Broadcast International Announces Partnership With AutoNetTV to Provide Customers News and Entertainment in Waiting Rooms

Broadcast International Announces Partnership With AutoNetTV to Provide Customers News and Entertainment in Waiting Rooms

BI Will Install Network and Manage Content Delivery to Auto Service Centers Nationwide

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcast International (BULLETIN BOARD: BCST) ("BI") announced today an agreement with AutoNet Broadcasting, LLC (AutoNetTV), based in American Fork, Utah to provide the network appliances/displays, installation, maintenance, network management, and content delivery to waiting rooms in automotive service centers throughout North America.

The initial launch will include about 400 locations nationwide and, based upon the success of a number of pilot deployments in major chains, several thousand additional locations are expected to follow. In addition to delivering customer programming, the network will also enable after-hours training of service center personnel on the "Pro Channel."

"After a thorough search and comprehensive due diligence, we concluded that BI offers the expertise, coverage, speed, and quality of service that will be critical in making this innovative network successful. We were delighted to find one company that can cost-effectively provide all the services we need," said Sean Whiffen, Co-Founder of AutoNetTV.

"We are excited about working with AutoNetTV", said Rod Tiede, President & CEO of Broadcast International. "Their custom produced programming is first class and we are convinced it will not only attract consumer attention, but many more participating service centers, as well. We believe the AutoNetTV management team has put together a business model that will both enhance the customer's waiting experience and improve the service center's bottom line."

AutoNetTV has also expressed interest in taking advantage of CodecSys, BI's patented multi-codec operating system, to add future efficiencies that will enhance video quality and reduce the bandwidth needed for content delivery.

About Broadcast International

Broadcast International is a leading provider of video-powered business solutions, including IP and digital satellite, Internet streaming, and other types of wired/wireless network distribution. In addition, BI assists clients with video production, rich media development and a full range of network support services. BI also possesses a patent-pending technology, CodecSys, which provides enhanced video at current bandwidths or reduce the cost of bandwidth while maintaining quality.

Broadcast International was founded in 1984 and is a public company (OTC BB: BCST) headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. For more information and to learn more about Broadcast International and CodecSys on the Web go to www.brin.com and www.codecsys.com.

About AutoNetTV

AutoNetTV is the first and only exclusive automotive television network viewed by customers in the waiting areas of automotive service centers. Hundreds of service centers throughout the U.S. have agreed to receive this custom waiting room programming to educate customers and improve their waiting experience. AutoNetTV also delivers advertising messages in a highly desirable captive, distraction-free environment that is often the last point-of-influence. AutoNetTV is committed to editorial independence and providing relevant and useful information to consumers. For more information go to www.autonettv.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Management's projection of revenue resulting from the [new] contract constitutes a "forward-looking statement" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. To comply with the terms of the safe harbor, we caution readers that a variety of factors, including various risks and uncertainties, could cause our actual sales results from the contract to differ materially from the projected result expressed in the forward-looking statement. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include (i) the non-exclusive nature of our rights under the contract; (ii) the customer's right to terminate the contract at any time pursuant to 60 days' written notice; (iii) our ability to satisfy customer expectations and to meet our obligations under the contract; (iv) the sufficiency of existing capital resources to fund our operations required to support the contract; (v) uncertainties involved in the rate of growth of our business and acceptance of the CodecSys product offering; and (vi) other factors identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004. Accordingly, readers should not place undue importance on such forward-looking statement which may prove to be inaccurate. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. We disclaim any obligation to update any risk factor or to announce publicly the results of any revision to a forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect future events or developments.

Source: Broadcast International

CONTACT: Jeffrey Chappell of Snapp Norris Group, +1-801-208-1100,
jeffrey.chappell@sng.com, for Broadcast International; or Rob Chipman of
Broadcast International, +1-801-567-3287, rob.chipman@brin.com

Web site: http://www.brin.com/

Web site: http://www.codecsys.com/

Web site: http://www.autonettv.com/

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