NEW YORK, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcast International (BCST.OB), announced today that it will be presenting at MDB Capital's Bright Lights Conference NYC 2011 at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, May 11th at 10:00am EDT.

MDB Capital's Bright Lights Conference features over 40 of the most innovative companies with disruptive and market changing IP, as screened by PatentVest, MDB's proprietary IP business intelligence database. In addition, this year's Bright Lights Conference will again showcase the most innovative public companies ranked in the 90th percentile for technology leadership from over 1,500 small cap companies with U.S. patents, as rated by PatentVest(TM)

The companies presenting at Bright Lights are selected from MDB Capital's "Best & Brightest" list of companies which have been scored, ranked and analyze on the basis of their rate of innovative change; as well as the novelty, quality and industry impact of their patents. Back-tested IP and financial data will be presented at the conference to indicate the selection of companies on the basis of these IP metrics and can be correlated to benchmarked financial performance.

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. BI's patented CodecSys software is a breakthrough, multi-codec video compression technology that cuts video bandwidth requirements 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 (OTC Bulletin Board: BCST) headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. For more information, visit: www.brin.com and www.codecsys.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.

SOURCE Broadcast International