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Bergen, Norway, September 9, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

At IBC2010, taking place at RAI Amsterdam from September 9-13, Vizrt (Hall 2, Stand B10), Vizrt will present the Viz Anchor App for the iPad. The application runs natively on Apple’s iPad and allows users to control newsroom playlists, including video and graphics directly from the handheld device.

Vizrt (Hall 2, Stand B10), www.vizrt.com, has announced a new partnership with Zurich-based LiberoVision, www.liberovision.com, (Hall 2, Stand C19), a leading global developer of 3D virtual sports enhancements. LiberoVision is integrating its dedicated Libero rendering engine software with Vizrt’s range of content production software. LiberoVision is well known within the sports broadcast community for its Emmy-nominated 3D technology for sports analysis and virtual replays. Customers include ESPN, NBC, BBC, ZDF, Sky Italia and Televisa.

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At IBC2010, taking place at RAI Amsterdam from September 9-13, Vizrt (Hall 2, Stand B10), Vizrt will introduce Viz Weather 2.2 and Viz World 10.2. These latest versions of Viz Weather and Viz World enhance Vizrt’s extensive product line and strengthen its overall, integrated production workflow.

At IBC 2010, taking place at RAI Amsterdam from September 9-13, 2010, Vizrt will introduce Viz Engine/Viz Artist 3.3 at its booth: Hall 2, Stand B10. As a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, Vizrt is committed to expanding its systems’ functionality and cost-effective workflow to maximize its customers’ creativity and investment.

Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), two of the three major television networks in South Korea, set new benchmarks with their unprecedented coverage of the 2010 quadrennial, national Korean elections. While previous Korean national elections ended at midnight, this closely contested election ran well past midnight, causing both networks to stay live until 5 a.m.

At IBC this year, Vizrt (Hall 2, Stand B10) will demonstrate its evolution into a company with a thoroughly broad approach and an expanding customer base. With a reputation built on industry-leading graphic solutions for high-profile events, Vizrt now possesses a full range of real-time production tools geared for original programming, sports, elections, news, weather, finance, media asset management, character generation, and online publishing and delivery.

At this year's IBC, Vizrt will bring you more of everything. More of our latest product releases, more ways to publish to even more channels and platforms, and of course more new technologies, from stereoscopy to media asset management and online publishing.

At this year’s SIGGRAPH 2010 AMD had an eye catching wall of 40 displays, powered by 10 ATI FirePro™ V8800 graphics accelerators and Viz Video Wall ER™.

The audience at SIGGRAPH 2010 was blown away by the high resolution imagery and complex 3D animations that were displayed on the wall. Each display in the wall had a resolution of 1920x1200, giving a total resolution of 19200 x 4800 pixels or 92 Megapixels.

September 10 - 14, 2010

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Vizrt, a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, announced today that they will show the new Viz Sports Online software package as part of its participation at this year’s IBC convention. Vizrt will be in Hall 2, Stand B10 at the IBC show.

Vizrt, a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, announced today that the company has been chosen by IMPRESA Group, Portugal's largest media group, to supply an Online Suite for its Multimedia Strategy.

More than 200 vistors, 30 demos and presentations, and not to forget the idea exchange over a beer or two during the warm summer evening in Oslo.

Sports Online is a ready-made package for web and mobile sites tailor-made for sports news and events.

The presentations shown at Vizrt's Capital Market Day in June 2010 in Bergen are now available for download.

The latest product demo videos are now available online.

Bergen, Norway, May 27, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

Considered the world’s largest non-sport television production, the Eurovision Song Contest Finale is being broadcast live from the Telenor Arena, in Oslo, Norway during several dates in late May. Started in 1956, the contest has since grown to include two live semi-finals, which are held on the 25th and the 27th of May. NRK, the national public broadcaster of Norway (the winning country in 2009), is the host broadcaster this year. The final broadcast consists of entries from 25 countries. The host nation is pre-qualified for the final, along with the UK, Spain, France and Germany, and the 20 qualifiers from the two Semi-Finals, leading up to the Grand Finale held on May 29th.

We at Vizrt are very passionate about sports. That’s why we have created detailed 3D models of all the stadiums that will be used under the football world championship in South Africa. Just download the data and import the scenes in Viz Artist 2.8 or 3.x.

