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Exhibit 10.1

THIS AGREEMENT IS
SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION

	
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EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is dated as of June 22, 2006 and
is to be effective as of the 1st day
of June, 2006, by and between Digital Generation Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Corporation”), and Scott K. Ginsburg (the “Employee”).

WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to enter into an
agreement with respect to the employment relationship with the Employee on the
terms and conditions as set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Employee is willing to enter into such
agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE,
the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
hereinafter contained, do hereby agree as follows:

1.      Employment.
The Corporation hereby employs Employee in the capacity of Chief Executive
Officer, and Employee hereby accepts the employment, on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.

2.      Title
and Duties.

(a)    The
Employee’s job title shall be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. During
the Employment Term the Employee shall have such authority and duties as are
usual and customary for such position, and shall perform such additional
services and duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate
consistent with such position.

(b)    The
Employee shall report solely to the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise
specified by the Board of Directors, the other senior officers of the
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report, directly or
indirectly through other senior officers designated from time to time by the
Employee or the Board of Directors, to the Employee, and the Employee shall be
responsible for reviewing the performance of such senior officers of the
Corporation.

(c)    The Employee
shall devote reasonable business time and best efforts, consistent with past
practices, to the business affairs of the Corporation; in addition, the
Employee may devote reasonable time and attention to:

(i)     serving
as a director of, or member of a committee of the directors of, any
not-for-profit organization or engaging in other charitable or community
activities; and

(ii)    serving
as an officer or director of, or member of a committee of the directors of, the
corporations or organizations for which the Employee presently serves in such
capacity, and such other corporations and organizations that the Board may from
time to time approve in the future; provided, that
except as specified above, the Employee may not accept employment with any
other individual or other entity, or engage in any other venture, which is
indirectly or directly in conflict or competition with the then existing
business of the Corporation.

3.      Employment
Term. The term of Employee’s employment hereunder shall begin on the date hereof
and continue until May 31, 2008, unless earlier terminated as herein
provided (the “Employment Term”).

4.      Salary
and Other Compensation. As compensation for the services to be rendered by
the Employee to the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall
be paid the following compensation and other benefits:

(a)    Salary:  Salary shall be payable in equal bimonthly
installments in arrears, or otherwise in accordance with the Corporation’s
ordinary payroll practices. Employee shall be 

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entitled to annual salary
of $375,000, or such higher compensation as may be established by the
Corporation from time to time.

(b)    Bonus:  The Employee shall be eligible for an annual
bonus in an amount of up to $187,500, with the criteria upon which any bonus would
be awarded to be determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation
Committee (or other applicable committee) of the Board of Directors.

(c)    Stock
Incentive Plans:  The Employee shall
participate in the Corporation’s stock incentive plans, as they may exist from
time to time, subject to approval of the Compensation Committee (or other
applicable committee) of the Board of Directors, and subject to any limitation
as may be provided by applicable law or regulation.

(d)    Car
Allowance:  The Corporation shall pay to
the Employee a car allowance in an amount equal to $1,000 per month during the
Employment Term.

(e)    Employee
Benefit Plans:  The Employee shall be
eligible to participate, on a basis comparable to other executive officers, in
any profit sharing, retirement, insurance, health or other employee benefit
plan maintained by the Corporation.

(f)     Reimbursement
of Expenses:  In addition to the
compensation provided for hereof, upon submission of proper vouchers, the
Corporation will pay or reimburse the Employee for all normal and reasonable
travel, entertainment and communication expenses, and monthly dues to for a
country club membership, incurred by the Employee during the Employment Term in
connection with the Employee’s responsibilities to the Corporation.

5.      Section not
used.

6.      Corporation
Payment of Health Benefit Coverage. During the Employment Term, the
Corporation shall pay the amount of premiums or other cost incurred for
coverage of the Employee and his eligible spouse and dependent family members
under the applicable 

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Corporation health
benefits arrangement (consistent with the terms of such arrangement).

7.      Vacations
and Leave. The Employee shall be entitled to four weeks of vacation per
year and such additional leave time as is customarily granted to the other
executive officers of the Corporation.

