the burgeoning multiscreen environment. With our rich set of video and broadcast products, our extensive R&D expertise and our knowledge of the linear and multiscreen systems integration, Visual Unity Africa is ideally placed to bridge this gap by providing high quality services and products to the emerging triple market.”

Ali Hussein adds that Visual Unity Africa’s combination of local connections and business development expertise will give the company an enviable lead in the market.

“Visual Unity Africa’s 360˚ view of integration, along with its acquired mobile applications capability, will enable us to sell products and services to media, Telco and broadcaster organizations. Visual Unity Africa also has an important role to play in influencing regulatory issues and setting new regional standards. It is our intention to be a hub of best practice that will serve as a benchmark for the rest of Africa.”

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Contacts:
Tomas Petru, President, Visual Unity
T: +420 271 742111  |   M: +44 7408 804 040   |   tomas.petru@visualunity.com
Sue Sillitoe, White Noise PR
T: +44 (0) 1666 500142  |     M: +44 (0) 7798 621891  |   sue@whitenoisepr.co.uk

About Visual Unity
Visual Unity is an international Systems Integrator bridging the gap between broadcast and software-based media systems, to help clients reach and engage audiences – wherever they are. The team has been designing and delivering turnkey TV systems, broadcast-IT convergent and multiscreen solutions worldwide since 1991 – from HD Outside Broadcast vehicles and major playout facilities to automated Direct-to-Web platforms.

Visual Unity’s award-winning vuMedia^TM platform helps broadcasters and content owners control how their brand and assets are managed and monetised in the multiscreen environment.  Through four highly scalable and flexible modules, the vuMedia^TM platform delivers a cutting-edge web-based and mobile viewing experience, comprehensive VOD services and a secure robust Content Delivery Network – all of which can be seamlessly deployed into existing workflows.

Visual Unity is based in Prague, London, Cologne, Moscow, Bratislava, Belgrade, Nairobi and Dubai. For further information, please visit www.visualunity.com

Visual Unity: Na Hrebenech II 1718/8, Prague 4, 147 00, Czech Republic
T: +420 271 742 111    F: +420 271 742 112    E: info@visualunity.com

7 March 2012. Prague, London, Dubai:  Leading international System Integrator Visual Unity will use NAB 2012 (Stand N4019) to showcase vuMedia, its award-winning integrated content management and delivery framework that allows broadcasters to rapidly access new multiscreen audiences.

Visual Unity will demonstrate how vuMedia enables broadcasters and content owners to deliver a cutting-edge viewing experience to any screen or connected device, comprehensive Video on Demand (VoD) services and secure content distribution – all of which can be deployed into existing operations and workflows:

• vuChannel for web-based and mobile viewing, fully integrated into the station backend;
• vuDemand for comprehensive Video on Demand (VoD) services, including billing and reporting;
• vuMobile for mobile content, applications and real-time engagement;
• vuNet providing secure control over content distribution, via The Cloud  or using Visual Unity’s own Content Delivery Network with local POPs across Europe and the Middle East.

“We are excited to showcase the full capabilities of the vuMedia platform, particularly the latest vuMobile module, which provides mobile-optimized content and enhanced video, with interactive marketing tools to enable broadcasters engage new mobile audiences in real-time“ says Visual Unity’s President, Tomas Petru. “With 1.2billion mobile devices now ready for TV in 2012 and tablet audiences growing by 100% every quarter, Visual Unity helping broadcasters and content owners harness the enormous potential of their multiscreen audience. “

Visual Unity will also use NAB to highlight its comprehensive broadcast and multiscreen systems integration capabilities.  Recent projects include the design and build of an eight-camera HD production OB vehicle for Czech TV and the rollout of multiscreen VoD and PayTV services for TopFun TV.

