CABLEMAS TO LAUNCH VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SERVICE WITH SEACHANGE AND MIRACLE TV

Mexican Cable Television Operator Prepares On-Demand Entertainment for Cancun Hotels and Resorts

Houston, TX (PRWEB) March 22, 2003 -- Mexican cable television operator Cablemas will bring video-on-demand to Cancuns hotel and resort community. Empowered by SeaChange Internationals (Nasdaq: SEAC) VOD Systems and Miracle TVs (MiTV) hotel settop boxes and software, Cablemas will initially provide on-demand movies and programs to three properties comprising 1,300 guest rooms.

Video-on-demand is an exciting television application that is very appealing to our resort and hospitality community," said Arnoldo Meiselmann, chief operating officer, Cablemas. Through digitally delivered entertainment, Cablemas will enable hoteliers to vastly enhance the guest experience with more convenience and greater satisfaction while increasing room revenues."

Cablemas joins Adelphia, GloboSat, Intercable, MegaCable, Metropolis Intercom, SuperCable, Tricom, Video Rola and dozens of other SeaChange customers throughout Latin America. These cable, broadcast and satellite television operations have made SeaChanges highly-automated and fault-resilient digital video systems the foundation for their on-air revenue streams, from VOD and near VOD, to advertising insertion and broadcast program delivery.

Our collaboration with MiTV to meet Cablemas unique requirements underscores the unparalleled flexibility of SeaChange VOD systems," said Yvette Gordon-Kanouff, corporate vice president of strategic planning, SeaChange International. Customers around the world continue to deploy our VOD platform with a growing array of unique networks, settops, software and content."

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MiTV offers turnkey interactive television equipment, software and content to the hospitality industry primarily in Latin America and in the U.S.; it has signed an agreement to incorporate SeaChange VOD systems in opportunities that enable cable companies to launch on-demand services to hotels and resorts.

With SeaChange VOD systems, MiTV bolsters its cost-competitive hotel television services with an easily scalable and failsafe video-on-demand platform," said Miguel Kramis, CEO of MiTV. Supported by local cable, VOD and other interactive television services will translate into compelling strategic advantages for hoteliers."

SeaChange drives the on-demand television business with highly automated and fault-resilient digital video systems. Today, SeaChange VOD Systems provide more than 445,000 on-demand streams in over 83 deployments for North America's largest cable operators including Adelphia, AOL Time Warner, Cablevision, Comcast, Insight, Mediacom, RCN and Rogers, as well as Intercable in Venezuela.

Around the world, broadcasters and television networks are empowered by SeaChanges systems, capitalizing on intelligent digital video systems to streamline their operations and to capture new opportunities. SeaChange supports its customers with a highly skilled field engineering force, 24x7 live phone support, and a partner network comprising the leading television systems distributors throughout various countries.

About MiTV
Miracle TV, a Houston based corporation, developed a state-of the art interactive television (iTV) technology for hotel services. MiTVs platform integrates interactive communication services for hotels through a set-top box and a remote control. Hotel guests can watch VOD, surf the web, make e-commmerce transaction, get room service, and get advice from an e-concierge and more all by using MiTVs technology. For more information visit www.mitvcorp.com.

About SeaChange
SeaChange International, Inc. provides digital video systems that are changing television. Its powerful server and software systems enable television operators to provide new on-demand services and to gain greater efficiencies in advertising and content delivery. With its Emmy-winning MediaCluster technology, thousands of SeaChange systems are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to streamline operations, expand services and increase revenues. SeaChange is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts and has product development, support and sales offices throughout the world. Visit www.seachangeinternational.com.

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