8.      Non-Disclosure
of Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that as a result of
his employment with the Corporation, he will be making use of, acquiring,
and/or adding to confidential information of a special and unique nature and
value relating to such matters as the Corporation’s patents, copyrights,
proprietary information, trade secrets, systems, procedures, manuals,
confidential reports, and lists of customers (which are deemed for all purposes
confidential and proprietary), as well as the nature and type of services
rendered by the Corporation, the equipment and methods used and preferred by
the Corporation’s customers, and the fees paid by them. As a material
inducement to the Corporation to enter into this Agreement and to pay to
Employee the compensation stated in paragraph 4, Employee covenants and agrees
that he shall not, at any time during or following the term of his employment,
directly or indirectly divulge or disclose for any purpose whatsoever any
confidential information that has been obtained by, or disclosed to, him as a
result of his employment by the Corporation.

9.      Covenants
Against Competition. The Employee acknowledges that the services he is to
render are of a special and unusual character with a unique value to the
Corporation, the loss of which cannot adequately be compensated by damages in
action at law. In view of the unique value to the Corporation of the services
of Employee because of the confidential information to be obtained by or
disclosed to Employee, as hereinabove set forth, and as a material inducement
to the Corporation to enter into this Agreement and to pay to Employee the
compensation stated in paragraph 4, Employee covenants and agrees that during
Employee’s employment and for a period of twelve months after he ceases to be
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Corporation for any
reason, he will not, except as otherwise authorized by this Agreement, compete
with the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation, solicit the
Corporation’s customers or the customers of an affiliate or directly or
indirectly solicit for employment any of the Corporation’s employees. For
purposes of this paragraph:

(a)    the term “compete”
means engaging in the same or any similar business as the Corporation or any of
its affiliates in any manner whatsoever (other than as a passive investor),
including without limitation, as a proprietor, partner, investor, shareholder,
director, officer, employee consultant, independent contractor, or otherwise,
within the United States of America;

(b)    the term “affiliate”
means any legal entity that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under the common control with
the Corporation; and

(c)    the term “customers”
means all persons to whom the Corporation or any of its affiliates has sold any
product or service within a period of twelve months prior to the time Employee
ceases to be employed by the Corporation.

10.    Reasonableness
of Non-Disclosure and Noncompetition Restrictions,

(a)    The
Employee has carefully read and considered the provisions of paragraphs 8
and 9, and, having done so, agrees that the restrictions set forth in these
paragraphs, including, but not limited to, the time period of restriction and
geographical areas of restriction are fair and reasonable and are reasonably
required for the protection of the interests of the Corporation and its parent
or subsidiary corporations, officers, directors, shareholders, and other
Employees.

(b)    In the
event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any of the provisions of
paragraphs 8 and 9 shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the
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shall nevertheless
continue to be valid and enforceable as though the invalid or unenforceable
parts had not been included therein. In the event that any provision of
paragraphs 8 or 9 relating to the time period and/or the areas of restriction
and/or related aspects shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction
to exceed the maximum restrictiveness such court deems reasonable and
enforceable, the time period and/or areas of restriction and/or related aspects
deemed reasonable and enforceable by the court shall become and thereafter be
the maximum restriction in such regard, and the restriction shall remain
enforceable to the fullest extent deemed reasonable by such court.

11.    Remedies
for Breach of Employee’s Covenants of Non-Disclosure and Noncompetition. In
the event of a breach or threatened breach of any of the covenants in paragraphs
8 and 9, the Corporation shall have the right to seek monetary damages for any
past breach and equitable relief, including specific performance by means of an
injunction against the Employee or against the Employee’s partners, agents,
representatives, servants, employers, employees, family members and/or any and
all persons acting directly or indirectly by or with him, to prevent or
restrain any such breach.

12.    Termination.
Employment of the Employee under this Agreement may be terminated:

(a)    By the
Employee’s death.

(b)    By mutual
agreement of the Employee and the Corporation.

