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Telestream Wins “STAR” Award from Editors of TV Technology

MAPone™ recognized for superior technical innovation

Nevada City, CA April 29, 2004 -Telestream, the recognized leader in broadcast workflow automation solutions, today announced that MAPone , manufactured by Telestream, is the recipient of the 2004 STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient) given by the editorial staff of TV Technology magazine at the recent NAB2004 convention in Las Vegas. MAPone is a personal IP delivery application that reduces the cost and complexity of gathering news stories .

The STAR Award is designed to celebrate and showcase the preeminent technological innovations available to the broadcast industry. A panel of judges consisting of TV Technology editors and columnists reviewed a variety of products, examined the technical applications and their overall contribution to the industry, and then submitted their award nominees.

"Our panel of editors walked the show floor in search of innovative and ground-breaking new products," said Tom Butts, Editor of TV Technology. "The products we selected made the cut - they demonstrated their ability to help advance the acquisition and dissemination of audio and video in the professional video marketplace."

MAPone provides transmission of broadcast-quality media from news laptop systems via any standard or wireless Internet connection, including those commonly found at hotels and Internet cafes. It works seamlessly with all leading laptop news editing applications. Exclusive Telestream HyperMAPT acceleration boosts throughput to the station by removing transmission bottlenecks and automatically resuming interrupted transfers. MAPone compresses and sends media files directly to Telestream's FlipFactory, the world's #1 broadcast workflow automation solution. FlipFactory automatically reformats and delivers the media to any newsroom server or editing system.

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About TV Technology (www.tvtechnology.com)

TV Technology is the industry's leading magazine for technology news and reviews and is celebrating its 21st year covering the television industry. The magazine is published by IMAS Publishing, the world's largest publisher of audio and video publications. Other IMAS products include Radio World, Pro Audio Review, Audio Media and a family of country-specific publications and Web sites.

About Telestream (www.telestream.net)

Telestream products have set the standard with the world's leading media and entertainment companies, corporations and government institutions for the encoding, organizing and delivery of digital media. Customers rely on Telestream products for convenient, cost-effective, and robust digital media access and exchange over IP networks. ClipMail MPEG appliances enable peer-to-peer worldwide media delivery. FlipFactory® software applications provide universal transcoding and metadata exchange between professional video systems. Telestream MAPT media organizers enable workgroups to capture, find, organize, repurpose, and share video/audio files. Telestream's automation applications and smart media organization solutions streamline workflows for broadcasters and media companies, as well as content owners and content creators in government, higher education and corporate markets. Telestream and its team of video experts are located in Nevada City , the "video valley" region of Northern California . The company is privately held.

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