Petru continues, “With over 20 years’ experience in the design and implementation of turnkey broadcast systems and multiscreen solutions for clients worldwide, Visual Unity bridges the gap between traditional linear broadcast, IT and IPTV.  We enable broadcasters to improve operational performance and integrate the latest technology to meet the rapidly growing demands of new multiscreen audiences.“

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Contacts:
Tomas Petru, President, Visual Unity
T: +420 271 742111  |   M: +44 7408 804 040   |   tomas.petru@visualunity.com
Sue Sillitoe, White Noise PR
T: +44 (0) 1666 500142  |     M: +44 (0) 7798 621891  |   sue@whitenoisepr.co.uk

About Visual Unity
Visual Unity is an international Systems Integrator bridging the gap between broadcast and software-based media systems, to help clients reach and engage audiences – wherever they are. The team has been designing and delivering turnkey TV systems, broadcast-IT convergent and multiscreen solutions worldwide since 1991 – from HD Outside Broadcast vehicles and major playout facilities to automated Direct-to-Web platforms.

Visual Unity’s award-winning vuMedia^TM platform helps broadcasters and content owners control how their brand and assets are managed and monetised in the multiscreen environment.  Through four highly scalable and flexible modules, the vuMedia^TM platform delivers a cutting-edge web-based and mobile viewing experience, comprehensive VOD services and a secure robust Content Delivery Network – all of which can be seamlessly deployed into existing workflows.

Visual Unity is based in Prague, London, Dubai and Belgrade. For further information, please visit www.visualunity.com

Visual Unity: Na hrebenech II 1718/8, Prague 4, 147 00, Czech Republic
T: +420 271 742 111    F: +420 271 742 112    E: info@visualunity.com

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012 - StratCorp Inc.’s CEO Robert Riegle will deliver a keynote address to the Military and Government Summit at the NAB Show on Wednesday 18 April in Las Vegas.  In a presentation entitled “Using broadcast systems to mitigate world threats”, he will discuss the deployment of advanced broadcast techniques and methods for more precise threat deterrence.

The Military and Government Summit at the NAB Show brings together military, government, and commercial interests to discuss new ideas and business relationships on topics such as digital video acquisition, management and dissemination; video encryption and information assurance; the need for technical standards; and how the broadcast industry and government sector can work collaboratively. Mr Riegle – a highly regarded expert in domestic intelligence sharing with more than twenty years of successful government, industry and active military service – will join speakers from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Microsoft Corp. and Associated Press to present case studies and discuss the latest convergent solutions.

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Visual Unity Helps TopFun Expand Into The Multiscreen PayTV Arena

28 February 2012. Prague, London, Dubai, Belgrade: TopFun, one of the first online video stores in the Czech Republic, is powering its new PayTV media distribution service, TopFun TV, using technology supplied by leading broadcast and multiscreen systems integrator Visual Unity.

Established in 2010, TopFun offers a huge range of movies to download and watch online via its video on demand (VoD) service. Similar to the hugely popular NetFlix, TopFun allows customers to sign up for an account and watch movies immediately, or save them locally on their PC or multimedia device. In January 2012, TopFun launched TopFun TV, a new service that distributes media streams commonly broadcasted via satellite and cable TV to smart phones, iDevices, set-top boxes and Smart TVs, including a unique application for Samsung TVs which lets viewers access live feeds and download movies direct to their TV.

Since its launch, TopFun has partnered with Visual Unity, a leading broadcast and multiscreen systems integrator, to design and expand its operations. Instrumental to the success of its services is Visual Unity’s award-winning vuMediaTM integrated content management and delivery platform. vuMediaTM ensures a cutting-edge viewing experience on any screen or connected device, enabling broadcasters to manage, monetize and monitor multiscreen delivery. The platform supports comprehensive VoD services, integrating with billing and CRM processes.

Visual Unity initially provided TopFun with a vuMedia-based solution for its movies on demand service. This incorporated a protected VoD solution alongside content delivery to the Czech and Slovak Republic through vuNet™, Visual Unity’s robust and secure distribution infrastructure that ingests, manages and distributes assets.  vuNet™ connects seamlessly with global Content Delivery Networks and cloud-based services, although in the case of TopFun the company has employed Visual Unity’s own Content Delivery Network (CDN), which has an installed capacity of more than 100 GBps and almost 400 TB storage space. Capable of supporting tens of thousands of concurrent users, Visual Unity’s CDN provides secure local coverage across Europe and Central Europe, including Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, with new POPs now in action across the Middle East.

Tomas Petru, President of Visual Unity, says: “TopFun chose to work with Visual Unity on the basis of our proven experience in multiscreen integration. With over 20 years’ experience in delivering and technically supporting linear to multiscreen solutions, we were able to demonstrate to TopFun that we had successfully handled similar VoD projects for customers such as voyo.cz and cinema.cz.”