(c)    By the
Corporation for Cause. This Agreement and the Employee’s employment with the
Corporation may be terminated for Cause at any time in accordance with
subparagraph (e) of this section. For purposes of this Agreement, Cause
shall mean only the following: (i) a conviction of or a plea of guilty or nolo contendre by the Employee to a felony or an act of
fraud, embezzlement or theft or other criminal conduct against the Corporation;

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(ii) habitual
neglect of the Employee’s material duties or failure by the Employee to perform
or observe any substantial lawful obligation of such employment that is not
remedied within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from the
Corporation or its Board of Directors; or (iii) any material breach by the
Employee of this Agreement. Should the Employee dispute whether he was
terminated for Cause, then the Corporation and the Employee shall enter
immediately into binding arbitration pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association, the cost of which shall be borne by the
non-prevailing party.

(d)    By
Employee for Good Reason. This Agreement and the Employee’s employment with the
Corporation may be terminated at any time, at the election of the Employee, for
Good Reason following notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure, and in
accordance with subparagraph (e) of this section. As used in this
Agreement, Good Reason shall mean (i) the assignment to the Employee of
duties inconsistent with the title of Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation, the removal of the Employee from such office or any reduction in
the current scope or degradation of the Employee’s job responsibilities,
duties, functions, status, offices and title or material reduction in support
staff; (ii) the material reduction of the Employee’s then current Salary
and perquisites, on an aggregate basis; (iii) the relocation of the
Corporation’s principal executive offices to a location more than twenty (20)
miles from the Corporation’s then current offices or the transfer of the
Employee to a place other than the Corporation’s principal executive offices
(excepting reasonable travel on the Corporation’s business); or (iv) any
material breach by the Corporation of this Agreement.

(e)    Notice of
Termination. Any purported termination of the Employee’s employment, either by
the Corporation for Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason, shall be
communicated by a written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. Such
notice shall indicate a specific termination provision in this Agreement which
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and circumstances claimed
to provide the basis for such termination and specify the Date of Termination. If
within thirty (30) days from the date the Notice of Termination is given, the
party receiving such notice notifies the other party that a dispute exists
concerning such termination, the parties shall resolve such dispute by entering
immediately into binding arbitration pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association, the cost of which shall be borne by the
non-prevailing party.

(f)     At the
end of the Employment Term.

(g)    Change in
Control. In the event of a Change in Control and, following such Change in
Control, if the Employee is terminated by the Corporation without Cause, or the
Employee elects to terminate his employment for any reason, prior to the end of
the Employment Term. As used in the Agreement, the term “Change in Control”
shall mean:

(i)     the sale,
lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation to any person (other than the Employee and his affiliates) or group
(as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended), other than a group of which the Employee or one of
his affiliates is a member;

(ii)    the
adoption by the stockholders of the Corporation of a plan relating to the
liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;

(iii)   the
merger of consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity or the
merger of another entity into the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof with
the effect that immediately after such transaction the stockholders of the
Corporation immediately prior to such transaction (or their affiliates) hold
less than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all securities
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
of the entity surviving such merger of consolidation;

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(iv)   the
acquisition by any person (other than the Employee and his affiliates) or group
(other than a group of which the Employee or one of his affiliates is a member)
of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all securities of the
Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the
Corporation; or

(v)    that the
majority of the Board is composed of members who (A) have served less than
twelve months and (B) were not approved by a majority of the Board at the
time of their election or appointment.

13.    Payments
Upon Termination. Payments to the Employee upon termination shall be
limited to the following:

(a)    If the
Employee is terminated by the Corporation upon death, for Cause, or at the end
of the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to all arrearages of
salary and expenses as of the Date of Termination but shall not be entitled to
further compensation, subject to paragraph 14.

(b)    If the
Employee terminates for Good Reason or following a Change of Control pursuant
to paragraph 12(g) above, or if the Employee is terminated by the
Corporation other than for Cause or any other reason set forth in subparagraph (a) above,
the Employee shall be entitled to all remaining salary in lump sum payments
under this Agreement to the end of the Employment Term, plus salary in lump sum
payments from the end of the Employment Term through the end of the first
anniversary of the Date of Termination, at the rate of salary in effect on the
Date of Termination. Employee shall have no obligation to seek other employment
and any income so earned shall not reduce the foregoing amounts.

14.    Severance.
Following the end of the Employment Term, upon termination of Employee’s
employment with the Corporation for any reason other than Cause, but upon ninety
days prior written notice if such termination is by the Employee, the
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the Employee his salary
as then in effect for a period of six months, in accordance with paragraph
4(a).

