Vizrt signs USD 1.3 million MAM and broadcast graphics deal with Thairath

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Bergen, Norway, May 28, 2014, Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ).

Vizrt Ltd. announced today a deal worth USD 1.3 million for the implementation of media asset management (MAM) and broadcast graphics products with Thairath, a TV Channel and Digital Broadcasting provider in Thailand. The deal is the fourth phase of a multi-year project Vizrt has engaged on with the broadcaster.

Viz One, Vizrt’s media management system, is included in the deal to expand the broadcaster’s robust MAM installation that covers news, general programming production, storage, and playback. Viz One will be used to store original TV series as well as content acquired from satellite feeds. Integration with an automation system will trigger Viz One to playback content on air through a video server.

“Thairath has been aggressively expanding their broadcast capabilities over the last few years and Vizrt has been with them from the beginning. The addition of Viz One to their programming distribution shows how this product has matured to become a key component in any broadcasting environment,” stated Martin Burkhalter, Vizrt CEO.

The broadcaster’s news production will be enhanced with the purchase of additional Viz Artist workstations. Viz Artist is Vizrt’s design software that allows a creative department to design graphics for all of Vizrt’s broadcast graphics products.

The customer has been using Viz Virtual Studio, Vizrt’s virtual set control system, for a few years. The deal includes additional Viz Engines, Vizrt’s real-time compositing engine, that will allow the broadcaster to expand the number of cameras used in the studio.

 

Investor and media contact:

Martin Burkhalter / CEO / +41 22 365 75 01 / MBurkhalter@vizrt.com

Tomer Wald / CFO / +44 20 3289 6415 / TWald@vizrt.com

Frank Schwarz / Schwarz Financial Communication / +49 611 1745 398 11 / schwarz@schwarzfinancial.com

 

About Vizrt:

Vizrt provides real-time 3D graphics, studio automation, sports analysis and asset management tools for the broadcast industry - interactive and virtual solutions, animations, maps, weather, video editing and compositing tools. Vizrt's products are used by the world's leading broadcasters, including: CNN, CBS, Fox, the BBC, BSkyB, Al Jazeera, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, and NHK. 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

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