The success of this initial involvement was acknowledged in January when TopFun returned to Visual Unity for help in setting up TopFun TV. This involved an expansion of the vuMedia system to incorporate secure, live multiscreen content distribution to mobile devices and on the fly transcoding of 15 live channels in SD and HD quality. Plans are in place to expand the system to 30 channels.

Radek Přikryl, sales director of TopFun, says: “We enlisted Visual Unity’s help with this project on the basis of our excellent relationship with the company and our good experiences with its vuMedia platform, which has allowed us to get as close as possible to our end customers. We are also very happy with Visual Unity’s vuNet module, which has enabled us to stream digital content in the Czech and Slovak Republics and to distribute both VoD and linear broadcast streams. Visual Unity has given us all the technical support we have needed and this on-going assistance Tomas Petru adds: “The TopFun projects have worked extremely well and it is always satisfying when a customer returns to Visual Unity for help in expanding their business. We are continuing to support TopFun and TopFun TV and we are confident that our in depth understanding of the complexities of the broadcast chain, coupled with our in-house software expertise, will enable them to optimize their workflow and control how their brand is managed and monetized in the multiscreen environment.”

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Contacts:
Tomas Petru, President, Visual Unity
T: +420 271 742111 | M: +44 7408 804 040 | tomas.petru@visualunity.com

Sue Sillitoe, White Noise PR
T: +44 (0) 1666 500142 | M: +44 (0) 7798 621891 | sue@whitenoisepr.co.uk

About Visual Unity
Visual Unity is an international Systems Integrator bridging the gap between broadcast and software-based media systems, to help clients reach and engage audiences – wherever they are. The team has been designing and delivering turnkey TV systems, broadcast-IT convergent and multiscreen solutions worldwide since 1991 – from HD Outside Broadcast vehicles and major playout facilities to automated Direct-to-Web platforms.

Visual Unity’s award-winning vuMediaTM platform helps broadcasters and content owners control how their brand and assets are managed and monetised in the multiscreen environment. Through four highly scalable and flexible modules, the vuMediaTM platform delivers a cutting-edge web-based and mobile viewing experience, comprehensive VOD services and a secure robust Content Delivery Network – all of which can be seamlessly deployed into existing workflows.

Visual Unity is based in Prague, London, Dubai and Belgrade. For further information, please visit www.visualunity.com

Visual Unity: Na hrebenech II 1718/8, Prague 4, 147 00, Czech Republic
T: +420 271 742 111 F: +420 271 742 112 E: info@visualunity.com

February 13, 2012. Prague, London, Dubai, Belgrade:  Leading Broadcast and Multiscreen System Integrator Visual Unity has expanded its management team with two key appointments – Tony Hasek and Asheem Parikh. These appointments will further strengthen Visual Unity’s sales channel and its ability to help customers as they make the transition from traditional broadcasting to a modern multiscreen workflow.

As Vice President of Sales, Tony Hasek will drive Visual Unity’s international business development and take charge of internal sales management. He brings 20 years experience in both Systems Integration and Mobile technology to the role, having previously founded system integrator Kinetik and Anyware, a developer of custom and stand-alone applications for Apple’s iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Google’s Android OS, Blackberry and Windows Mobile.

Client Services Manager Asheem Parikh, who joins Visual Unity from KIT Digital, will assist customers with effective project deliveries. His extensive experience in programme management and professional services will ensure best practice and a smooth transition for customers who are expanding or adapting to the multiscreen environment.

Commenting on the new appointments, Visual Unity’s CEO Jakub Kabourek says: “Tony and Asheem are valuable additions to our team and their experience extends our unique expertise in linear and multiscreen solutions. They join at an exciting time for Visual Unity, following the successful delivery of a High Definition production OB vehicle to Czech TV and news that the national broadcaster’s online service iVysilani, driven by Visual Unity’s vuMedia™ integrated multiscreen content and delivery platform, has won two industry awards for innovation to power the second screen.”

Visual Unity is now consolidating its position as a multiscreen specialist by launching new and enhanced mobile features for its vuMedia™ platform and extending its Content Delivery Network outside Europe with new pops in the Middle East.

