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To: John Rieman who wrote (47377)	11/3/1999 8:22:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

Cube & Divicom business. GI sells some encoders... General Instrument to Supply All Meredith Corporation TV Stations With DigiCipher(R) II ATSC-Compliant Encoding Systems 11/03/1999 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 1999, PR Newswire) SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- General Instrument Corporation (NYSE: GIC) announced today that the Meredith Broadcast Group has selected GI's ATSC-compliant DigiCipher(R) II technology for the adaptation of its eleven stations to digital television (DTV) transmission. In addition to Meredith's Atlanta station, WGNX (which has been on-air with a GI high- definition encoder since November 1998), four more "top 30 market" Meredith stations - Phoenix, Orlando, Portland, and Hartford - will be on-air with digital television systems to meet the FCC-established DTV transmission deadlines. The remaining six stations are expected to adapt to DTV transmission within the next 2 years. The ATSC-compliant, DigiCipher(R) II encoder systems include a PC-based system controller and a Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) generator that ensures on-air MPEG -2 bitstream compliance with FCC standards. The DigiCipher(R) II system enables an easy upgrade path to future high- definition encoding, while its expansion capabilities easily allow Meredith stations to add standard-definition channels without costly equipment swap- outs or software upgrades. The DigiCipher(R) II technology provides exceptionally powerful and sophisticated digital video compression, allowing operators to effectively add channels without sacrificing picture quality. "We believe that General instrument will provide Meredith the support and the long-term commitment we require," said Joe Snelson, Vice President of Engineering for the Meredith Group. "GI also offers a superior encoding system at an exceptional value." "We are very pleased to work with Meredith in helping them to meet the FCC's DTV transmission requirements, while enabling them to capitalize on the new business opportunities that DTV can foster," said Thomas Lynch, Senior Vice President and General Manager of General Instrument's Satellite Broadcast Network Systems (SBNS) business unit. "As we ensure the Network's successful digital television launch, we look forward to maintaining this productive partnership into the next millennium." DigiCipher(R) II technology is developed by General Instrument's San Diego-based SBNS business unit, which provides digital television systems capable of sending data services and compressed video and audio services to television network affiliates, cable television headends, corporate locations, or consumer homes. The technology compresses and multiplexes both SDTV and HDTV signals within a single, integrated transmission system. It is compatible with MPEG -2 standards for transport and video syntax. The DigiCipher(R) II system uses the Dolby(R) AC-3 audio compression system. General Instrument is a leading worldwide provider of integrated and interactive broadband access solutions, teaming with its business partners to lead the convergence of the Internet, telecommunications, and video entertainment industries. Visit General Instrument's website at www.gi.com. Contact: /CONTACT: Media, Sharon Corbitt, Director of Communications, 215-323-1873, or scorbitt@gi.com, or Investor, Dario Santana, VP, Investor Relations, 215-323-1213, or dsantana@gi.com, both of General Instrument/ 08:36 EST

To: John Rieman who wrote (47377)	11/3/1999 8:34:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