15.    Resignation
Upon Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement other than
for death, the Employee hereby agrees to resign from all positions held in the
Corporation, including without limitations any position as a director, officer,
agent, trustee or consultant of the Corporation or any affiliate of the
Corporation. For the purposes of this provision, the term “affiliate” has the
same meaning as in paragraph 9.

16.    Waiver.
A party’s failure to insist on compliance or enforcement of any provision of
this Agreement, shall not affect the validity or enforceability or constitute a
waiver of future enforcement of that provision or of any other provision of
this Agreement by that party or any other party.

17.    Governing
Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be subject to, and governed by, the
laws of the State of Texas.

18.    Severability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision in the Agreement shall not
in any way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and
this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or
unenforceable provision had never been in the Agreement.

19.    Notice.
Any and all notices required or permitted herein shall be deemed delivered if
delivered personally or if mailed by registered or certified mail to the
Corporation at its principal place of business and to the Employee at the
address hereinafter set forth following the Employee’s signature, or at such
other address or addresses as either party may hereafter designate in writing
to the other.

20.    Assignment.
This Agreement, together with any amendments hereto, shall be binding upon and
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assigns, heirs and
personal representatives, except that the rights and benefits of either of the
parties under this Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written
consent of the other party.

21.    Indemnification
and Insurance; Legal Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify the Employee
to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as in
effect at the time of the subject act or omission, and shall advance to the
Employee reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses as such fees and expenses are
incurred (subject to an undertaking from the Employee to repay such advances if
it shall be finally determined by a judicial decision which is not subject to
further appeal that the Employee was not entitled to the reimbursement of such
fees and expenses) and he will be entitled to the protection of any insurance
policies the Corporation may elect to maintain generally for the benefit of its
directors and officers (“Directors and Officers Insurance”) against all costs,
charges and expenses incurred or sustained by him in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding to which he may be made a party by reason of his
being or having been a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any
of its subsidiaries or his serving or having served any other enterprise as a
director, officer or employee at the request of the Corporation (other than any
dispute, claim or controversy arising under or relating to this Agreement). The
Corporation covenants to maintain during the Employment Term for the benefit of
the Employee (in his capacity as an officer and director of the Corporation)
Directors and Officers Insurance providing benefits to the Employee no less
favorable, taken as a whole, than the benefits provided to the Employee by the
Directors and Officers Insurance maintained by the Corporation on the date
hereof; provided, however,
that the Board may elect to terminate Directors and Officers Insurance for all
officers and directors, including the Employee, if the Board determines in good
faith that such insurance is not available or is available only at unreasonable
expense.

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22.    Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual consent of the parties
hereto, with any such amendment to be invalid unless in writing, signed by the
Corporation and the Employee.

23.    Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, along with the Corporation handbook to the
extent it does not specifically conflict with any provision of this Agreement,
contains the entire agreement and understanding by and between the Employee and
the Corporation with respect to the employment of the Employee, and no
representations, promises, agreements, or understandings, written or oral,
relating to the employment of the Employee by the Corporation not contained
herein shall be of any force or effect.

24.    Burden
and Benefit. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the
benefit of, the Corporation and Employee, and their respective heirs, personal
and legal representatives, successors, and assigns.

25.    Headings. The various headings in
this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and are not part of the
Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation
and Employee have duly executed this Agreement to be effective as of the day
and year first above written.

	
  

  	
   

  	
   

  	
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  DIGITAL GENERATION SYSTEMS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Its:

  	
  Compensation Committee Chairman

  
								

 

Address for Notice
Purposes:

Digital Generation
Systems, Inc.

750 West John Carpenter Freeway

Suite 700

Irving, TX 75039

 

	
  

  	
   

  	
   

  	
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 13Exhibit 10.2

THIS AGREEMENT IS
SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION

	
  STATE OF TEXAS

  	
   

  	
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AMENDED AND
RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is dated June 22, 2006 and is to
be effective as of the 1st  day of June,
2006, by and between Digital Generation Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Corporation”), and Omar A. Choucair (the “Employee”).

WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Employee are parties
to that certain Employment Agreement dated December 10, 2003, as amended,
which sets forth the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the
Corporation; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Employee desire to
amend and restate such agreement, as amended, on the terms and conditions set
forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE,
the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
hereinafter contained, do hereby agree as follows:

1.      Employment.
The Corporation hereby employs Employee in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer,
or in such other position of the same or greater stature (including Chief
Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer) as the Corporation may direct or
desire, and Employee hereby accepts the employment, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.

2.      Title
and Duties.

(a)    The
Employee’s job title shall be Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
of the Corporation. During the Employment Term the Employee shall have such
authority and duties as are usual and customary for such position, and shall
perform such 

 

additional services and
duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate consistent
with such position.

(b)    The
Employee shall report solely to the Chief Executive Officer. Certain other
senior officers of the Corporation, designated from time to time by the Chief
Executive Officer, may report, directly or indirectly through other senior
officers designated from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer, to the
Employee, and the Employee shall be responsible for reviewing the performance
of such senior officers of the Corporation.

(c)    The
Employee shall devote his full business time and best efforts to the business
affairs of the Corporation; however, the Employee may devote reasonable time
and attention to:

(i)     serving
as a director of, or member of a committee of the directors of, any
not-for-profit organization or engaging in other charitable or community
activities; and

(ii)    serving
as a director of, or member of a committee of the directors of, the corporations
or organizations for which the Employee presently serves in such capacity, and
such other corporations and organizations that the Board may from time to time
approve in the future; provided, that except as specified above, the Employee
may not accept employment with any other individual or other entity, or engage
in any other venture which is indirectly or directly in conflict or competition
with the then existing business of the Corporation.

3.      Employment
Term. The term of Employee’s employment hereunder shall begin on the date
hereof and continue until May 31, 2009, unless earlier terminated as
herein provided (the “Employment Term”).

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4.      Salary
and Other Compensation. As compensation for the services to be rendered by
the Employee to the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall
be paid the following compensation and other benefits:

(a)    Salary:  Salary shall be payable in equal bimonthly
installments in arrears, or otherwise in accordance with the Corporation’s
ordinary payroll practices. Employee shall be entitled to annual salary, as
follows:

	
  for the period from June 1, 2006 through
  May 31, 2007

  	
   

  	
  $250,000

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  for the period from June 1, 2007 through
  May 31, 2008

  	
   

  	
  $260,000

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  for the period from June 1, 2008 through
  May 31, 2009

  	
   

  	
  $270,000

  

 

or such higher
compensation as may be established by the Corporation from time to time.

(b)    Bonus:  The Employee shall be eligible for an annual
bonus in an amount of up to $75,500, with the criteria upon which any bonus
would be awarded to be determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation
Committee (or other applicable committee) of the Board of Directors.

(c)    Stock
Incentive Plans:  The Employee shall
participate in the Corporation’s stock incentive plans on a basis comparable to
other executive officers, subject to approval of the Compensation Committee (or
other applicable committee) of the Board of Directors, and subject to any
limitation as may be provided by applicable law or regulation.

(d)    Car
Allowance:  The Corporation shall pay to
the Employee a car allowance in an amount equal to $500 per month during the
Employment Term.

(e)    Employee
Benefit Plans:  The Employee shall be
eligible to participate, on a basis comparable to other executive officers, in
any profit sharing, retirement, insurance, health or other employee benefit
plan maintained by the Corporation.

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(f)     Reimbursement
of Expenses:  In addition to the
compensation provided for hereof, upon submission of proper vouchers, the Corporation
will pay or reimburse the Employee for all normal and reasonable travel and
entertainment expenses incurred by the Employee during the Employment Term in
connection with the Employee’s responsibilities to the Corporation.

5.      Life
Insurance. The Corporation, in its discretion, may apply for and procure in
its own name and for its own benefit, life insurance on the life of the
Employee in any amount or amounts considered advisable by the Corporation, and
the Employee shall submit to any medical or other examination and execute and
deliver any application or other instrument in writing, reasonably necessary to
effectuate such insurance.

6.      Corporation
Payment of Health Benefit Coverage. During the Employment Term, the
Corporation shall pay the amount of premiums or other cost incurred for
coverage of the Employee and his eligible spouse and dependent family members
under the applicable Corporation health benefits arrangement (consistent with
the terms of such arrangement).

