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SeaChange Provides On-Demand Server and Software Platform For U.K.'s Largest Cable Television Operator

ntl Incorporated (Nasdaq: NTLI), the largest cable television operator in the United Kingdom, has chosen SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC) and its comprehensive VOD System to support its impending on-demand television service. Initial launch of ntl's on-demand service is slated for the first quarter of 2005, making it Europe's first large-scale, commercial cable on-demand service.

"On-demand television is now truly a worldwide phenomenon," said Bill Styslinger, president & CEO, SeaChange International. "With ntl's impending launch, viewers in the U.K. will gain unprecedented control over their programming. We're very proud of our selection by ntl and to be part of Europe's first large-scale launch of on-demand television."

SeaChange's VOD System - a comprehensive technology platform incorporating its patented MediaCluster servers, end-to-end automation software and real-time broadcast recording gear - enables broadband operators to easily initiate and enhance on-demand programming services. This standards-based platform supports an array of third-party software and network components, including ntl's digital set top boxes from Pace and Samsung. SeaChange's strategic on-demand partner, London-based programming and content provider On Demand Group (ODG), is also collaborating with ntl to enable this milestone in European television.

Worldwide, SeaChange is responsible for the majority of commercial on-demand television deployments, providing more than 1.2 million on-demand streams in over 100 locations. In addition to ntl, SeaChange's on-demand customers include some of the world's largest broadband operators such as Cablevision, Comcast, Cox, Insight, Rogers and Time Warner Cable.

U.K.'s Largest Cable TV Operator

ntl Inc. (Nasdaq: NTLI) offers a wide range of communications and entertainment services to residential and business customers throughout the U.K. and Ireland. ntl is the U.K.'s largest cable company and leading broadband supplier with over one million broadband customers and 3 million residential customers. ntl's fiber-optic broadband network can service 7.8 million homes in the U.K. including London, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Cambridge, Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast.

About SeaChange

For more than a decade, SeaChange has provided Europe's television companies with strategic digital video systems spanning advertising, video streaming and on-air program delivery. SeaChange has support facilities throughout Europe with service headquarters in Valbonne, France.

SeaChange 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.schange.com.

MediaCluster is a registered trademark of SeaChange International, Inc.