1st quarter sales follow unprecedented annual growth of AP’s News Production Software

WASHINGTON  – Improving on last year’s record growth, AP’s ENPS continues to provide newsrooms everywhere with its innovative features and unparalleled workflow integration. Fourteen more TV newsrooms have selected the world’s best selling news production software during the first quarter, making ENPS the newsroom system of choice for nearly 50% of all US television news operations.

Raleigh’s WRAL leads the list of new stations to sign agreements with AP and ENPS. The Capitol Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate is considered one of the most technologically advanced operations in the country and installing ENPS reinforces their commitment to improved workflow and operating efficiencies. Bright House Networks’ Bay News 9 is a 24-Hour cable news network in the Tampa/St.Petersburg market that serves more than 2.1 million customers. The license calls for ENPS installation at 75 workstations

The 12 other stations to choose ENPS during the first quarter 2005 include:

• Media General’s WTVQ Lexington, WMBB Panama City and WNCT Greenville
• Hearst-Argyle’s KHBS Fort Smith
• Gray’s WCAV Charlottesville
• Freedom’s KTRV Nampa and KTVL Medford
• Max Media’s KFBB Great Falls and KURL Billings
• International Media Group’s KSCI-TV 18 Los Angeles
• Manship’s KRGV Weslaco
• Cordillera’s KATC Lafayette

Designed by and for broadcast journalists, ENPS is a fit for all types of demanding news production environments, with powerful, easy-to-use features include scripting, rundowns, planning, contacts, messaging, archiving, third-party device control, news wire management, remote access capabilities for field staff, and the industry's only fully-integrated search engine.

“Our aggressive, non-stop development efforts deliver stations unmatched technical achievements,” said Lee Perryman Deputy Director of AP's Broadcast division and Director of Broadcast Technology. “What that means, quite simply, is that journalists perform better using ENPS, taking fewer steps with less confusion for greater productivity for their news enterprises.”

More than 50 products from 32 companies now integrate with ENPS via the MOS protocol, and the ability of ENPS to connect journalists with a variety of resources and systems is transforming the traditional news production process.

AP provides technology for many of the world’s largest and most demanding broadcasters, and the ENPS system is now used by more than 500 radio and television stations in 42 countries. ENPS was designed to meet rapidly evolving needs in modern television, radio and network environments. Powerful, easy-to-use features include the industry’s only fully-integrated search engine, scripting, program lineups, planning, contacts, messaging, news wire management, third-party device control, and off-line and remote access capabilities for field staff. ENPS also supports the AP-inspired MOS (Media Object Server) protocol, the industry standard for integration of media servers and editors, character generators, still store devices, and a variety of news production equipment and systems.

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