Singapore – February 8, 2012 – Dalet Digital Media Systems (www.dalet.com), a leading developer of Media Asset Management (MAM) and News solutions, software and services for broadcasters announced today that Indian broadcaster Mahuaa Media Private Limited (MMPL) has expanded its existing Dalet newsroom system in Nodia, India, to launch an additional 24/7 news channel. Newsline UP, the brand-new Hindi-language channel complements Mahuaa Bihar, the Bhojuri-language channel, which was the country’s first facility to deploy the Dalet MAM-based, tapeless workflow in 2009. Dalet business partner Ideal Broadcasting India Pvt Ltd. integrated the facility.

“The scalability of the Dalet system offered us a very cost-effective and efficient way to implement this additional channel. It allowed us to jump-start the project and execute quickly as we could build on our existing infrastructure,” says Atul Jain, Technical Head (Engineering & Operations) for Mahuaa TV. “We added servers and storage capacity to support the higher workflow demands, and we’ve had excellent performance operating both channels simultaneously. And from a technical standpoint, having a unified system certainly simplifies maintenance and overall operations.”

Dalet’s underlying MAM framework facilitates seamless integration with third-party systems. Integrations at Mahuaa’s news center include Final Cut Pro editing systems, Omneon MediaGrid and Quantum offline storage with XenData HSM for archive and Vizrt graphics. Dalet also controls video ingest and playout via Omneon MediaDeck servers. “The single, cross-system MAM platform makes it much easier for us to manage content throughout the production chain – from ingest to archiving,” explains Mr. Jain. “Journalists can search the metadata fields to find the content we need wherever it is located. The MAM capabilities are especially important as we add additional channels and languages.”

Newsline UP has its own news team, nearly doubling the number of newsroom staffers who rely on 70 Dalet News Suite workstations for end-to-end production. Journalists have all their tools right on the Dalet desktop and have control of their content. They monitor incoming video, browse, log metadata, read newswires, prepare scripts and do rough cut video editing as well as manage assignments and rundowns. The tools are very intuitive and task-specific, making it quite easy for Newsline UP to adapt to the system. Both channels have dedicated Final Cut Pro edit suites for sophisticated editing and effects. Journalists have full editing capability of the video packages with Dalet Media Cutter. Additionally, the Dalet Xtend plug-in for FCP allows direct importing between the Dalet browser and FCP bins for seamless craft production. Each channel has a separate control room.

“Mahuaa’s channel expansion perfectly illustrates the benefits of Dalet’s MAM-based platform. By simply leveraging the scalability and flexibility of the existing Dalet system, Mahuaa TV has just doubled their production capacity and increased their number of media outlets, ” says Arnaud Elnecave, General Manager, Dalet Asia Pacific. “This is the very same trend we are witnessing across our wide community of broadcast customers – our proven, value-added solutions can deliver a fast ROI while building a robust technology foundation to transform competitive challenges into growth opportunities. I also want to emphasize our commitment to this region. This market is incredibly vital, and Dalet has recently expanded its presence in India. Dalet veteran Jonathan Coutts has been appointed Country Manager and is based in Delhi. A local project implementation and customer support team is now also present in Noida.”

About Mahuaa Media Private Limited
Mahuaa Media Private Limited is promoted by Mr. P. K. Tewari who has been associated with the media and entertainment industry for over two decades. Mr. Tewari has been the force behind the renowned feature film “New Delhi Times,” award-winning programs for various channels, and for the creation of Pixion, the largest post production facility in India. MMPL is entering the TV broadcasting space by launching several regional channels.

About Dalet Digital Media Systems
Dalet solutions enable broadcasters and media professionals to create, manage and distribute content to both traditional and new media channels, including interactive TV, the Web and mobile networks. Dalet combines into a single system a robust and proven Asset Management platform with advanced metadata capabilities; a configurable workflow engine, and a comprehensive set of purpose-built creative and production tools. This integrated and open environment enables end-to-end management of the entire News and Sport and Program content chain, and allows users to significantly improve efficiency, and to maximize the use and value of their assets. Dalet’s solutions are delivered through a dedicated Professional and Integration Services Department to ensure the highest possible standards. Dalet systems are used around the world by many thousands of individual users at hundreds of TV and Radio content producers, including public broadcasters (ABS-CBN, BBC, CBC, DR, France TV, RTBF, RFI, Russia Today, RSR & TSR, RT Malaysia, VOA, WDR), commercial networks and operators (Antena 3, Canal+, FOX, eTV, Mediaset, Orange, Time Warner Cable, Warner Bros., Sirius XM Radio) and government organizations (Queensland JAG, Canadian House of Commons, The European Commission). Dalet is traded on the NYSE-EURONEXT stock exchange (Eurolist C): ISIN: FR0011026749, Bloomberg DLT:FP, Reuters: DALE.PA.

