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To: DiViT who wrote (33725)	6/10/1998 5:23:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Divicom's partner signs on a consultant for advising broadcasters on DTV build outs............................ newsalert.com Comark Digital Services and "dtvision" Form Strategic Alliance Business Wire - June 10, 1998 11:58 %COMARK %VIRGINIA %COMED %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %INTERACTIVE %MULTIMEDIA %INTERNET %ENTERTAINMENT V%BW P%BW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jump to first matched term ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1998--Comark Digital Services (CDS) and dtvision announce the formation of a strategic alliance to provide a comprehensive range of strategic and technical services to commercial and noncommercial stations in the transition from analog to digital television (DTV). Working together, the parties will put together a complete menu of services, including transition plans for DTV conversion, financial models, and technical and business strategies. CDS and dtvision will also provide joint briefings to the industry on a variety of DTV issues. "We're delighted to have dtvision on our team," said Mark Richer, Vice President and General Manager of CDS. "Both commercial and public television stations are now facing critical decisions on how to create a viable business from digital television at the same time they are having to engineer a complete new digital infrastructure to meet the FCC's mandate. With dtvision, we can add an important new dimension to the broad range of systems integration, turnkey installation, and consulting services that CDS provides to broadcasters." "Broadcasters have a golden opportunity right now to strategically position themselves for the digital future," said Gary P. Poon, the founding principal of dtvision. "With proper planning and flawless execution, broadcasting stations can find new business and service opportunities to leapfrog the competition. That is why we think this alliance between CDS and dtvision is so terrific. CDS's superior engineering expertise will complement the strengths of dtvision in providing strategic advice to stations." COMARK Communications, Inc., a member of the ATSC, is an Emmy award winner and recognized leader in high power UHF terrestrial broadcasting. Comark Digital Services (CDS) is a division of COMARK and is helping broadcasters develop and implement successful strategies for digital television. CDS offers broadcasters a variety of services including strategic planning, consulting, systems design, innovative products and complete turnkey systems integration. COMARK is a member of the Thomcast organization, which ranks as the largest terrestrial broadcasting product and service organization in the world.