Chyron Announces First European WAPSTR Installation at Major Spanish Broadcaster Antena 3.READING, England -- 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. In the United States the graphics (e.g. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: CYRO) has today announced the first European installation of its WAPSTR mobile phone application at Spanish broadcaster Antena 3. Chyron's Spanish partner ClearCom carried out the installation. Since mid-December, Spanish television network and media company, Antena 3, has been inviting viewers of its new morning magazine show, Espejo PE[bar]blico to send questions, comments, birthday pictures and video via their mobile phones. These are then displayed in the lower third of the screen throughout the programme, using WAPSTR, in conjunction with Antena 3's Chyron Chyron may refer to:
WAPSTR, which was launched at IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention 2006 receiving a number of industry awards, allows broadcasters to air viewer generated breaking news video and snapshots thereby allowing viewers to act as Citizen Journalists, or Waparazzi! This enhanced interaction between viewer and broadcaster builds interest and loyalty and lays the foundation for a completely new viewer experience based on interactivity. The system ensures that content sent by viewers is quickly made available to journalists and producers for inclusion in the broadcast, via Chyron's graphics systems. JesE[bar]s Martinez Barbero, Antena 3's Engineering Director commented, "WAPSTR is a revolutionary product that builds relationships between broadcasters and viewers. Television has traditionally been based on a push concept - broadcasters push content to viewers - until now. Thanks to WAPSTR, viewers can play a major role in our programming, with the minimum of day to day involvement from our technical staff." Michael Wellesley-Wesley, Chyron's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. added, "Chyron is delighted to announce this key installation of WAPSTR at Antena 3. Chyron strives to develop user friendly software-based solutions for content creation and management in the digital video realm and WAPSTR is changing the face of news and entertainment programming. Inherent in WAPSTR, is the potential to generate new, incremental revenue streams for our broadcast customers and as such we anticipate strong demand for this software in 2007." ANTENA 3 is the first Spanish Media Group active in the free to air TV and radio broadcasting The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. sectors quoted in the Spanish Stock Exchange. The company also operates in other areas under the following trademarks: ANTENA 3 free to air (TV broadcasting), ONDA ONDA Office National des Aéroports (French) CERO (radio), EUROPA FM (radio), ATRES ATRES Association for the Teaching of Religious Education in Scotland ATRES Resume of Atomic Post Strike Results Report ADVERTISING (media exclusive operator), MOVIERECORD (advertising in movie theatres) and UNIPUBLIC (sports events organiser). About Chyron With unwavering clarity of vision, Chyron continues to define and dominate the world of broadcast graphics. Winner of numerous awards, including two Emmys, Chyron has proven itself as the undisputed leader in the industry. From the entry-level MicroX to the HD/SD-switchable HyperX with Lyric PRO, Chyron's exceptional product line brings unmatched, 2D and 3D graphics creation and performance to the most demanding studio and mobile operations. Rounding out Chyron's graphics offerings are still and clip servers, channel branding and telestration systems, MOS (1) (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) See MOSFET. (2) (Mean Opinion Score) The quality of a digitized voice line. It is a subjective measurement that is derived entirely by people listening to the calls and scoring the results from newsroom integration solutions and the award-winning WAPSTR mobile phone newsgathering news·gath·er·ing adj. Of, relating to, or involving the research and reportage of news: a worldwide newsgathering operation. news application. The ChyTV product line leverages Chyron's broadcast expertise with video graphics devices for microcasting and digital displays. Chyron holds a patent on technology that enables the integration of live television graphics data with a broad range of interactive media platforms and consumer electronics devices. Chyron has a unique, 40-year history of service and support for its products that far exceeds that of most manufacturers. For more information about Chyron products and services, please visit the company web sites at www.chyron.com and www.chytv.com (OTC BB:CYRO.OB). Product images available upon request |
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