San Antonio, TX – – August 14, 2007 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced FOX Sports selected NewTek TriCaster™ to assist in the production of the FOX NFL Preview Special, the first live Webcast of the network's annual preseason NFL summit. The Webcast will air live on FOXSports.com on MSN (http://msn.foxsports.com) Wednesday, August 15th from 10am-3pm (ET). TriCaster's portable, live production broadcast capabilities help FOX Sports bring NFL fans worldwide a unique look into this pre-season meeting where the entire NFL on FOX team including on-air personalities, producers, network executives and assorted special guests are gathered. The Webcast is free to viewers and will be archived for encore presentations.
The preview serves as FOX Sports' official kick-off to the 2007 NFL season and will feature team-by-team analysis, executive presentations, videos and special NFL guests. The attendees and presenters include NFL broadcasters: Terry Bradshaw, Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, Troy Aikman, Joe Buck and FOX Sports chairman & CEO David Hill and FOX Sports president Ed Goren.
"TriCaster makes it possible for FOX Sports to develop these one-of-a-kind events," said Clark Pierce, FOX Sports, Vice President of Emerging Technology. "It's unprecedented to give fans this kind of in-depth, behind-the-scenes coverage. We're really excited to be able to share how the entire FOX Sports team prepares its coverage of the upcoming season."
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.
"It's truly exciting to be part of NFL history," said Philip Nelson, NewTek's Senior Vice President, Strategic Development. "TriCaster makes it possible for NFL fans around the world to get an unprecedented look at how an NFL broadcast partner brings together its entire team to prepare for the upcoming season."

The NFL Preview Special will include:

• Roundtable Discussion with FOX's NFL Experts:
• Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw and Troy Aikman will provide team-by-team breakdowns of the AFC and NFC, and dissect off-season additions and subtractions; rookies; new coaches and their systems; and how each move will impact teams and conferences
• One-on-one interviews -- hosted by FOX Sports' Chris Myers -- featuring Jimmy, Howie, Terry, Troy and others.
• Terry Bradshaw's interviews with NFL stars in his best of "Ten Yards with TB"
• The best of FOX funnyman Frank Caliendo's impersonations
• Former NFL star Jason Sehorn live in L.A. with his divisional previews and predictions
• Fantasy football preview: fantasy guru Mike Harmon goes in-depth and serves up the Top 5 draft picks for each position, plus sleepers, slackers, and the Top 10 overall picks

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