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Vizrt creates leading-edge content production tools for the digital media industry. Escenic’s multi platform publishing tools together with Vizrt’s award-winning 3D graphics, maps and integrated video workflow applications support publication to the web as well as to the latest mobile devices, such as Apple’s iPad and the Amazon Kindle. Vizrt’s product suite is used by the world’s leading publishing houses and broadcasters, including News International, The Telegraph, Schibsted, Axel Springer, Tele5, Lasexta, Cuatro, CNN+, ETB, TV3, Antena3, RTP, TVI, TVI24, SPORTTV, and FC Barcelona.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? We sure don't think so! Have a look at our Vegas diaries and see for yourself what you might have missed.

Vizrt’s rendering and compositing system, Viz Engine, now offers even more flexibility by supporting the Apple ProRes codec. With the integration of ProRes support in the newest Matrox DSX SDK, Vizrt can now offer compatibility with Final Cut Pro, in addition to the variety of already supported SD and HD formats and codecs. Vizrt will be demonstrating this new functionality at NAB2010 in booth SL5408.

Bergen, Norway, April 5, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

Vizrt and ARC Science Simulations announce their first joint offering, which combines the Viz Engine real-time rendering system and ARC Science Simulations’ OmniGlobe digital spherical display to give global features a natural and realistic appearance. .

Bergen, Norway, March 31, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

If you are planning to attend NAB 2010 with stereoscopic 3DTV in your sights, then Vizrt’s booth is the place to be. Not only will there be powerful, proven stereo 3D technology on display, visitors will also get a glimpse of real-time, stereoscopic 3D HD imagery.

Bergen, Norway, March 31, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

On March 14th TopVision, the Berlin-based OB-Van production company, presented the first live 3D HD Bundesliga football match in Germany.

Visit us at NAB 2010, join our public sessions, and gain some inside knowledge of the latest developments in the industry.

Bergen, Norway, March 25, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

With over a million units sold and over 420,000 titles for free download, Amazon Kindle is rapidly catching on with consumers because it gives them immediate, convenient access to a world of content anywhere they want to receive it. Kindle puts the contents of a massive bookstore and newstand into your hands. This wireless “e-reader” has become a familiar sight in cafes, on trains, on the beach, everywhere people go..

March 22, 2010 - - Sky Sports today announced that it has chosen Vizrt as the core graphics platform for its 3DTV channel, due to launch in April.

With today's viewers demanding more of everything, from more channels, to more platforms, and last but not least more dimensions, no broadcaster can afford to focus on a single strategy alone.

Our latest product releases and new companies joining the Vizrt family provide all the tools necessary to create more exiting content than ever before.

We are looking forward to seeing you at our booth #SL5408 in the South Lower Hall between April 12th and 15th in Las Vegas.

Vizrt and Civolution Join Forces to Reduce Video Piracy With Video Watermarking Technology

Bergen, Norway, March 8, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

Vizrt, a provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, today announced that it is integrating Civolution’s watermarking solution into its Viz Ardome media asset management software. Using Civolution’s NexGuard – Pre-release application, users will have the ability to deter potential piracy threat or trace the source of unauthorized copies of a video asset.

All Vizrt customers can now register for a free ticket to the NAB Show 2010 in Las Vegas!

We are looking forward to seeing you at our booth #SL5408 in the South Lower Hall between April 12th and 15th.

Bergen, Norway, February 24, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

Nowhere is space more precious than on a mobile video unit. Even the 53-foot expando HDTV trucks are densely packed with gear and extremely crowded at air time. And many studio control rooms aren’t much roomier. So one of the most common complaints and requests that manufacturers hear is to pack more firepower into ever smaller boxes.

Listen to the first in our series of Vizrt podcasts.

Vizrt announces that Sakshi TV, a news channel based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, has based its live weather graphics operation entirely upon a Vizrt workflow. Sakshi TV, which is owned by Jagati Publications, is a HDTV channel launched on March 1, 2009 to serve the needs of people in the Andhra Pradesh region of India.

CNN Chile, the country's leading pay television news network, selected PopUp TV, a Santiago-based expert in interactive applications for television and channel branding, to design and implement its election graphics and to refresh the channel's overall branding.

Vizrt, a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, today announced that Norway's main commercial television network, TV2, has placed a USD 1 million order for Vizrt's video clip management system, Viz VideoHub.

Plazamedia is not an average production house. With a long list of first-class outdoor, studio, and sports productions created for customers around the world, the Munich-based company is also well known for using its Open Houses as sneak previews for the most exciting developments in the industry.