Leading Brazilian Broadcaster RMT Upgrades TV Stations' Distribution Networks Based on Scopus Solutions

Leading Brazilian Broadcaster RMT Upgrades TV Stations' Distribution Networks Based on Scopus Solutions

New Infrastructure Lowers Bandwidth Costs and Raises Quality of Service for TV Centro America and TV Morena

TEL AVIV, Israel, December 9/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scopus Video Networks (NASDAQ: SCOP) today announced that leading
Brazilian broadcasting company RMT has chosen Scopus digital networking
solutions to upgrade the video distribution networks for two regional RMT
television stations, TV Centro America and TV Morena. The combination of
Scopus encoding, multiplexing, DVB S2 channel coding, and network management
equipment has helped RMT significantly reduce its bandwidth costs and raise
its quality-of-service levels for viewers throughout two large Brazilian
states.

"With the Scopus solutions and their support of the DVB S2 standard,
we've been able to reduce our bandwidth costs by 30 percent - in fact, we
expect to see a complete return on our investment in 18 months," said Luis
Botello, RMT's engineering director. "We've also seen significant
improvements in service quality, and Scopus' ability to provide a reliable,
turnkey solution with access to local support puts it head and shoulders
above other vendors."

TV Centro America broadcasts to 120 cities in Mato Grosso state and TV
Morena broadcasts to 100 cities in Mato Grosso do Sul state. Both stations
are regional affiliates of TV Globo, Brazil's largest television network.
Prior to installing the Scopus equipment, the stations' satellite
distribution system was based on leased equipment that had become outdated
and could no longer meet RMT's standards for reliability and quality of
service. After evaluating multiple vendors, RMT chose a combination of
equipment from Scopus, installing UE-9000 encoders, the IVG 7304 Intelligent
Video Gateway, IRD-2900 integrated receiver decoders, and the NMS 4000
centralized network management system.

The Scopus solutions form the basis for a new transmission infrastructure
that enables RMT to leverage the lower cost and reliability of content
delivery over an IP network. Content is delivered via IP from TV Globo to TV
Centro America's operations center in Cuiaba and TV Morena's center in Campo
Grande. The video feeds (four channels for TV Centro America and three for TV
Moreno) are received and decoded by the IRD-2900 integrated receiver decoders
and then multiplexed for insertion of local content by the IVG 7304. The
UE-9000 provides local content encoding for distribution to viewers' homes.
The Scopus NMS 4000 provides a centralized, holistic view of each network to
simplify troubleshooting and help RMT maintain consistent, high-quality
transmissions.

"RMT's selection of Scopus solutions for its headend operations in Cuiaba
and Campo Grande is a real validation of the value we can bring to
broadcasting networks - and it reinforces our commitment to the Latin
American marketplace," said Shimon Shanor, Scopus' vice president of sales
and marketing. "We're pleased that we were able to play such a significant
role in RMT's upgrade to a more cost-effective, higher quality, and more
reliable networking infrastructure."

About RMT

Rede Matogrossense de Televisao (RMT) is a Brazilian broadcasting company
that operates two regional stations: TV Morena, which commenced broadcasting
on Channel 6 in 1965 serving Mato Grosso do Sul state, and TV Centro America,
serving Mato Grosso state on Channel 4 since 1969. In 1976, RMT became an
affiliate of Brazil's largest network, TV Globo, broadcasting network content
in addition to offering a wide range of local programs including news,
sports, variety shows, and country attractions. RMT began satellite
operations in 1997 with a 75 percent market share in the region. For more
information, visit http://www.tvca.com.br or http://www.tvmorena.com.br.

About Scopus Video Networks

Scopus Video Networks (NASDAQ: SCOP) develops, markets, and supports
digital video networking solutions that enable network operators to offer
advanced video services to their subscribers. Scopus solutions support
digital television, HDTV, live event coverage, and content distribution.

Scopus' comprehensive digital video networking solutions offer
intelligent video gateways, encoders, decoders, and network management
platforms. The company's solutions are designed to allow network operators to
increase service revenues, improve customer retention, and minimize capital
and operating expenses.

Scopus customers include satellite, cable, and terrestrial operators;
broadcasters; and telecom service providers. Scopus solutions are used by
hundreds of network operators worldwide. More information is available at
http://www.scopus.net.

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Scopus
marketing and operations plans. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking
statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made
based on management's current expectations and estimates, which involve
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ
materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited to, risks related to the evolving market for digital video in general
and the infancy of the video-over-IP in particular and the ability to
successfully deploy products, general economic conditions and other risk
factors. Scopus does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking
statements made herein.

PR Agency Contact: Scopus Corporate Contact:
Michael Kroll Therese Barki, Marcom Manager
Wall Street Communications Tel: +972-3-9007767
Tel : +1-919-803-3770 E-mail: thereseb@scopus.net
E-mail : michael@wallstcom.com

Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
GK Investor Relations
Tel: +1-646-201-9246
E-mail: info@gkir.com

Source: Scopus Video Networks Ltd

PR Agency Contact: Michael Kroll, Wall Street Communications, Tel : +1-919-803-3770, E-mail : michael@wallstcom.com; Scopus Corporate Contact: Therese Barki, Marcom Manager, Tel: +972-3-9007767, E-mail: thereseb@scopus.net; Investor Relations Contacts: Ehud Helft / Kenny Green - GK Investor Relations, Tel: +1-646-201-9246, E-mail: info@gkir.com

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