International Datacasting Announces the Addition of Two New Members to its Management Team

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 11, 2012) - International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC), a global leader in digital content distribution for the world's premiere broadcasters, today announces it has appointed Rick Clements to the position of Chief Financial Officer and has appointed Karlton Burn to the position of Managing Director, APAC.

Mr. Clements is a Chartered Accountant and has 30 years of experience in senior financial and operational roles with public and private companies in the technology sector. The scope of his experience covers a wide range of financial functions, including the build-out of robust financial and operational reporting systems; improving financial and operational performance, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to joining IDC, Mr. Clements was Chief Financial Officer at FanVision Entertainment and Kangaroo Media. Over the years, he has held senior finance and operational roles at Klocwork, Versatel Networks, InBusiness Solutions, OpenText Corporation and Fulcrum.

Mr. Burn is joining the company as Managing Director, APAC and comes from the Grass Valley Group, where he held the position of General Manager Sales - APAC. Mr. Burn brings to the company over 20 years experience in the Asian market, where he has held key roles as Managing Director, APAC for Harris Broadcast Communications (formerly: Leitch Technology) and then as CEO of the China based company, Dayang Technology, in Beijing.

"I am very pleased to announce the addition of these two distinguished gentlemen to our management team," stated Frederick Godard, IDC President & CEO. "Rick will bring significant strength to our financial and operational activities and Karlton will greatly assist us as we embark upon an initiative to increase our market reach into high growth international markets."

About International Datacasting Corporation:

International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) is a global leader in digital content distribution for the world's premiere broadcasters in radio, television, data and digital cinema. IDC offers a broad portfolio of advanced solutions including Pro Audio, Pro Video, Pro Cinema, and Pro Data for implementing broadcast content contribution and distribution applications. IDC's products and solutions are in demand for radio and television networks, digital cinema, 3D live events, distance learning, satellite news gathering, sport contribution, ad insertion, VOD, and IPTV among others. IDC is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with regional offices in Arnhem, the Netherlands and in San Diego, California. IDC has installations in over 100 countries and service offices in Australia, Singapore and China with an international network of value-added partners and distributors.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements reflecting IDC's objectives, estimates and expectations that may involve risks and uncertainties, including statements about expected revenue impacts. IDC's actual results, performance, achievements and developments may differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such statements. Factors that might cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, competitive developments; risks associated with IDC's growth; any difficulties with integrating acquired product lines into IDC's business and/or manufacturing procedures; any difficulties or disputes with IDC's subcontractors, contract manufacturers and suppliers; IDC's dependence on the development and growth of the satellite datacasting market; a lengthy and variable sales cycle for IDC's products and services; IDC's reliance on a small number of customers for a large percentage of its revenue; regulatory risks and intellectual property infringement. IDC assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as expressly required by applicable law. Forward-looking statements are provided to assist external stakeholders in understanding IDC's expectations as at the date of this release and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. More detailed information about potential factors that could affect IDC's financial and business results is included in the public documents IDC files from time to time with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, including, without limitation, IDC's Annual Information Form dated April 29, 2011.