Over the next 12 months Visual Unity will be taking part in a number of trade events including the CABSAT, NAB and IBC exhibitions.

For more information about Visual Unity, its products and its services, please visit www.visualunity.com

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Contacts:
Tomas Petru, President, Visual Unity
T: +420 271 742111  |   M: +44 7408 804 040   |   tomas.petru@visualunity.com
Sue Sillitoe, White Noise PR
T: +44 (0) 1666 500142  |     M: +44 (0) 7798 621891  |   sue@whitenoisepr.co.uk

About Visual Unity
Visual Unity is an international Systems Integrator bridging the gap between broadcast and software-based media systems, to help clients reach and engage audiences – wherever they are. The team has been designing and delivering turnkey TV systems, broadcast-IT convergent and multiscreen solutions worldwide since 1991 – from HD Outside Broadcast vehicles and major playout facilities to automated Direct-to-Web platforms.

Visual Unity’s award-winning vuMedia^TM platform helps broadcasters and content owners control how their brand and assets are managed and monetised in the multiscreen environment.  Through four highly scalable and flexible modules, the vuMedia^TM platform delivers a cutting-edge web-based and mobile viewing experience, comprehensive VOD services and a secure robust Content Delivery Network – all of which can be seamlessly deployed into existing workflows.

Visual Unity is based in Prague, London, Dubai and Belgrade. For further information, please visit www.visualunity.com

Visual Unity: Na hrebenech II 1718/8, Prague 4, 147 00, Czech Republic
T: +420 271 742 111    F: +420 271 742 112    E: info@visualunity.com

February 10, 2012: London, U.K; New York, USA; Tampa, USA; Prague, Czech Republic: UNITY Mobile, a provider of cloud-based services, will showcase its innovative solution for mobile website creation, management and mobile video delivery at CABSAT 2012 on Stand S1.C20, 28 February – 1 March 2012, Dubai.

UNITY Mobile is revolutionizing the way that businesses connect to the entire mobile ecosystem, enabling organisations of all sizes to create and manage best-in-class mobile websites, mobile applications, multimedia content, e-commerce, and mobile marketing tools.

At CABSAT, UNITY Mobile will demonstrate how its platform helps broadcasters and content owners to engage and interact with mobile audiences, as well as implement effective, measurable mobile campaigns. Using video transcoding technology, the platform automatically converts and optimizes multimedia for streaming and download – making it easy to manage and monetize content.  And thanks to a unique device recognition system, it is able to deliver video content to any device, providing the best mobile viewing experience possible for audiences on the go.

Thomas Wittig, CEO UNITY Mobile says, “Mobile is central to maintaining and attracting new audiences.  A recent Nielsen report found that 86% of mobile internet users (and 92% of 13-24 year olds) use their devices simultaneously with TV.  A quarter of them say they are browsing content related to what they are watching.  That’s a compelling opportunity for broadcasters and content providers to complement the TV viewing experience on the mobile platform, particularly in the Middle East, where both mobile penetration and demand for mobile content are so high.”

UNITY Mobile will be co-exhibiting at the show with Visual Unity, a leading Multiscreen Systems Integrator.  Together they will highlight vuMedia^TM, Visual Unity’s integrated content management and delivery framework for TV everywhere.  vuMedia^TM comprises four scalable modules to manage, monetise and deliver multiscreen content and applications.  The framework’s mobile component, vuMobile^TM, employs UNITY Mobile technology to enable broadcasters (via the cloud, global or local Content Delivery Networks) to easily deploy and seamlessly integrate mobile services into existing broadcast workflows and business services– with minimum investment and minimum operational disruption.

Visit the UNITY Mobile in Dubai for a demo of their mobile platform, including tools for interactive mobile marketing and to learn how Visual Unity’s vuMedia^TM framework, powered by UNITY Mobile, enables broadcasters to harness the enormous potential of mobile audiences.

About UNITY Mobile
UNITY is a provider of a cloud-based services platform that enables organizations to easily leverage Internet strategies and operations directly in the mobile channel. UNITY’s innovative publishing, management and marketing platform enables brands and advertisers to rapidly build on core digital media investments and processes and seamlessly access new mobile audiences.

