Vizrt Signs USD 900,000 BG and MAM Deal with Italian TV Station
Bergen, Norway, 29 March, 2012, Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)
Vizrt Ltd., a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media
industry, announced today that the Company has signed a deal worth in excess of
USD 900,000 for the implementation of Broadcast Graphics and MAM products with a
Television Station in Italy.
The client, presently a user of a Viz weather system only, will implement an
integrated BG/MAM system. The Vizrt installation will be used for a complete
news channel redesign and upgrade to HD, with production tools being in the
Newsroom for use by designers and journalists. These products include Viz Artist
for conception and design of real time 3D graphics. Viz Content Pilot for the
management of template-based content in the Newsroom. Furthermore, with Viz
Media Engine, Vizrt´s video content MAM solution, media will be searchable and
can be edited and sent to playlists from within the journalist´s newsroom
control environment. Viz Content Pilot will also be used as a character
generator (CG) in the control room. Viz Engine will be the real-time rendering
platform for all content.
Martin Burkhalter, Vizrt CEO said "With these new solutions in place, the
station will be able to provide an HD broadcast that is graphics and video rich,
with a fully integrated single workflow, substantially upgrading its current BG
capabilities while at the same time benefiting from an increased production
efficiency."
About Vizrt:
Vizrt provides real-time 3D graphics and asset management tools for the
broadcast industry - from award-winning animations & maps to online publishing
tools. Vizrt´s products are used by the world´s leading broadcasters and
publishing houses, including: CNN, CBS, Fox, the BBC, BSkyB, ITN, ZDF, Star TV,
Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, NHK, The Globe and Mail, Times Online, The
Telegraph, and Welt Online. Furthermore, many world-class production houses and
corporate institutions such as the Stock Exchanges in New York and London use
Vizrt systems.
Vizrt is a public company traded on the Oslo Main List: VIZ, ISIN: IL0010838154.
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Investors and media contacts:
Martin Burkhalter
CEO
+41 22 365 75 01
mbu@vizrt.com
Ofra Brown
CFO
+47 5351 8040
ofra@vizrt.com
SCHWARZ Financial Communication
Frank Schwarz
+49 611 1745 398 11
Schwarz@schwarzfinancial.com
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Vizrt PR:
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