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Chyron's Interactive TV Tools Win Editors' 'Pick of Show' Award at NAB; DigitalTV Chooses Lyric iTV and CG Interactive Combined as Best Interactive Television System.


Business, Entertainment & Technology Editors

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2001

Chyron Corporation Chyron Corporation is a Melville, NY based company founded in 1966. The company develops and manufactures on screen graphics solutions for the broadcast industry.

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), a leading provider of high-end broadcast technology, was chosen by DigitalTV as the recipient of its Editors' "Pick of Show" award for Interactive Television System during NAB 2001.

Created to fulfill the growing demand from interactive television networks for more powerful, user-friendly products, Lyric iTV and CG Interactive are the first dedicated iTV authoring and production tools for the professional television graphics environment.

"We appreciate the recognition shown by the editors of DigitalTV for our iTV authoring and production tools," according to according to
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 Bill Hendler, VP of Chyron's Interactive Division. "We hope that we can help enable the crucial involvement of television professionals in the emerging Interactive Television market."

Lyric iTV and CG Interactive were shown running on the Microsoft TV Microsoft TV is a division within Microsoft Corporation that develops software platforms for use in set top boxes to access programming over a Cable TV network. It provides integrated audio, video and data services over a single network.  platform at Chyron's NAB booth.

"Microsoft TV recognized early on how important Chyron's leadership role would be in speeding the creation of interactive TV," said David Witus, director of content programs, Microsoft TV Group. "Chyron Chyron may refer to:
  • Lower third, graphics that take up the lower area of the screen
  • Chyron Corporation, develops and manufactures on screen graphics solutions for the broadcast industry
See also
  • Chiron (disambiguation)
 is a valued member of the Microsoft TV Developer Program and is a vital industry player in the effort to help today's broadcasters more easily create tomorrow's interactive TV experiences. Microsoft TV congratulates Chyron on its `Pick of Show' award at this year's NAB Conference. It's a well-deserved honor."

Lyric iTV provides iTV content creation and deployment features useful for both traditional television graphics artists and iTV content developers. Now television professionals and iTV producers can maintain a consistent look and feel between television and iTV graphics, enabling them to utilize existing graphics, equipment, and personnel. Lyric iTV is the next generation of Chyron's premier television graphics software.

CG Interactive is an Interactive Television upgrade package for Chyron's popular iNFiNiT! family and Duet Character Generator (1) Circuitry that converts data characters into dot patterns for a display screen.

(2) A device that creates text characters that are superimposed onto video frames.
 systems. CG Interactive allows Interactive TV content to be automatically inserted into the television signal, linked to on-air graphics. The simple, intuitive user interface enables iTV content to be associated with Chyron graphics templates to create state-of-the-art synchronous enhanced television productions.

About Chyron

Chyron Corporation is the world leader in the development and delivery of products and services in the media casting market - an area which delivers media to consumers that includes high definition TV, standard definition TV, interactive TV or any form of broadband. The Company provides broadcast graphics, high bandwidth and multi media signals, streaming media technology and content management. Chyron is the only global company with 30 years of expertise and technology to provide the services and solutions for streaming media and interactive television, enabling the highest quality experience to be delivered to consumers.

Chyron Corporation's existing customer base is comprised of nearly all TV stations and TV networks throughout Europe and North America. With offices in the U.K., France, Hong Kong and U.S. and an enviable client list that includes the world's leading broadcasters, Chyron has been providing the owners of content with value added Value Added

The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers.

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 products and services for over 30 years.

For more information about Chyron products and services, please visit the Company website at http://www.chyron.com or contact Chyron Corporation, 5 Hub Drive, Melville, NY 11747. TEL TEL Telephone
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: 1-631-845-2000; FAX: 1-631-845-3896; EMAIL See e-mail. : info@chyron.com.

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