Headquarters / EU Office: Na hrebenech II 1718/8, Praha 4 14700, Czech Republic | T: +420.226.003.400
US Office: 5401 W. Kennedy Blvd,Suite 1060 Tampa, FL 33609 | T: +1.888.519.8561

Statement
Except for historical information, this news release may contain certain ‘forward-looking statements’.  Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity and performance to be materially different from the Company’s expectations and projections.

Contacts:
Thomas Wittig, CEO, UNITY Mobile
T: +420.226.003.400  |   wittig@unitymobile.com
Sue Sillitoe, White Noise PR
T: +44 (0) 1666 500142  |     M: +44 (0) 7798 621891  |   sue@whitenoisepr.co.uk

Visual Unity Introduces Middle East To Its Award-Winning vuMedia Multiscreen platform

11 January 2012. Prague, London, Dubai: Leading Broadcast and Multiscreen System Integrator Visual Unity will use CABSAT 2012 (Stand S1.C20) to highlight vuMedia^TM, its integrated content and delivery framework that allows broadcasters to effectively deliver and monetise content in the multiscreen environment.

At the show, Visual Unity will demonstrate how vuMedia^TM helps manage, automate and monitor multiscreen delivery.  Through four highly robust and scalable modules, it delivers a cutting-edge web-based and mobile viewing experience, comprehensive VOD services and secure distribution – all of which can be seamlessly deployed into existing workflows:

• vuChannel^TM for web-based and mobile viewing, fully integrated into the station backend;
• vuDemand^TM for comprehensive VOD services, including billing & reporting;
• vuMobile^TM for mobile content and applications;
• vuNet^TM providing secure content control over distribution and user-experience management.

“We are excited to showcase the full capabilities of the vuMedia^TM platform, particularly the vuMobile^TM module, which provides mobile-optimised content and enhanced video, with application and interactive marketing tools, to effectively engage mobile audiences“ says Visual Unity’s CEO, Jakub Kabourek.

Especially relevant to Middle East broadcasters is vuNet^TM, which provides a robust and secure infrastructure to effectively ingest, manage, monetise and distribute assets.  vuNet connects seamlessly with global CDNs and cloud-based services. However, in regions such as the Middle East where cloud access is unavailable, expensive or may be unfavourable to the content owner, clients can benefit from Visual Unity’s own Content Delivery Network (CDN), with a current installed capacity of more than 100 Gbps and almost 400 TB storage space. Capable of supporting tens-of-thousands of concurrent users, the CDN provides coverage across Europe and Central Europe, including Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania and Visual Unity has recently established pops in Dubai, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Kabourek concludes: “With pops now across the Middle East, Visual Unity’s CDN is effectively supporting the development of more regionally executed services, delivering a much-improved user experience and securing the future of multiscreen broadcasting in the region.”

With more than 20 years’ experience of Broadcast and Multiscreen System Integration including the design and delivery of turnkey TV systems, broadcast-IT convergent and multiscreen solutions for global brands, Visual Unity helps broadcasters bridge the gap between traditional broadcast and new media systems, enabling them to integrate web and mobile delivery into existing workflows and improve operational performance.

Visual Unity will be showcasing its leading integration capabilities and demonstrating the vuMedia^TM platform at CABSAT 2012, 28-February- 1 March, Sheikh Saeed Hall 1, Stand S1.C20.  

Contacts:
Tomas Petru, President, Visual Unity
T: +420 271 742111  |   M: +44 7408 804 040   |   tomas.petru@visualunity.com
Sue Sillitoe, White Noise PR
T: +44 (0) 1666 500142  |     M: +44 (0) 7798 621891  |   sue@whitenoisepr.co.uk

About Visual Unity
Visual Unity is an international Systems Integrator bridging the gap between broadcast and software-based media systems, to help clients reach and engage audiences – wherever they are. The team has been designing and delivering turnkey TV systems, broadcast-IT convergent and multiscreen solutions worldwide since 1991 – from HD Outside Broadcast vehicles and major playout facilities to automated Direct-to-Web platforms.