More Divi Biz... The HBO Latin America Group(SM) Launches AXN Using General Instrument's DigiCipher(R) II Technology 11/02/1999 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 1999, PR Newswire) SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- General Instrument Corporation (NYSE: GIC) announced today that Sony Pictures Entertainment's all action and adventure cable and satellite television network, AXN, has launched throughout Latin America using the HBO Latin America Group's (HBO LAG) DigiCipher(R) II platform. "HBO LAG has been using GI's DigiCipher(R) II system for program distribution in Latin America since 1996," said Ele Juarez, President and CEO of HBO LAG. "We've expanded the system from its original 16 channels to over 34 channels now uplinked from our new facilities in Miami, Florida. GI has continually improved the compression quality so that we can easily and efficiently add new services like AXN, whose action and adventure themes require the exceptional video quality provided by DigiCipher(R) II technology." AXN was launched as part of an existing statistically multiplexed digital program group on Panamsat's PAS3 satellite. Since the uplink facility and transmission link was already in place, the AXN deployment only physically required distribution of General Instrument's DSR4400 integrated digital satellite receiver/decoder. The DSR4400 is an economical, high-quality digital receiver that allows the cable operator to select from multiple languages present in the digital multiplex. "We have enjoyed an excellent long term relationship with HBO LAG and are pleased to see the ongoing expansion of high quality programming throughout Latin America," said Tom Lynch, Senior Vice President and General Manager at GI's Satellite Broadcast Network Systems (SBNS) unit. "GI has made a commitment to product deployment in Latin America, and now we're seeing the benefits of those efforts as new channels can be quickly and efficiently launched." DigiCipher(R) II technology is developed by General Instrument's San Diego-based SBNS business unit, which provides digital television systems sending compressed video service to cable television headends, television network affiliates, corporate locations, or consumer homes. The technology compresses and multiplexes both SDTV and HDTV signals within a single, integrated transmission system. It is compatible with MPEG -2 standards for transport and video syntax. The DigiCipher(R) II system uses the Dolby(R) brand AC-3(R) audio compression system. HBO Latin America Group(SM) is a group of affiliated companies of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., The Walt Disney Company and Ole Communications, Inc. The companies of HBO Latin America Group(SM) own, operate and distribute the leading programming services on cable and satellite in Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean, including HBO Ole(TM), Cinemax(TM), E! Entertainment Television, Mundo Ole(TM), Sony Entertainment Television and WBTV-The Warner Channel. AXN Latin America is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. SPE's global business encompasses motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment products, services and technologies and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the worldwide web at spe.sony.com. General Instrument is a leading worldwide provider of integrated and interactive broadband access solutions, teaming with its business partners to lead the convergence of the Internet, telecommunications, and video entertainment industries. Visit General Instrument at its website at www.gi.com. General Instrument(R) and design, and DigiCipher(R) are registered trademarks of General Instrument Corporation. Dolby(R) and AC-3(R) are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. All other trademarks and company names mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners. Contact: /CONTACT: Media, Sharon Corbitt, Director of Communications, 215-323-1873, or, scorbitt@gi.com, or Investor, Dario Santana, VP, Investor Relations, 215-323-1213, or, dsantana@gi.com, both of General Instrument/ 15:34 EST

To: John Rieman who wrote (47377)	11/3/1999 9:30:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Pace's next generation box - 23gbyte hard disk, 8 hour recording... inside-cable.co.uk Pace has confirmed its dominant position in the digital settop market in the UK – it supplies boxes for all the UK's cable operators, Sky Digital and now Kingston's ADSL service. The NTL box (which Inside Cable & Telecoms Europe believes will now be trialled before Christmas in Scotland) includes the first implementation of a DVB-RC cable modem. The CWC box and that being used by Telewest are very similar, but use the DOCSIS standard. All three systems are offering an Ethernet port, for connection to a home PC or a network hub. The boxes for the Kingston ADSL service are based on the Element 14 (formerly Acorn) development which was acquired by Pace earlier in the year. The Pace 3875 set-top features high quality MPEG-2 decoding, support for Java applications and a choice of ATM or ethernet interfaces. The television services are delivered over IP protocol and it is video-server neutral. Pace's next generation box, due for launch in 2000, will incorporate a 23gbyte hard disk. This will be capable of recording over 8 hours of digital video, but will also be accessible to service providers for downloading information services overnight. By August 1999 Pace had manufactured over 2,500,000 digital set-top boxes delivered to 19 international broadcasters in the UK, Europe, Latin America, Australasia and the Far East. This landmark was reached less than four years after Pace delivered the world's first MPEG-2 digital boxes in volume to Australia in August 1995. The company has also manufactured 6.5 million analogue set-top boxes since it entered the pay television market in 1987.