Dalet is a registered trademark of Dalet Digital Media Systems. All other trademarks and products mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

For more information on Dalet, visit www.dalet.com
Press contact:
Janice Dolan
Zazil Media Group
(p) +1 617-817-6595
(e) janice@zazilmediagroup.com

Dalet Enterprise Edition

Dalet Enterprise Edition

Paris, France – February 7, 2012 – Dalet Digital Media Systems will showcase enhancements in Dalet Enterprise Edition, their advanced Media Asset Management (MAM) platform, along with their technology solutions packaged for different production workflows at NAB 2012 in Las Vegas, NV from April 16 – 19 (stand SL4615).

On the NAB floor, Dalet will demonstrate several enhancements in Dalet Enterprise Edition, the MAM platform which unifies disparate systems to improve workflow productivity and to facilitate content distribution to multiple platforms, including broadcast, web, VOD and mobile. Dalet Enterprise Edition will be shown in combination with Dalet’s tailored production suites for news (Dalet News Suite), sports (Dalet Sports Factory) and radio (Dalet Radio Suite). In particular Dalet will be demonstrating several new, integrated modules for Dalet MediaLife which is focused on workflows for Program Preparation, MAM for Production and Archives. These new modules are focused on the many steps involving media transformation and content enrichment in the production chain.

“Our MAM offering transforms multisystem linear workflows into a fully integrated, federated and centralized workflow. And our specially packaged toolsets simplify the workflow for different types of production,” says Kevin Savina, Director of Product Management, Dalet “We’ve integrated tools in Dalet Media Life that include ingest, QC, clip creation, storyboarding, subtitling and closed captions. Tailored work-facilitating tools are also available for our news and sports solutions. Everyone works more efficiently which is especially important at a time when we all need to produce more with less.”

Dalet will also reveal the development roadmap for the year-end release of the next version of Dalet Enterprise Edition that will include new, breakthrough technology and major enhancements to the product.

“The market has been incredibly receptive to the benefits of our technology and MAM-centric approach. Our customers have been able to leverage our systems and know-how to realize genuine productivity gains,” says Stephane Schlayen, COO of Dalet. “Now we’re prepared to make yet another technology leap. At NAB 2012 we will announce the next major version of our Enterprise platform that will include many new features and advanced technology to improve workflow performance and agility. The new version, which will be released later this year, will further accelerate the productivity curve and provide additional value to our customers.”

Several new features in the current Dalet product line will also be shown shown on the booth. These include: enhanced multimedia editing capabilities, highly configurable usage restriction rules and rights management, streamlined metadata forms, expanded glossary and genealogy support, more powerful search capabilities and the ability to expose Dalet applications in 3rd party portals. Visitors to the booth can also see integrations with EVS, Avid and Adobe products.

Full demonstrations of Dalet Enterprise Edition and the Dalet MAM-driven workflows for News, Sports, Program Preparation, Archives and Radio will be available on the booth.

Dalet Enterprise Edition
Business-driven, Cross-System Metadata, Media and Workflow Management
Dalet Enterprise Edition is a full-featured, end-to-end media, metadata and workflow management system with multiple integration paths that unify different systems to deliver maximum flexibility for managing content production and distribution with business systems. Built-in production modules manage ingest, logging, production, distribution and archiving across systems and workgroups. The multimedia content catalog, customizable metadata forms and enterprise search engine makes content readily available to everyone who needs it – whether for editorial review or repurposing for new media distribution. Built as an open platform, Dalet Enterprise Edition can integrate easily with a wide range of non-linear editors, including Avid, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premier. Graphics, archive, automation and other systems can also be integrated using a variety of methods, including using SOA compliant tools such as Web Services APIs. The highly scalable architecture and modern, flexible design of Dalet Enterprise Edition delivers a strong ROI and the assurance that new technologies can be added in the future.

