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Several of the broadcaster’s programs will be Web cast
live daily from Arizona between January 28th and February
1st
San Antonio, Texas -- January 30, 2008 -- NewTek,
Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation
products, announces that the TriCaster™, its portable
production and virtual set system, has been selected again by
Knockout Digital Media to produce and stream ESPN Radio’s
pre-Super Bowl coverage live from Phoenix, Scottsdale and Glendale,
Arizona, between January 28th and February 1st. Programs that
are being streamed include the broadcaster’s popular Mike
and Mike in the Morning, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Mike
Tirico Show, The Huddle and Super Bowl Countdown. A full schedule
of ESPN Radio’s “SuperWeek” Web casts on ESPNRadio.com
is attached below. For the second consecutive year, Knockout
Digital Media is directing, producing and live streaming the
Web casts of ESPNRadio.com’s Live SuperWeek coverage.
This is the second year the company made NewTek’s TriCaster
the technology of choice for the project.
“NewTek’s TriCaster offers us a turn-key, reliable and affordable
system to provide ESPN Radio’s fans with more access to one of the most
watched sporting events in the country, while providing its sponsors the benefit
of extended exposure for their brands,” said Gil Chavez, President, Knockout
Digital Media.
“TriCaster transforms traditional broadcasting as we know it, demonstrating
here its impressive ability to deliver an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look
at the Super Bowl to football fans worldwide,” said Philip Nelson, NewTek’s
Sr. Vice President, Strategic Development. “With TriCaster, all this additional
content and excitement can be experienced by millions of people no matter where
they are — at home, in the office, or even on their cell phones – via
the Internet.”
TriCaster enables sports organizations, corporate communications departments,
broadcasters, schools and others to provide a whole new level of extended programming
and content to their fans, partners and other audiences. Now, a single operator
can produce a live show switching between as many as six cameras with two VCR’s,
multi-channel effects, and NewTek’s proprietary virtual sets and keying
technology using TriCaster.
Pricing and Availability
The TriCaster™ family of products in NTSC is available in North America
starting at $4,995US. The TriCaster™ family of products is available in
dual standard internationally beginning at $6,995US. For more information, please
visit http://www.newtek.com or
call NewTek Sales at 1-800-368-5441, international callers dial +1-210-370-8000.
About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is an Emmy® Award-winning
and leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production,
presentation, animation and special effects tools including
TriCaster™, TriCaster PRO™,
TriCaster STUDIO™, VT[5]™, SpeedEDIT™, 3D
Arsenal™, and
LightWave 3D®.
- The TriCaster family of products include: TriCaster, TriCaster
VM, TriCaster PRO and TriCaster STUDIO which are trademarks
of NewTek, Inc.
- SpeedEDIT, VT[5], iVGA, LiveSet, LiveMatte, 3D Arsenal and
LightWave Rendition are trademarks of NewTek, Inc.
- LightWave and LightWave 3D are registered trademarks of
NewTek.
All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
Contact:
Doug Wright
Giles Communication
+1-914-798-4115
dwright@giles.com |