7.      Vacations
and Leave. The Employee shall be entitled to four weeks of vacation per
year and such additional leave time as is customarily granted to the other
executive officers of the Corporation.

8.      Non-Disclosure
of Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that as a result of
his employment with the Corporation, he will be making use of, acquiring,
and/or adding to confidential information of a special and unique nature and
value relating to such matters as the Corporation’s patents, copyrights,
proprietary information, trade secrets, systems, procedures, manuals,
confidential reports, and lists of customers (which are deemed for all purposes
confidential and proprietary), as well as the nature and type of services
rendered by the 

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Corporation, the
equipment and methods used and preferred by the Corporation’s customers, and
the fees paid by them. As a material inducement to the Corporation to enter
into this Agreement and to pay to Employee the compensation stated in paragraph
4, Employee covenants and agrees that he shall not, at any time during or
following the term of his employment, directly or indirectly divulge or
disclose for any purpose whatsoever any confidential information that has been
obtained by, or disclosed to, him as a result of his employment by the Corporation.

9.      Covenants
Against Competition. The Employee acknowledges that the services he is to
render are of a special and unusual character with a unique value to the
Corporation, the loss of which cannot adequately be compensated by damages in
action at law. In view of the unique value to the Corporation of the services
of Employee because of the confidential information to be obtained by or
disclosed to Employee, as hereinabove set forth, and as a material inducement
to the Corporation to enter into this Agreement and to pay to Employee the
compensation stated in paragraph 4, Employee covenants and agrees that during
Employee’s employment and for a period of twelve months after he ceases to be
employed by the Corporation for any reason, he will not, except as otherwise
authorized by this Agreement, compete with the Corporation or any affiliate of
the Corporation, solicit the Corporation’s customers or the customers of an
affiliate or directly or indirectly solicit for employment any of the
Corporation’s employees. For purposes of this paragraph:

(a)    the term “compete”
means engaging in the same or any similar business as the Corporation or any of
its affiliates in any manner whatsoever (other than as a passive investor),
including without limitation, as a proprietor, partner, investor, shareholder,
director, officer, employee consultant, independent contractor, or otherwise,
within the United States of America;

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(b)    the term “affiliate”
means any legal entity that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under the common control with
the Corporation; and

(c)    the term “customers”
means all persons to whom the Corporation or any of its affiliates has sold any
product or service within a period of twelve months prior to the time Employee
ceases to be employed by the Corporation.

10.    Reasonableness
of Non-Disclosure and Noncompetition Restrictions.

(a)    The
Employee has carefully read and considered the provisions of paragraphs 8 and
9, and, having done so, agrees that the restrictions set forth in these
paragraphs, including, but not limited to, the time period of restriction and
geographical areas of restriction are fair and reasonable and are reasonably
required for the protection of the interests of the Corporation and its parent
or subsidiary corporations, officers, directors, shareholders, and other
Employees.

(b)    In the
event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any of the provisions of paragraphs
8 and 9 shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions
thereof shall nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable as though the
invalid or unenforceable parts had not been included therein. In the event that
any provision of paragraphs 8 or 9 relating to the time period and/or the areas
of restriction and/or related aspects shall be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to exceed the maximum restrictiveness such court deems reasonable
and enforceable, the time period and/or areas of restriction and/or related
aspects deemed reasonable and enforceable by the court shall become and
thereafter be the maximum restriction in such regard, and the restriction shall
remain enforceable to the fullest extent deemed reasonable by such court.

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11.    Remedies
for Breach of Employee’s Covenants of Non-Disclosure and Noncompetition. In
the event of a breach or threatened breach of any of the covenants in
paragraphs 8 and 9, the Corporation shall have the right to seek monetary
damages for any past breach and equitable relief, including specific performance
by means of an injunction against the Employee or against the Employee’s
partners, agents, representatives, servants, employers, employees, family
members and/or any and all persons acting directly or indirectly by or with
him, to prevent or restrain any such breach.

12.    Termination.
Employment of the Employee under this Agreement may be terminated:

(a)    By the
Employee’s death.