Dalet News Suite
Dalet Sports Factory
Dalet Media Life
Dalet Radio Suite

About Dalet Digital Media Systems
Dalet solutions enable broadcasters and media professionals to create, manage and distribute content to both traditional and new media channels, including interactive TV, the Web and mobile networks. Dalet combines into a single system a robust and proven Asset Management platform with advanced metadata capabilities; a configurable workflow engine, and a comprehensive set of purpose-built creative and production tools. This integrated and open environment enables end-to-end management of the entire News and Sport and Program content chain, and allows users to significantly improve efficiency, and to maximize the use and value of their assets. Dalet’s solutions are delivered through a dedicated Professional and Integration Services Department to ensure the highest possible standards. Dalet systems are used around the world by many thousands of individual users at hundreds of TV and Radio content producers, including public broadcasters (ABS-CBN, BBC, CBC, DR, France TV, RTBF, RFI, Russia Today, RSR & TSR, RT Malaysia, VOA, WDR), commercial networks and operators (Antena 3, Canal+, FOX, eTV, Mediaset, Orange, Time Warner Cable, Warner Bros., Sirius XM Radio) and government organizations (Queensland JAG, Canadian House of Commons, The European Commission). Dalet is traded on the NYSE-EURONEXT stock exchange (Eurolist C): ISIN: FR0011026749, Bloomberg DLT:FP, Reuters: DALE.PA.

Dalet is a registered trademark of Dalet Digital Media Systems. All other trademarks and products mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

For more information on Dalet, visit www.dalet.com

Press contact:
Janice Dolan
Zazil Media Group
(p) +1 617-817-6595
(e) janice@zazilmediagroup.com

Paris, February 2nd, 2012 – Dalet announced consolidated revenues (unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 2011 of €31.2 million, compared to €25.5 million (+22%) in 2010. Revenues were up 6% from €29.4 million of pro-forma revenues for 2010, including twelve months revenues from Italian subsidiary GruppoTNT acquired in July 2010.

Gross margin (defined as revenues minus cost of goods and third-party services resold) for the year was €24.9 million, a 16% increase compared to €21.5 million pro-forma in 2010. The gross margin rate for 2011 was 80%, up from 73% (pro-forma) in 2010, due to the strong decline of the Italian subsidiary’s traditional hardware integration business in its domestic market. Its activity is now almost fully aligned with the Group’s core software business.

Fourth quarter consolidated revenues (unaudited) were €10.0 million, compared to €10.5 million in Q4-2010 (-4%), whereas the margin for the quarter was up by 10% at €8.8 million, due to the favorable evolution of the sales mix.

Dalet’s backlog of orders to be executed in 2012 stands currently at €21 million, compared to a backlog of €19 million at the same period last year.

About Dalet Digital Media Systems

Dalet solutions enable broadcasters and media professionals to create, manage and distribute content to both traditional and new media channels, including interactive TV, the Web and mobile networks. Dalet combines into a single system a robust and proven Asset Management platform with advanced metadata capabilities; a configurable workflow engine, and a comprehensive set of purpose-built creative and production tools. This integrated and open environment enables end-to-end management of the entire News and Sport and Program content chain, and allows users to significantly improve efficiency, and to maximize the use and value of their assets. Dalet’s solutions are delivered through a dedicated Professional and Integration Services Department to ensure the highest possible standards. Dalet systems are used around the world by many thousands of individual users at hundreds of TV and Radio content producers, including public broadcasters (ABS-CBN, BBC, CBC, DR, France TV, RTBF, RFI, Russia Today, RSR & TSR, RT Malaysia, VOA, WDR), commercial networks and operators (Antena 3, Canal+, FOX, eTV, Mediaset, Orange, Time Warner Cable, Warner Bros., Sirius XM Radio) and government organizations (Queensland JAG, Canadian House of Commons, The European Commission).

Dalet is traded on the NYSE-EURONEXT stock exchange (Eurolist C): ISIN: FR0011026749, Bloomberg DLT:FP, Reuters: DALE.PA.

Number of outstanding shares: 3.529.472

For more information on Dalet, visit www.dalet.com

 
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