April 29, 2008

Viz Engine powers broadcast graphics for South Africa's Premier Soccer League

Bergen, Norway, April 28, 2008 – The Premier Soccer League (PSL), Africa’s largest soccer league, has chosen Vizrt solutions and Los Angeles-based graphic design firm Reality Check Studios to produce its graphics packages. PSL games are broadcast on Super Sport, an African all-sports television network. The government owned network, South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) also carries the PSL matches and is integrating the Vizrt graphics package designed by Reality Check Studios in collaboration with Johannesburg-based Universal Production.

April 11, 2008

Perceptive Pixel collaborates with Vizrt to integrate Vizrt software with multi-touch display wall

Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time, integrated broadcast graphics software announces its collaboration with New York-based, Perceptive Pixel. Perceptive Pixel is the creator of the most advanced multi-touch display systems in the world, including the large-scale Media Wall, which has already been seen on-air for coverage of the 2008 U.S. Presidential primaries. The integration of Vizrt’s Viz Engine and Perceptive Pixel’s Multi-Touch Media Wall will be showcased at next week’s NAB2008 convention in Las Vegas, Booth #SL4805.

April 11, 2008

Reality Check revs up Viz Engine™ to fuel NASCAR HOTPASS™ on DIRECTV

When NASCAR drivers step on the gas and burn rubber around the track, loyal fans are on the edge of their seat watching every turn. Standard network coverage of NASCAR focuses on race leaders through most of the competition, following other drivers only occasionally or as warranted. DIRECTV and digital media studio Reality Check Studios changed that.

March 31, 2008

Heads of agreement signed by Vizrt and Escenic - A foundation for handling content on every platform

Bergen, Norway, March 31, 2008, Vizrt Ltd. (Frankfurt Prime Standard, Oslo Main List: VIZ). Today Vizrt Ltd. has signed Heads of Agreement to purchase Escenic AS. 65% of the shareholders in Escenic have signed the agreement, and the remaining shareholders will receive the same offer. Escenic has 71 employees in seven countries and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

March 28, 2008

Content Meets Expression

Join us at NAB 2008 and meet an all-new Vizrt. The branding we will present at NAB is about much more than just a new look. It is a sign that all of Vizrt’s product lines come together and combine their continuous excellence into workflow that simply has never been offered before. The real time graphics now integrate the with media asset management solutions at a whole new level, while media convergence becomes a reality with Vizrt’s new solutions for MAM and graphics production for the web. We are sure you will agree that one of the industry’s most powerful product suites never looked this good! This newsletter will give you a foretaste of the products and surprises that Vizrt’s Research & Development teams are preparing for this year’s NAB.

March 12, 2008

Omneon and Vizrt Integrate Active Storage and Asset Management

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – March 12, 2008 – Omneon, Inc. and Vizrt, Ltd. announced that their flagship products for active storage and media asset management, the MediaGrid™ and the Viz Ardome™ family respectively, have been integrated and successfully tested together. The combined systems deliver a streamlined workflow for media operations, with Omneon media servers providing ingest and playout functionality, the MediaGrid acting as central storage, and the Viz Ardome system overseeing all management of media operations, directing the flow from ingest through archiving including production and playout.

March 3, 2008

Vizrt to Introduce a New Version of Viz Curious Maps Clients Software for Enhanced 3D Map-Making at NAB

Viz Curious Maps Clients, Version 8.0, Offers Enhanced 3-D Labeling, Terrain Mapping, New Design Elements and Increased Animation Capacity.

Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time, integrated broadcast graphics software, will unveil updates to its powerful Viz Curious Maps Clients mapping software – Version 8.0 - at NAB at the Las Vegas Convention Center 2008 (Booths #R129/SL4805) this April.

February 28, 2008

NAB 2008 Marks Official Release of Vizrt's Viz Link Next Generation Clip and Still Store

Bergen, Norway, February 28, 2008 – The new Viz Link from Vizrt will make its official debut at NAB 2008 (SL4805) in Las Vegas this April. Viz Link is an enabling feature that bridges the graphics and the video workflows. It is a breakthrough solution that enables an operator to create fully animated graphics containing multiple videos from a single desktop interface.

February 26, 2008

Vizrt Unveils Latest Version of Ardendo Ardome Media Asset Management Software at NAB 2008

Bergen, Norway, February 26, 2008 – Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time, integrated broadcast graphics software, announces the latest version of its powerful media asset management system, Viz Ardome 4.6. Viz Ardome 4.6 makes its official debut at NAB 2008 (SL4805) in Las Vegas this April.

February 19, 2008

Vizrt Reports 2007 Annual Results. Revenue up 37%. Record Revenue totaling USD 86.5 M

Bergen, Norway, February 19, 2008, Vizrt Ltd. (Frankfurt Prime Standard, Oslo Main List: VIZ) today announced its results for the financial year ending December 31st 2007. The Company achieved record revenues of USD 86.5M compared to USD 63.4M for 2006, an increase of 37%, as well as record EBIT of USD 16.7M and record net profit of USD 16.0M.

February 4, 2008

TV2 Norway turns to Vizrt for unprecedented, interactive local election coverage

Bergen, Norway, February 4, 2008 – TV2 Norway, the largest commercial television station in the country and long-time Vizrt customer, has employed a customized Vizrt package to power graphics and manage incoming data during its recent community election coverage. Viz|Content Pilot content management and Viz|Artist 3.1 2D/3D real-time animation and visual effects software both contributed to taking TV2’s recent election coverage to a new level of visual sophistication.

January 15, 2008

Reality Check Studios tackles NFL Network's regular season games with Viz Engine and Viz Trio

Bergen, Norway, January 15, 2008 – NFL Network kicked off a second season with Vizrt’s powerful graphics rendering engine at the core of its insert graphics solution. NFL Network has eight Viz|Engines installed at their studio in Culver City, CA where several programs, including the network’s flagship show “NFL Total Access,” are produced. NFL Network also covers the NFL Draft and produces a variety of shows that highlight NFL action on the gridiron and off.

January 2, 2008

Vizrt's Viz|Reporter mobile-to-air broadcasting - Cell phone content uploads quickly and easily without compromising image quality

Bergen, Norway, January 2, 2008 – Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time, integrated broadcast graphics software, today announces its latest software breakthrough, Viz|Reporter 1.0. Viz|Reporter provides for easy upload of video from a mobile phone into an existing newsroom workflow without incurring any further degradation of the content quality for the purpose of transferring it over mobile networks.