(b)    By mutual
agreement of the Employee and the Corporation.

(c)    By the
Corporation for Cause. This Agreement and the Employee’s employment with the
Corporation may be terminated for Cause at any time in accordance with
subparagraph (e) of this section. For purposes of this Agreement, Cause
shall mean only the following: (i) a conviction of or a plea of guilty or nolo contendre by the Employee to a felony or an act of
fraud, embezzlement or theft or other criminal conduct against the Corporation;
(ii) habitual neglect of the Employee’s material duties or failure by the
Employee to perform or observe any substantial lawful obligation of such
employment that is not remedied within thirty (30) days after written notice
thereof from the Corporation or its Board of Directors; or (iii) any
material breach by the Employee of this Agreement. Should the Employee dispute
whether he was terminated for Cause, then the Corporation and the Employee
shall enter immediately into binding arbitration pursuant to the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the cost of
which shall be borne by the non-prevailing party.

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(d)    By
Employee for Good Reason. This Agreement and the Employee’s employment with the
Corporation may be terminated at any time, at the election of the Employee, for
Good Reason following notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure, and in
accordance with subparagraph (e) of this section. As used in this
Agreement, Good Reason shall mean (i) the assignment to the Employee of
duties inconsistent with the title of Chief Financial Officer  of the Corporation or his then current
office, the removal of the Employee from such office or any reduction in the
current scope or degradation of the Employee’s job responsibilities, duties,
functions, status, offices and title or material reduction in support staff; (ii) the
material reduction of the Employee’s then current Salary and perquisites, on an
aggregate basis; (iii) the relocation of the Corporation’s principal
executive offices to a location more than twenty (20) miles from the
Corporation’s then current offices or the transfer of the Employee to a place
other than the Corporation’s principal executive offices (excepting reasonable
travel on the Corporation’s business); or (iv) any material breach by the
Corporation of this Agreement.

(e)    Notice of
Termination. Any purported termination by the Employee’s employment, either by
the Corporation for Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason, shall be
communicated by a written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. Such
notice shall indicate a specific termination provision in this Agreement which
is relied upon, recite the facts and circumstances claimed to provide the basis
for such termination and specify the Date of Termination. If within thirty (30)
days from the date the Notice of Termination is given, the party receiving such
notice notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning such
termination, the parties shall resolve such dispute by entering immediately
into binding arbitration pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association, the cost of which shall be borne by the
non-prevailing party.

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(f)     At the
end of the Employment Term.

(g)    Change in
Control. In the event of a Change in Control and, following such Change in
Control, if the Employee is terminated by the Corporation without Cause, or the
Employee elects to terminate his employment for any reason, prior to the end of
the Employment Term. As used in the Agreement, the term “Change in Control”
shall mean:

(i)     the sale,
lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation to any person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended);

(ii)    the
adoption by the stockholders of the Corporation of a plan relating to the
liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;

(iii)   the
merger of consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity or the
merger of another entity into the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof with
the effect that immediately after such transaction the stockholders of the
Corporation immediately prior to such transaction (or their affiliates) hold
less than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all securities
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
of the entity surviving such merger of consolidation;

(iv)   the
acquisition by any person or group of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
voting power of all securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in
the election of directors of the Corporation; or

(v)    that the
majority of the Board is composed of members who (A) have served less than
twelve months and (B) were not approved by a majority of the Board at the
time of their election or appointment.

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13.    Payments
Upon Termination. Payments to the Employee upon termination shall be
limited to the following:

(a)    If the
Employee is terminated by the Corporation upon death, for Cause, or at the end
of the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to all arrearages of
salary and expenses as of the Date of Termination but shall not be entitled to
further compensation, subject to paragraph 14.

(b)    If the
Employee terminates for Good Reason or following a Change of Control pursuant
to paragraph 12(g) above, or if the Employee is terminated by the
Corporation other than for Cause or any other reason set forth in subparagraph (a) above,
the Employee shall be entitled to all remaining salary in lump sum payments
under this Agreement to the end of the Employment Term, plus salary in lump sum
payments from the end of the Employment Term through the end of the third
anniversary of the Date of Termination, at the rate of salary in effect on the
Date of Termination. Employee shall have no obligation to seek other employment
and any income so earned shall not reduce the foregoing amounts.