Visual Unity’s award-winning vuMedia^TM platform helps broadcasters and content owners control how their brand and assets are managed and monetised in the multiscreen environment.  Through four highly scalable and flexible modules, the vuMedia^TM platform delivers a cutting-edge web-based and mobile viewing experience, comprehensive VOD services and a secure robust Content Delivery Network – all of which can be seamlessly deployed into existing workflows.

Visual Unity is based in Prague, London, Dubai and Belgrade. For further information, please visit www.visualunity.com

Visual Unity: Na hrebenech II 1718/8, Prague 4, 147 00, Czech Republic
T: +420 271 742 111    F: +420 271 742 112    E: info@visualunity.com

ERA Showcases New Automated Workflow & Collaborative Editing Solutions at BVE 2012

9 January 2012 – London, Manchester: ERA Ltd, a leading IT infrastructure and application reseller specialising in Post Production, Broadcast and Media, will showcase its latest multi-client workflow automation solution and launch a new cost-effective platform for secure collaborative editing at Broadcast Video Expo, Earls Court 2, London, 14-16 February (Stand K54).

ERA MediaFlow is an enterprise-class multi-client workflow automation solution that allows broadcasters and post-production companies to effectively control media assets, projects and resources, both technical and human – all through a single platform. Resilient, reliable, scalable and feature-rich, ERA MediaFlow helps identify and eliminate bottlenecks in even the most complex workflow.  At BVE 2012, the team will demonstrate how ERA MediaFlow, through a web-based interface, lets users access and collaborate on their content, invoke workflows and interact with clients in reviews and approvals from wherever they are.

Also on show will be ERA MediaEdit, the company’s new platform for secure collaborative editing. Powered by CandIT Media WARP storage and with FilmPartners’ MXFServer at its core, ERA MediaEdit is designed to enable editing workgroups to share and manage virtualised project files securely, with guaranteed high performance and minimal infrastructure costs. The entry-level configuration supports up to eight clients of Avid, Apple Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere, expands in easy steps, with multi-format ingest from any device, including sixteen simultaneous streams of DNxHD and integration with EVS. It has been designed to run over Gigabit Ethernet keeping infrastructure costs low and provides a cost-effective scale-up-and-out path should editing requirements grow.

ERA MediaEdit enables effective secure management of data and user rights for shared projects, with bin-locking functionality to prevent files or sequences being accidentally overwritten or deleted. It also optimises overall operational performance by allowing both the virtualisation of growing files – Edit Whilst Capture – and the direct ingest of media files from any source into projects without starting up the NLE – freeing up edit suite capacity and making operations more efficient and agile.

“Our clients face the daily challenge of delivering more for less – both in terms of time and money. ERA MediaFlow and ERA MediaEdit have been developed to address the market need for entry-level workflow solutions, based on open architecture, combining flexibility and guaranteed performance with affordable scalability” says Sean Baker, ERA Technical Director. “We are excited to demonstrate how these solutions will enable media companies to handle more jobs, more effectively, with more speed and with less error – freeing up valuable creative resources to do what they do best and securing real strategic advantage in today’s competitive market.”

ERA is partnered with many industry-leading brands worldwide to provide leading solutions and with offices in Soho and new premises opening soon in MediaCityUK Manchester, ERA is well placed to provide support to both new and existing customers throughout the UK.  Clients include:  BBC, ITV, University of Salford (MediaCity UK), Envy, Deluxe, Smoke & Mirrors and Red Bee Media.

Contact:
Sean Baker, TD, ERA Ltd | T: +44 (0) 207 607 4224  | sean.baker@eraltduk.com
Melanie O’Brien, MJO Communications Ltd | T: +44 (0) 7851 375 247  | mel@mjocommunications.co.uk

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 About ERA Ltd
ERA is an established IT infrastructure and application reseller, specialising in the Post Production and Broadcast, with offices in Soho, London and MediaCityUK, Manchester. Over the last 10 years, ERA has become synonymous with the delivery of exciting, innovative and reliable technical solutions for broadcast, media and visual computing organisations.  Strategic alliances with leading vendors and outstanding technical capability have made ERA an easy choice for any business looking to harness IT, video and file-based workflows. For additional information about ERA, visit www.eraltduk.com

ERA Ltd (Head Office): 17 Tileyard Studios,
Tileyard Road,
London
, N7 9AH, UK
Tel:+44 (0)207 607 4224
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