[Acton, Massachusetts, September 1, 2009]
SeaChange International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAC), a leading provider of software and hardware solutions for video-on-demand (VOD) television, today announced its acquisition of all of the issued share capital of eventIS Group B.V. eventIS is a privately owned Eindhoven, Netherlands-based company that provides VOD and linear broadcast software and related services to cable television and telecommunication companies primarily in Europe. For 2008, eventIS generated U.S. GAAP revenues of approximately $13 million and was profitable. It has approximately 70 full-time equivalent employees. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, SeaChange paid €25.5 million ($36.6 million) upon the closing of the transaction today. In addition, SeaChange is obligated to pay €1.2 million ($1.7 million) in cash to the former eventIS shareholders on each of the first three anniversary dates following the acquisition. SeaChange is also obligated on each of the aforementioned anniversary dates to issue shares of restricted stock of SeaChange equating to €800,000 ($1.1 million) annually to the former eventIS shareholders. The purchase price will also include an additional performance-based component principally related to the achievement of certain annual revenue targets for eventIS and SeaChange products and services. The revenue performance metrics will cover the three-year period ending January 31, 2013, with payment upon achievement of these metrics occurring annually.

About eventIS Group B.V.
Founded in 2002 and based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, eventIS develops and supports open software solutions for metadata management and video-on-demand, enabling broadband and broadcast television operators to offer advanced multiplatform services. Customers throughout Europe are delivering VOD and personal video recording services based on eventIS’s schedule management, content catalogue generation, transaction management and service assurance systems.  Visit www.eventIS.nl.

About SeaChange International.
SeaChange International is a leading provider of software applications, services and integrated solutions for video-on-demand (VOD), digital advertising, and content acquisition monetization and management. Its powerful open VOD and advertising software and scaleable hardware enable cable and telco operators, as well as broadcasters, to provide new on-demand services and to gain greater efficiencies in advertising and content delivery. With its Emmy Award-winning and patented technology, thousands of SeaChange deployments are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to streamline operations, expand services and increase revenues. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.schange.com.

Jim Sheehan
SeaChange PR
+1-978-897-0100 x3064 jim.sheehan@schange.com

Martha Schaefer
SeaChange IR
+1-978-897-0100 x3030
martha.schaefer@schange.com

Monica Mulkens
Communications Manager eventIS
+31 (0)40 248 8176
monica.mulkens@eventis.nl