Chyron Resides At NAB 2000's eTV World Broadcast Demonstration Center

Clarinet, CG Interactive At Work In The eLiving Room

30-Mar-00

In a special exhibit at the 2000 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, visitors to the eTV World Broadcast Demo Center (Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 10-13) can cozy up to some exciting new media advances from Chyron Corporation. These will include a number of key products that target the internet streaming video and audio market and the interactive television market. Displayed in the comfort of the eLiving room, users can get hands-on in a typical consumer TV viewing area, complete with a couch and lounge chair. There, they will enjoy the action via Chyron's new product CG Interactive. The featured demos highlight Microsoft, MSNBC, RespondTV, The Weather Channel, and ViziWorx. ""Chyron is on the fast track with some major companies in the development of new media tools,"" says Chyron CEO Roger Henderson. ""We expect these relationships to make a big impact in terms of where media is heading, as well as support Chyron's commitment to staying at the forefront of new media product development."" Also on display from Chyron's Pro-Bel division will be the new Clarinet, the broadcast compliant streaming media coder that represents a significant advance in simple ""plug and stream"" solutions. Ideal for ease in broadcast station media streaming, live event Webcasts, and e-commerce, Clarinet is designed specifically with broadcast compliant inputs and streaming media output. ""We believe that a product like Clarinet is especially important now that broadband Internet services are available to so many users,"" notes Chyron Vice President of Sales, Rich Hajdu. ""eTV World will be the perfect way to show the usefulness of Clarinet and CG Interactive to viewers, as well as demonstrating Chyron's expanding role in the internet and new media interactivity."" Chyron Corporation, through its Chyron Graphics and Pro-Bel divisions, has established itself as the worldwide leader in the innovation and development of integrated broadcast graphic systems and distribution systems, including products that meet the demands of digital and high-definition television. Chyron Graphics provides a broad range of leading-edge hardware and software products, including paint and animation systems, character generators and digital graphics systems, along with stillstore and clipstore packages. Pro-Bel manufactures products and systems for broadcast routing, distribution and transmission automation. The company is also involved in developing new media products for internet-related markets. For more information about Chyron products and services, please visit the company Web site at http://www.chyron.com.

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