FremantleMedia Deploys Open Text s Artesia Digital Asset Management to Speed Up Access to Television Shows Globally

Web-based Digital Asset Management Solution Provides More Than 1,000 Hours of Programming On-line, Eliminates Need to Mail DVDs Around the World

Las Vegas, NV - 2006-04-25 - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a leading provider of enterprise content management software, today announced that FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of television programs in the world, has implemented Open Text s Artesia Digital Asset Management solution (Artesia DAM) for a new Web-based system that will dramatically speed up access to programs for broadcast customers in countries around the world.

The announcement was made in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters conference, NAB 2006, the world s largest electronic media show, beginning this week in Las Vegas. Open Text s Artesia Digital Media Group has a major presence at the event as sponsor of the Digital Asset Management Pavilion and the DAM Theater. Representatives will be on hand to discuss this solution in more detail. From an intuitive, Web-based application, all of FremantleMedia s regional offices have the ability to preview more than 1,000 hours of programming as well as new shows in the more than 20 countries where FremantleMedia has production offices. The solution initially supports the worldwide drama department and will soon scale across other departments.

This is already one of our most important sales tools, letting broadcasters around the world tap into the breadth of our programming quickly and easily, said Rob Clark, Executive Vice President for Production, Worldwide Entertainment, FremantleMedia Production. We look forward to expanding the system across all of our departments.

An important aspect of FremantleMedia s business is identifying and selling formats globally. For example, the company reviews programs when they are aired and determines whether the programs have potential for remarketing in other markets. A recent example is The Apprentice, which FremantleMedia brought to the UK and other international markets. A traditional format like The Price is Right, the world s number one game show, took about 40 years to get to the point where it is now broadcast in 40 different countries. Today improved communications and digital broadcasting mean that a format like Pop Idol in the UK has reached 30 countries in three years. By using Artesia DAM, the company is compressing this time even further.

Deployment in Six Months
From the outset we were looking for a DAM solution that could meet our needs for at least the next five years. That meant it had to scale in two dimensions by volume and by the nature of the content used, said Nigel Dixon, Head of Information Systems & Technology for FremantleMedia. Other critical factors that led to the selection of Artesia DAM were the ability to integrate into our existing systems and other products, and production deployment within a six-month timeframe. We worked closely with the Artesia team to deliver the solution on time and under budget.

The initial implementation of Artesia DAM will give the company s sales staff and broadcasters around the world immediate access to shows shortly after they are broadcast. Currently, this is done by the distribution of DVDs which results in significant delays. The company is already seeing a significant time-to-market advantage using the new Artesia DAM system. In addition, more than 1,000 hours of FremantleMedia s extensive programming archive is available in Microsoft Windows Media format through the Web application.

FremantleMedia is leading the trend globally toward central management of program content and distribution using digital asset management along with Web-based user interfaces, said Scott Bowen, President of Open Text s Artesia Digital Media Group. Across the board we re seeing that Artesia DAM delivers significant business value, helping to lower operational costs and improve the bottom line.

FremantleMedia is responsible for a wealth of drama programming around the world. This includes the long-running police drama, The Bill, broadcast in the UK on ITV1 and also internationally. Daily serial dramas include the international hit Neighbours (broadcast on 10 Network in Australia and BBC1), Germany s top-rated serial drama Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten (Good Times, Bad Times on RTL), Finland s Salatut Elämät (Secret Lives on MTV3), Italy s Un Posto al Sole (A Place in the Sun on RAI 1) and Hungary s Barátok Közt (Between Friends on RTL Klub).

Artesia DAM is a leading solution for managing large volumes of digital content, such as video, audio and graphics files, in global organizations. The solution helps customers manage this content more efficiently, and helps them to reduce costs, safeguard copyrights and derive new revenue streams by re-expressing and reusing existing content. Artesia DAM complements every phase of the video asset lifecycle including production, review and approval, distribution, and content preservation. Customers include leading media and entertainment companies, such as Comcast, Discovery Communications, DreamWorks, HBO, and MLB.com. For more information on Artesia DAM, go to: www.artesia.com.

About The Artesia Digital Media Group and Open Text

The Artesia Digital Media Group is a leader in enterprise Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions that help information-intensive companies more efficiently manage and deploy their rich digital media content. Open Text a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions that bring together people, processes and information in global organizations. Today, the company supports 20 million seats across 13,000 deployments in 114 countries and 12 languages worldwide. For more information on Open Text, go to: www.opentext.com.

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