14.    Severance.
Following the end of the Employment Term, upon termination of Employee’s
employment with the Corporation for any reason other than Cause, but upon
ninety days prior written notice if such termination is by the Employee, the
Corporation shall pay to the Employee his salary as then in effect for a period
of six months, in accordance with paragraph 4(a).

15.    Resignation
Upon Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement other than
for death, the Employee hereby agrees to resign from all positions held in the
Corporation, including without limitations any position as a director, officer,
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consultant of the
Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation. For the purposes of this
provision, the term “affiliate” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9.

16.    Waiver.
A party’s failure to insist on compliance or enforcement of any provision of
this Agreement, shall not affect the validity or enforceability or constitute a
waiver of future enforcement of that provision or of any other provision of
this Agreement by that party or any other party.

17.    Governing
Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be subject to, and governed by,
the laws of the State of Texas.

18.    Severability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision in the Agreement shall not
in any way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and
this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or
unenforceable provision had never been in the Agreement.

19.    Notice.
Any and all notices required or permitted herein shall be deemed delivered if
delivered personally or if mailed by registered or certified mail to the
Corporation at its principal place of business and to the Employee at the
address hereinafter set forth following the Employee’s signature, or at such
other address or addresses as either party may hereafter designate in writing
to the other.

20.    Assignment.
This Agreement, together with any amendments hereto, shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives, except that the rights
and benefits of either of the parties under this Agreement may not be assigned
without the prior written consent of the other party.

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21.    Indemnification
and Insurance; Legal Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify the Employee
to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as in
effect at the time of the subject act or omission, and shall advance to the
Employee reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses as such fees and expenses are
incurred (subject to an undertaking from the Employee to repay such advances if
it shall be finally determined by a judicial decision which is not subject to
further appeal that the Employee was not entitled to the reimbursement of such
fees and expenses) and he will be entitled to the protection of any insurance
policies the Corporation may elect to maintain generally for the benefit of its
directors and officers (“Directors and Officers Insurance”) against all costs,
charges and expenses incurred or sustained by him in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding to which he may be made a party by reason of his
being or having been a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any
of its subsidiaries or his serving or having served any other enterprise as a
director, officer or employee at the request of the Corporation (other than any
dispute, claim or controversy arising under or relating to this Agreement). The
Corporation covenants to maintain during the Employment Term for the benefit of
the Employee (in his capacity as an officer and director of the Corporation)
Directors and Officers Insurance providing benefits to the Employee no less
favorable, taken as a whole, than the benefits provided to the Employee by the
Directors and Officers Insurance maintained by the Corporation on the date
hereof; provided, however, that the Board may elect to terminate Directors and
Officers Insurance for all officers and directors, including the Employee, if the
Board determines in good faith that such insurance is not available or is
available only at unreasonable expense.

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22.    Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual consent of the parties
hereto, with any such amendment to be invalid unless in writing, signed by the
Corporation and the Employee.

23.    Entire
Agreement. This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the terms and
conditions of Employee’s employment with the Corporation, notwithstanding the
terms and conditions of any previous employment agreement between the
Corporation and the Employee. This Agreement, along with the Corporation
handbook to the extent it does not specifically conflict with any provision of
this Agreement, contains the entire agreement and understanding by and between
the Employee and the Corporation with respect to the employment of the
Employee, and no representations, promises, agreements, or understandings,
written or oral, relating to the employment of the Employee by the Corporation
not contained herein shall be of any force or effect.

24.    Burden
and Benefit. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the
benefit of, the Corporation and Employee, and their respective heirs, personal
and legal representatives, successors, and assigns.

25.    Headings. The various headings in
this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and are not part of the
Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation
and Employee have duly executed this Agreement to be effective as of the day
and year first above written.

	
  

  	
   

  	
   

  	
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  /s/ Kevin Howe

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Its:

  	
  Compensation Committee Chairman

  
								

 

Address for Notice
Purposes:

Digital Generation
Systems, Inc.

750 West John Carpenter Freeway

Suite 700

Irving, TX 75039

 

	
  

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  EMPLOYEE:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Omar A. Choucair

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
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