Eurosport Group Teams Up with Genesis Networks for Delivery of Eurosport 2 HD in Poland

NEW YORK —Eurosport, Europe's leading sports entertainment group, has selected  the Genesis Networks turnkey transmission solution for delivery of Eurosport 2 HD - The new generation sports channel - to major satellite operator TVN in Poland.

Genesis Networks' 70 city global fiber network provides a seamless, fully managed terrestrial link which enables Eurosport to deliver the Eurosport 2 feed from Paris, France to TVN's distribution hub located in Warsaw, Poland with the required quality of service, monitoring and technical support.

"We chose the Genesis Networks solution based on the group's global presence and commitment to high-quality, cost-effective service," said Pascal Crochemore, chief technical officer for distribution at Eurosport.  "Genesis has been providing global managed fulltime video services from its inception; therefore it was a natural choice for us to use their advanced video fiber network for delivery of our sports content."

"We are proud that the world's most important TV networks and media groups, like Eurosport, entrust us with their most valuable content," said Mike Antonovich, president and CEO, Genesis Networks. "The Genesis Network was designed and built to meet the demanding requirements of live sports contribution and distribution, and we take a special pride when clients like Eurosport rely on Genesis to implement our top flight solutions for video contribution and channel delivery."

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About Eurosport Group
The Eurosport Group is Europe's leading sports entertainment group. Eurosport, the n?1 pan-European TV channel, is broadcast in 20 languages reaching 117 million homes and 240 million viewers across 59 countries. Eurosport HD is the high definition simulcast of Eurosport. Eurosport 2, the new generation sports channel, broadcasts to 36 million households in 14 languages across 46 countries. Eurosport 2 HD is now available in up to 20 territories across Northern and Eastern Europe. Eurosport Asia-Pacific reaches 12 countries in the region. Eurosportnews provides up-to-date sports TV news transmitted worldwide.  The eurosport.com portal is a network of 9 local language websites and is Europe's n?1 online sports destination, attracting 7,65 million unique visitors per month (comScore July 2009).  The network  includes four co-branded sites with Yahoo! (.uk, .it, .de, .es), four Eurosport sites (.fr, .pl, .se, .ru) and 1 co-branded site in China (.qq.com).  Eurosport Mobile offers Live streaming, mobile applications  and mobile sites in 8 languages providing LIVE sports news and results. Eurosport Events is the group's expert division in the organisation, management and promotion of international sporting events. For more information, please visit www.eurosportcorporate.com.

About Genesis Networks
Genesis Networks operates one of the world's most advanced video fiber networks, providing service from more than 70 cities across five continents. Genesis Networks provides broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations with high-quality customized global video transmission services that are reliable, flexible, and affordable. The Genesis Networks platform is a next-generation, IP-based fiber and satellite video network with cutting-edge switching and compression technologies. With access to more than 225 locations worldwide and growing, many organizations can now take advantage of Genesis Networks services. The company’s network operations center in New York City maintains the health and standards of the global network while the Genesis Networks proprietary software system, IRIS, gives clients remote, real-time network monitoring, scheduling, and control capabilities. For additional information on Genesis Networks and its innovative products, please visit www.gen-networks.com.