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NewTek TriCaster™ TCXD300 and 3PLAY™
to Replace Live TV Trucks at ESPN Winter X Games" 14
HD portable live production and instant replay systems
to provide live venue video and replays to event audience |
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Bordeaux, France – February 11th 2010 – NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, has announced that its TriCaster™ TCXD300 high definition/standard definition (HD/SD) portable live production systems and 3PLAY™ HD/SD slow motion replay systems will provide live venue video and instant replay at the ESPN Winter X Games" 14 in Aspen, Colorado (USA), January 28 to 31. Two TriCaster/3PLAY live production teams will replace and expand the capabilities that were previously provided by an expensive TV truck.
“Winter X Games is the world’s premier action sports event and our fans expect us to push the limit not only in sports but in the fan experience,” said Kate Nelligan, live event programming producer, ESPN X Games. “NewTek TriCaster and 3PLAY allow us to produce more live exclusive content for each venue, bringing the fans even closer to the action.”
“NewTek TriCaster TCXD300 and 3PLAY give venue and event management the ability to provide audiences with HD live venue video and instant replay coverage of the highest quality, without incurring the expense and resources of traditional live TV trucks,” said Philip Nelson, senior vice president, strategic development, NewTek. “At the same time, this maintains the network-quality that audiences have come to expect from large broadcasters, such as ESPN.”
With TriCaster, anyone can simultaneously produce, live stream, broadcast and project HD and SD network-style productions. A single operator or small team can create sophisticated productions while switching between multiple cameras, virtual inputs and live virtual sets, while automatically inserting clips, titles and motion graphics with multichannel effects. In addition to being used by ESPN X Games, TriCaster is used by sports organizations, broadcasters, schools, houses of worship, government agencies and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences.
NewTek 3PLAY's price makes multi-channel, HD/SD slow motion replay available to a much broader base of sports broadcasters, teams, leagues, schools, organizations and live remote producers. 3PLAY delivers synchronized, continuous recording and display of up to three video streams. The system connects to any switcher and supports the output of either a single stream or all three streams to the switcher for complete flexibility in live production. Replays are easily organized in separate lists using color coding to distinguish teams, players, game periods, event types and highlights. 3PLAY supports 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratios.
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The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on extreme action sports. The Winter X Games is a competition compiled of the greatest winter action sport athletes from around the world, all competing for medals and prize money on an annual basis. The competition contains day and evening events including skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling.
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ESPN (originally an abbreviation for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.
Visit their website: http://espn.go.com.
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TriCaster TCXD300 is available in multi-standard for EUR 14,995 / GBP 12,999 +VAT and multi-standard version of 3PLAY is available at EUR 19,995 / GBP 17,999 +VAT.
For more information, please visit www.newtek-europe.com or call NewTek Europe Sales at +33(0) 5 57 262 262. To locate the nearest Authorized NewTek Europe Reseller, please visit http://www.newtek-europe.com/uk/purchase/resellers.html.
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About NewTek & 3D Storm - NewTek Europe |
Benefiting producers and artists with its cost-effective and ground-breaking technologies, NewTek Inc. is a leader in portable live production, video editing, 3D animation and special effects tools, including the TriCaster™ product line and LightWave 3D®. NewTek has won numerous industry accolades, including two Emmy® Awards. NewTek products have been used in blockbuster films and television shows, including “Avatar”, “Angels and Demons”, “The Dark Knight”, “Iron Man”, “V”, “FlashForward”, “Battlestar Galactica”, “Lost”, “Fringe” and more. Clients include: Airbus, BBC, the EU Parliament, France TV, Mediaset, RTBF, RTL, SISLive, Twit.TV, CBS Radio, ESPN X Games, Fox News, MTV, Nickelodeon and NORAD. NewTek is privately owned and based in San Antonio, Texas.
NewTek products are distributed and supported in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Pakistan by 3D Storm - NewTek Europe, located near Bordeaux, France.
For more information:
www.newtek-europe.com
www.3dstorm.eu |
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Europe
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www.newtek-europe.com
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The TriCaster family of products include: TriCaster, TriCaster VM, TriCaster PRO, TriCaster STUDIO TriCaster BROADCAST and TriCaster TCXD300 which are trademarks of NewTek, Inc.
TimeWarp, Live Control, SpeedEDIT, VT[5], iVGA, LiveSet, LiveMatte, LiveText,
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. |
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