[CHY forms yet another technology alliance for ITV.]
Thursday February 15, 8:45 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Blue Zone, Inc.
Blue Zone, Inc. and Chyron Corporation form technology
alliance
MediaBZ(TM) and Lyric(TM) to Join Forces in Interactive TV
Deployments
MELVILLE, NY, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ - Blue Zone, Inc. (Nasdaq:
BLZN - news), the interactive broadcast solutions company,
and Chyron Corporation (NYSE: CHY - news), a world leader in
the development and delivery of products and services in the
media casting market, today signed a technology alliance to
advance convergence broadcasting.
This partnership will create the next level of real-time
interactive television (ITV). Designed to benefit
broadcasters, Blue Zone and Chyron's joint initiative will
harmonize Blue Zone's MediaBZ(TM) software with Chyron's
Lyric creation and playback graphics package. Broadcasters
will now have the ultimate end-to-end, real-time interactive
television solution.
Blue Zone's ``author once, publish many'' content management
software MediaBZ enables broadcasters and content creators to
easily create enhanced interactive content from any internet
terminal in the world, and simultaneously publish it to
television, ITV, the Internet, WAP-enabled cell phones and
other hand-held digital devices. Chyron Corporation is the
world's leading manufacturer of television broadcast graphics
hardware and software. Chyron's interactive television
production and authoring tools integrate seamlessly with
their existing customers' production equipment and personnel.
``Combining Chyron's talent for on-air graphics with Blue
Zone's interactive technology results in a powerful solution
that will transform broadcasting and create the definitive
platform for ITV and broadband delivery,'' said Blue Zone
CEO, Bruce Warren. ``Chyron's extensive capabilities and
significant market penetration will help Blue Zone expand our
client base into U.S. and international markets. Together we
are developing the future of on-air and online convergence.''
``Blue Zone has created leading edge interactive tools
supporting a broad range of platforms,'' said Bill Hendler,
VP of Chyron's Interactive Division. ``By integrating our
production and content creation tools with Blue Zone's
MediaBZ, we can offer a unique cross platform solution for
broadcasters.''
Through the powerful combination of Lyric and MediaBZ,
broadcasters will be able to manage all their publishing
needs and media assets from one central control system. The
partnership will focus on the development, manufacture and
marketing of an integrated offering based on the two
company's newest products.
Under the terms of the alliance, Blue Zone and Chyron will
benefit from increased features and service offerings created
by connecting their products. Additional advantages of the
partnership include joint integration assistance, certified
training programs, technical support and consulting services.
About Chyron
Chyron Corporation (NYSE: CHY - news) 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, interactive television,
enabling the highest quality experience to be delivered to
consumers.
Chyron Corporation's existing customer base is comprised of
nearly all television stations and TV networks throughout
Europe and North America. With offices in the U.K., France,
Hong Kong and U.S., and a client list that includes the
world's leading broadcasters, Chyron has been providing the
owners of content with value-added products and services for
over 30 years.
About Blue Zone
Blue Zone makes you interactive. Advancing broadcasters and
telecommunications companies for more than ten years, Blue
Zone is a global leader in interactive solutions. The
company's MediaBZ software is the world's first convergence
product that enables broadcasters to create, manage and
cross-publish interactive content to multiple platforms from
a Web-based interface. Blue Zone's clients - including
Canada's number one news organization CTV - use customized
MediaBZ software to unite and enhance TV, Web, radio and
print content, together with interactive advertising and e-
commerce. With MediaBZ, broadcasters simultaneously publish
to television, interactive televisions with set-top boxes,
the Web, handheld digital devices, cell phones and other WAP-
enabled devices. Blue Zone has applied for patents for the
MediaBZ suite of products. Convergence is here.(TM)
www.bluezone.net
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SOURCE: Blue Zone, Inc. |
