Sling.com features:

· Robust editorial programming: Sling.com's editorial team creates great content including blogs, playlists and clip collections.

· Socialization features: Users can subscribe to any channel, show or user to create a feed of programming and activity that reflects your personal tastes and those of your social network.

 Slingbox access: For the first time, Slingbox owners can now access and view their home television (cable, satellite receiver) and DVR via the Sling.com website, making their Slingboxes available without a software client download.

"Our mission from day one was to enable access to content regardless of screen or source," said Blake Krikorian, co-founder and CEO of Sling Media, Inc. "Sling Media will continue to link and meld video solutions from the television, computer and mobile device to create seamless experiences for consumers."

Like to Watch? On-Demand Video Entertainment Experience, Sling.com launches.

New York, NY and Foster City, CA - December 2, 2008 - Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), announced the public launch of Sling.com (http://www.sling.com), an online video entertainment destination. Users can go to Sling.com to watch a huge selection of clips, TV shows, films, news and sports in high quality, for free, anytime they want. This includes video programming from over 90 content providers spanning 150 content brands. "Sling.com is a wonderful combination of premium video content, television viewing, robust editorial and consumer-friendly access and socialization features," said Jason Hirschhorn, President, Sling Media Entertainment Group. "Users will have a blast watching great clips, full length shows and movies while customizing the viewing experience to their liking."

IPTV Zone at IBC2009 doubled in size to meet surge in demand for IPTV

(London - 26 November 2008) Following the success of last year's show, the IPTV Zone at IBC2009 is being increased in size by 120% (from 1116m² to 2466m²). The expansion reflects the growth of the IPTV market which, according to recent research by Infonetics, is forecast to grow to reach 53 million subscribers by 2009 creating a $44 billion marketplace for equipment and services.

Now in its third year, the IBC2009 IPTV Zone will bring together many of the organisations and technologies that are emerging as major forces in these new markets. It will therefore provide a unique opportunity for application developers, content providers and technology companies to showcase their capabilities at the heart of the broadcast industry's leading international conference and exhibition.

The IPTV Zone will be accompanied by the IBC2009 IPTV Zone Business Briefings to which attendance is free. These briefings will examine some of the issues and opportunities arising from this revolution in broadcast content delivery in further detail and are intended to reinforce and complement the established peer reviewed, paid-delegate Commenting on the development of The IPTV Zone at IBC2009, Mike Crimp, COO, IBC said: "We have seen a huge growth in the deployment of IPTV-based services over the last year and this growth is creating enormous opportunities for both content creators and broadcasters. We are delighted with the development of the IPTV Zone over the last 2 years and I am confident that it will again prove a major visitor attraction at this year's convention."

The IPTV Zone at IBC2009 is being jointly developed and marketed by IBC, IT Europa and BPL. The IBC2009 exhibition takes place from 11th - 15th September 2009 at the RAI, Amsterdam.

Pace exclusively delivers +Le Cube its new HD PVR for Canal+ Group

November 26 2008 Europe's first Satellite / IP hybrid set-top box to use the Ethernet port for VOD services, +Le Cube, was delivered to the French leading pay-TV operator CANAL+ Group on November 4th by Pace.

Le Cube's hard disk has been optimised by Pace Engineering for very low audibility, to be less intrusive for the user. This is also the first HD PVR for CANAL+ Group with an internal hard disk drive, with a 320 GB capacity providing the ability to record up to 100 hours of HD programming.

Hervé Mathieu, Vice President Sales, commented, "The development of this technically challenging product, possibly the most advanced set-top box on the market, and its delivery on time was made possible due to the strong cooperation between the Pace and CANAL+ Group Engineering teams. This reinforces the strong partnership between CANAL+ Group and Pace France (formerly Philips' STB division) established over the past 24 years."

In addition to Ethernet port, this product supports USB and HDMI and has Dolby Digital audio outputs. The IP connection allows progressive download of VOD whereby content is buffered onto the HDD.

Le Cube has a striking new black and white rectangular design which can be placed horizontally or vertically to allow maximum versatility for the consumer. Turning the traditional concept of the front panel on its head, all the interactive elements - the buttons and LCD display - are set in one black corner section of +Le Cube. Here the 128x128 LCD display adapts to whichever aspect the +Le Cube is positioned, thanks to the Pace-designed gyroscopic detector.

+Le Cube has been designed to support and enable new services to CANAL+ and CANALSAT subscribers, including access to the latest US series, in high definition, less than one week after they have been shown to US audiences. Further features are catch up services, broadband access for interactive services and a recommendation service for viewers.

SysMaster's Launch of Robust and Scalable DSign Server Streamlines Management of Digital Signage Networks

WALNUT CREEK, CA, December 22, 2008 - SysMaster Corporation has introduced the DSign Digital Signage Server. DSign enables providers to easily manage the complete workflow of digital signage networks.

The new product is engineered for implementations in the retail, hotel, educational, corporate and other markets where digital signage is in high demand. Offering centralized control and management of digital signage networks, the DSign server enables providers to use a convenient interface to define playlists and layouts, distribute content, and manage media players over IP networks at the click of a button.

"The DSign server is a significant new resource for digital signage providers," says Kirk Iliev, SysMaster's Chief Operations Officer. "It allows them to deploy digital signage networks cost effectively by starting small and scaling up incrementally as they grow. With remote administration features, DSign allows easy outsourcing of server management to third parties for even greater cost-savings."

