Broadcast International to Present at 2008 Global Investment Symposium

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Broadcast International to Present at 2008 Global Investment Symposium

Salt Lake City, UT – October 21, 2008 – Broadcast International (OTC: BCST "BI") today announced that its senior executives will present at the 2008 Global Investment Symposium at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai.

The event will be hosted by Nortia Capital Partners in partnership with Emirates Capital and Floyd Associates. The 2008 Global Investment Symposium will be held October 26-28, 2008. It is expected to provide Broadcast International an opportunity to present and network with more than 100 international investors, investment bankers and fund managers.

Broadcast International's principal presenter will be Chief Executive Officer Rodney M. Tiede. The Company's CFO, James E. Solomon, will also be in attendance to meet personally with investors. The Broadcast International presentation is scheduled for Monday, October 27, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. Dubai local time.

The conference brochure can be downloaded at www.floyd-associates.com/Dubai2.pdf.

"We are delighted to have high profile companies such as Broadcast International present in the upcoming Global Investment Symposium in Dubai," said Ross DiMaggio, CEO, Nortia Investment Events. "This event is anticipated to be well attended by individual and institutional investors from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and from around the world."

About Broadcast International

Broadcast International is a leading provider of video-powered broadcast solutions, including IP, and digital satellite, Internet streaming and other types of wired/wireless network distribution. Since 1984, the company has had consistent success in building and managing private satellite networks and providing video, audio and web broadcasting solutions to businesses worldwide. The company's patented CodecSys software is a breakthrough, artificial intelligence-based video compression technology that cuts video bandwidth requirements more than 80% over satellite, cable, IP and wireless networks. By slashing bandwidth needs, CodecSys enables a new generation of applications such as streaming video to cell phones, and offers unprecedented price/performance benefits for existing applications such as HD video.

Broadcast International is a public company (OTCBB: BCST - News) headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. For more information go to www.brin.com and www.codecsys.com.

About Nortia Investment Events

Nortia Investment Events' host elite events where members of the financial community, including a portfolio managers, analysts, fund managers, brokers, investment bankers, and individual investors, rub shoulders with select senior management of publicly-held and privately-held companies at formal presentations; over breakfast, lunch, special cocktail receptions and throughout the conference; and at special panel discussions and speeches.


For more event information please contact: Tiffany Strelitz – 609.882.8488

www.nortiacapital.com

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this news release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under the caption "Additional Factors That May Affect Our Business" in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, and amendments thereto. In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement.

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