Shin Uses IDC for IPTV

OTTAWA -- International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC.TO - News) today announced that they have been awarded a contract by Shin Broadband Internet in Thailand to provide IDC's Datacast XD Content Management and Distribution software for a next generation Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) Push Video On Demand (PUSH-VOD) service in Asia. The contract calls for the initial roll-out phase of the system with options for expansion as the service reaches full deployment.

Shin Broadband Internet pushes High Definition (HD) movies over the Shin Satellite IPSTAR system across Asia to low cost consumer Set-Top-Boxes (STBs) located in user's homes. IDC's Datacast XD software will be used to manage the delivery of this content on this network. IDC is also responsible for the project management and system integration of the project which also utilizes Irdeto encryption for content security inside the STBs which are manufactured by Homecast of Korea.

Ron Clifton the President and CEO of International Datacasting Corporation said "Shin Satellite is one of the most advanced service providers in Asia and we are delighted that they selected our technology and recognized our skills and experience in integrating IPTV systems of this type. Our Datacast XD technology was originally developed to meet the needs of satellite, cable and IPTV customers for a broad range of multimedia file transfer and streaming applications. The inclusion of Datacast XD in a consumer set-top-box has opened new doors for this product line in a rapidly growing market and hopefully this opportunity will be the first of many such consumer applications."

International Datacasting Corp.