DSign supports the delivery of both streaming and recorded content, thus giving providers more flexibility in designing playlists. Streaming content can be rotated alongside recorded content as well as RSS feeds and web pages. DSign is fully integrated with SysMaster's popular Tornado M60 Digital Media Center PC which allows quick deployment.

Avail Media Reports IPTV Market Growth

Reston, Virginia, December 17, 2008 - Avail Media announced unprecedented growth for 2008. Key milestones achieved this year include:

· 73 commercially launched video deployments utilizing Avail Media's managed video service platform;

· Linear content affiliate base grew by more than 100 percent year on year;

· VOD business grew by more than 300 percent to more than 1 million subscribers; and

· International deployments in Guam and the Caribbean.

Avail Media continues to invest in resources and new offerings that will drive IPTV adoption for affiliates in 2009. While other providers of video services are moving away from IPTV, Avail Media's success in the market has provided a platform for further investment and expansion.

"It's been an exciting year of platform stability and growth for the IPTV industry," said Ramu Potarazu, CEO of Avail Media. "With our impressive growth rate, we're able to continue to expand our platform investments and broaden our service and content offerings, even during these tough economic times. We remain committed to being a leader in the delivery of digital video services with our customers and partners."

Visible World AND ENSEQUENCE Expand Advanced Advertising Solutions

New York, NY (December 01, 2008) -- Visible World and Ensequence announced a solution that offers media companies and advertisers a comprehensive advertising product that provides addressability, measurement and interactivity through a single platform using the ETV/EBIF standard. By leveraging the ETV/EBIF industry standard, interactive television advertising content can now be delivered to

a specific target audience through Ensequence's interactive television platform and Visible World's intelliSpot® Connect platform, an addressable network that enables advertisers to target their ads by household, geography or content. Reporting is provided by intelliSpot Insight, which enables advertisers to verify and evaluate the performance of campaigns.

Visible World and Ensequence demonstrated this new advanced advertising solution to a group of industry professionals consisting of cable operators and programming providers at the CableLabs® Interop in Louisville, Colorado. This represents the first integrated standards-based platform for supporting targeting, measurement, and interactivity and provides an open foundation to support other emerging offerings.

"Visible World's intelliSpot Connect platform is now uniquely positioned to support the key tenets of advanced television advertising, offering addressable advertising, measurement and interactivity based on open standards,"said Gerrit Niemeijer, CTO of Visible World. "Our integration with Ensequence at the CableLabs Interop event

demonstrated how addressable advertising can be seamlessly mixed with interactive advertising based on the EBIF standard."

"Ensequence is enabling advertisers to engage consumers like never before with dynamic interactive television experiences. We're also making it possible for advertisers to measure viewer engagement and maximize their return on investment," said Peter Low, Ensequence President and COO. "Combined with Visible World's addressability platform, our viewer behavior metrics deliver significant accountability to advertisers for their television investment, allowing them to instantly refine their campaigns for even greater effectiveness."

Cisco Introduces Technologies and Solutions to Drive New Generation medianets Optimized for Video and Rich Media Experiences

SAN JOSE, December 8, 2008 - Cisco introduced new technologies and solutions that will enable Internet Protocol (IP) networks to become the platform for a new generation of video and rich media applications and services. This new class of technologies is designed to enable advanced communications, collaboration and entertainment experiences through video- and rich media-optimized service provider, business, and home networks, known as "medianets."

Data-based communications are being replaced by video and rich media, which is straining the architectural foundations of both public and private networks serving consumers and businesses. This network transformation toward rich media-optimized networks is the driver behind Cisco's video strategy and represents Internet networking's growing impact on the daily lives of consumers and professionals alike.

"The Internet and IP networks as we know them are changing," said Marthin De Beer, senior vice president of Cisco's Emerging Technologies group. "In the near future, 90 percent of consumer network traffic will be video and rich media, and new medianet technologies and devices will drive the evolution not only to new networks, but immersive new experiences made possible by combining video, rich media, voice and data on a single networked platform. As businesses look to reduce costs and increase productivity, medianet solutions will enable new methods of networked collaboration and virtualization, such as seamless language translations over Cisco TelePresence, which will eliminate communication barriers in the workplace."

Additionally, video-specific findings from the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast for 2007-2012 were released today, providing new insights on a variety of consumer and business IP networking trends driven largely by the increasing use of video and Web 2.0 social networking and collaboration applications:

· Professional/traditional broadcast video content will become 80% of all Internet video viewed on PCs/laptops by 2012.

· Traffic associated with user-generated video content will triple from 2008 to 2012.

· More than 4 billion video streams per month will be delivered through Internet-enabled set-top boxes* by 2012. (*Internet-enabled set-top boxes include IPTV set-tops, next-generation cable set-tops, gaming consoles, and third-party standalone set-tops.)

· Global VoD traffic more than doubled from 2007 to 2008 (increased by a factor of 2.4).

"Video is a transformational force in the world today," said Tony Bates, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Service Provider business group. "We are seeing consumers and enterprises embracing the power of video to foster better communications, entertainment and information gathering. Cisco foresees a new generation of Internet-based video and multimedia experiences running on medianets that will create new opportunities for service providers, content providers, and businesses - and entirely new experiences for consumers."