Vizrt Signs Broadcast Graphics Deal with European Company
Bergen, Norway, May 15, 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 350,000 for the implementation of Broadcast Graphics products with a service provider in Europe.
A long time partner and customer of Vizrt, the company is ramping up its production of graphics for sports events such as soccer, racing and others. With the purchase of several Viz Artist systems they will be able to create real-time, data-driven 3D graphics. Additional hardware upgrades to existing systems will provide better performance for the graphic rendering for the best in graphics capabilities during complex sports broadcasts.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. For further information please refer to www.vizrt.com
Investors and media contacts:
Martin Burkhalter
President & CEO
+41 22 365 75 01
mbu@vizrt.com
Ofra Brown
CFO
+47 5351 8040
ofra@vizrt.com
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Frank Schwarz
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schwarz@schwarzfinancial.com