Vizrt signs USD 300k Broadcast Graphics deal with CTH Thailand
Bergen, Norway, September 9, 2013, Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)
Vizrt Ltd. announced today a deal worth USD 300,000 for the implementation of broadcast graphics products with CTH Public Company Limited of Thailand. CTH, a cable TV operator, is a current Vizrt customer, using both Vizrt’s media asset management (MAM) and broadcast graphics products, including Viz Media Engine, Viz trio, Viz Ticker, Viz Virtual Studio, and Viz Engine. The current purchase adds new capabilities for live productions.
CTH intends to reach English Premier League fans and boost ratings through the use of the Viz Social TV solution, which provides CTH with the ability to moderate social media content. The Viz Social TV solution enables on-air social media publishing during live broadcasts, while at the same time reaching out to fans on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites.
The deal also includes the purchase of Viz Multichannel, Vizrt’s channel branding system, for scheduling automated graphic content on 5 channels. The graphic content supports the live broadcast of the English Premier League on CTH’s various channels.
Investor and media contact:
Martin Burkhalter / CEO / 41 22 365 75 01 / MBurkhalter@vizrt.com
Tomer Wald / CFO / 47 5351 8040 / TWald@vizrt.com
Frank Schwarz / Schwarz Financial Communication / 49 611 1745 398 11 schwarz@schwarzfinancial.com
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, Al Jazeera, 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
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