France Tlvisions Enhances Channel Playout with Integrated Technology From Harmonic and LORA Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 14, 2016 - Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, and LORA Solutions, a French company that offers turnkey solutions for the broadcast industry, have provided France T l visions with a comprehensive scheduling and playout system that enables efficient, highly automated preparation and delivery of the broadcast channel Nouvelle Cal donie 1 re. Optimizing the playout workflow, this system facilitates cost-effective provision of richly branded programming.

Installed at France T l visions facilities in New Caledonia, the integrated solution unites Harmonic's Spectrum ChannelPort integrated playout system and Polaris Play channel-in-a-box (CIAB) automation system with LORA Solutions' traffic system to simplify and streamline branded channel playout, driven primarily from France T l visions facilities in Malakoff, near Paris.

The robust traffic and playout systems offered by LORA Solutions and Harmonic, as well as the companies' expertise and their experience in developing tightly integrated solutions, have made it easier and more affordable for us to deliver a rich broadcast product on Nouvelle Cal donie 1 re, said Erwan Roth, deputy managing director in charge of production and technologies at France T l visions. The companies worked in partnership to meet our requirements and deliver all the functionality our operations demand.

The LORA Solutions traffic system not only manages contribution of video between France T l visions' New Caledonia and Malakoff sites, but also creates lists of clips to be recorded from the broadcaster's SDI-contribution or VTR feeds and subsequently sent to Harmonic's Polaris Play automation system. Providing a rich set of automated ingest, media preparation, and playout workflow capabilities, Polaris Play runs as an embedded automation solution directly on Harmonic's Spectrum MediaDeck media server featuring the ChannelPort system for branded channel playout.

Clear communication between France T l visions, Harmonic and LORA Solutions at every step of the project made it possible to design and integrate a simple, efficient solution that's an exact match for the needs of Nouvelle Cal donie 1 re, said Eric Aubry, product manager at LORA Solutions.

Harmonic's Polaris suite is designed to aid broadcasters in consolidating and simplifying their playout workflows, said Ian Graham, vice president of EMEA sales, at Harmonic. Working in tandem with LORA Solutions' traffic system, Polaris Play provides France T l visions with an efficient and cost-effective solution for branded playout.

Further information about Harmonic and the company's products is available at www.harmonicinc.com. Information about LORA Solutions is available at www.lora-solutions.com.

About LORA Solutions

LORA Solutions is a dynamic and involved French company offering efficient and intuitive turnkey software solutions such as traffic and graphics systems, as well as custom services for the audiovisual and broadcast industry. More information is available at www.lora-solutions.com.

About Harmonic

Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) is the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure for emerging television and video services. Harmonic enables customers to produce, deliver and monetize amazing video experiences, with unequalled business agility and operational efficiency, by providing market-leading innovation, high-quality service, and compelling total cost of ownership. More information is available at www.harmonicinc.com.

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Harmonic

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sarah.kavanagh@harmonicinc.com Blair King

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Harmonic

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blair.king@harmonicinc.com

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