London, April 29, 2010: International broadcast services company WRN today unveiled its new brand identity - WRN Broadcast - to reflect the comprehensive range of broadcast services it provides for television and radio broadcasters, content owners and brands worldwide.

WRN Broadcast has expanded its offering to become a comprehensive global broadcast services provider following its acquisition of TSI Broadcast last year. The company now offers clients an end-to-end solution for ingest, content management, playout, encoding / multiplexing and worldwide distribution via fibre and satellite, building on its heritage as an international radio distributor.

The expanded offering is made possible by WRN Broadcast's brand new, state-of-the-art Media Centre, which offers clients the latest in broadcasting and transmission technologies. At the same time, WRN Broadcast has doubled the size of its Technical Team in order to provide clients with the highest possible service levels and expertise. In terms of new technology, the Media Centre comprises enterprise class hardware and software, including Pharos Mediator 4, which allows customers to manage and browse their content remotely, Omneon Video Networks, which offer a robust and future-proof server solution, Harmonic Encoding and Multiplexing capable of both SD and HD, plus Evertz Monitoring and Alarm Systems.

WRN Broadcast also announced that it has been contracted to provide content management and multi channel playout services to Top Up TV, the UK's leading DTT pay TV service. Since January 2010, WRN Broadcast has instigated a bespoke end-to-end tapeless workflow, which includes acquisition and file management from over 20 distributors, including some of the best known names in the global content industry. The solution also incorporates library management, ingest, file delivery, remote editorial compliance review, storage and archive, playout and distribution. All of this is enhanced by utilising a consolidated Pharos asset management system.

David Treadway, MD, WRN Broadcast, says: "We intend to build on our broadcasting and digital expertise to offer a wide range of innovative and cost-effective services to international television broadcasters and brands, in addition to our longstanding radio clients. The new Media Centre is central to this and will enable WRN Broadcast to take centre stage in TV and digital platforms as well as radio broadcasting. We are delighted to welcome Top Up TV as a client."

WRN Broadcast's portfolio of services now includes:

• SD/HD playout - TV and radio playout, time delay.
• Content management and file delivery - bulk ingest, transcoding, content storage, content verification, file delivery.
• Satellite and fibre distribution - downlink and backhaul, ad insertion, encoding and multiplexing, signal switching, uplinking, satellite capacity.
• VOD, IPTV and mobile solutions - live web streaming, Video On Demand, hosting, CDN services, mobile encoding and distribution.
• Data centre services - rack provision, equipment hosting, 24/7 monitoring and connectivity.
• Channel management - channel acquisition, EPG submission and management and consultancy.
• Facilities - TV and radio studios and media office space.

For more information on the company and its complete portfolio of services, please contact our sales department [email protected] or visit www.wrnbroadcast.com.