SAN ANTONIO – May 02, 2011 – NewTek, worldwide leader in portable live production and 3D animation systems, congratulates the winners of their TriCaster™-A-Day Giveaway, the company's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show promotion. At NAB 2011, NewTek gave away four NewTek TriCaster 850 portable live production systems, valued at over $100,000.

 

Drawings to win a TriCaster 850 were held once a day, beginning Monday, April 11 through Thursday, April 14. The winners are:

• Bob Dudley, Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix

• Tony Tidwell, WBII TV20, Ashland, Miss.

• Horane Henry, D3 LED, LLC, New York

• Devin Caldwell, VTV Channel 6/Strata Networks, Vernal, Utah

"Winning the TriCaster 850 is both a thrill and an honor," said Dudley, who manages and operates a TV studio for Phoenix Union High School District. "Prior to winning this, I was already familiar with NewTek's reputation for product excellence. Having this TriCaster system will bring our studio into a long-awaited level of HD production technology."

While this will be Dudley's first experience using NewTek's renowned portable live production system, Caldwell and Henry are both experienced TriCaster users.

According to Caldwell, VTV Channel 6 uses NewTek's first HD system, TriCaster 300. They are now looking forward to using their new TriCaster 850, weekly for in-studio production, and for their high school sports production. Caldwell said, "We will use it (TriCaster 850) on a weekly basis. It's a big upgrade, and we'll start live streaming directly from our venues now."

Henry hopes to use his new TriCaster 850 to create a mobile broadcast studio, although he says he'll probably also use it for work. As a systems engineer for D3 LED, he anticipates using his new TriCaster for many of the challenging live events they do, such as those in Times Square. 

With TriCaster, anyone can simultaneously produce, live stream, broadcast, project and record HD and SD network-style productions. A single operator or small team can switch between multiple cameras, virtual inputs and live virtual sets, while inserting clips, titles and motion graphics with multi-channel effects. TriCaster is used by sports organizations, schools, broadcasters, houses of worship, webcasters, government agencies and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences.

Pricing and Availability
The TriCaster family of products in NTSC is available for education in North America starting at US$4,995 and in multi-standard for US$5,995. For more information, please visit www.newtek.com or call NewTek Sales at 800-368-5441. International callers dial +1-210-370-8000.

About NewTek
Benefiting producers and artists with cost-effective and groundbreaking technologies, NewTek is a worldwide leader in portable live production, video editing, 3D animation and special effects tools, including the TriCaster™ product line, 3Play™ and LightWave 3D®. NewTek has won numerous industry accolades, including two Emmy® Awards.

Clients include: MTV, TWiT.TV, ESPN X Games, New York Giants, NBA Development League, Fox News, BBC, NHL, Nickelodeon, CBS Radio, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports, USA TODAY, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), North American Aerospace Defense Command, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NewTek products have been used in feature films and television shows, including "Avatar," "TinTin," "Repo Men," "V," "Fringe," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "The Fairly OddParents" and more.

NewTek is privately owned and based in San Antonio, Texas.  For more information, please visit: www.newtek.com.

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• TriCaster, TriCaster EXTREME, TriCaster STUDIO and TriCaster BROADCAST are trademarks of NewTek.
• 3Play, IsoCorder, LightWave, TimeWarp, SpeedEDIT, iVGA, LiveSet, LiveMatte, LiveText, DataLink, and 3D Arsenal are trademarks of NewTek.
• LightWave 3D is a registered trademark of NewTek.
• All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

SAN ANTONIO – May 10, 2011 – NewTek, worldwide leader in portable live production and 3D animation systems, takes to the road from May 16 through June 6, 2011, to showcase their new HD portable live production products, including TriCaster™ 850 EXTREME™ and 3Play™ 820. The NewTek Take Control tour features the world's smallest, HD live production vehicle (a smart car), spotlighting the small footprint, portability and ease of use of NewTek products. Kicking off in NewTek's hometown of San Antonio, the tour will stop in six additional cities along the East Coast, Midwest and West Coast.

Sign up to attend an event at www.newtek.com/takecontrol to see demonstrations of TriCaster 850 EXTREME with proprietary IsoCorder™ technology, Apple® Airplay® support, animation store transitions, and much more. NewTek will also showcase 3Play 820, a 10-channel (8-in, 2-out), HD/SD slow motion replay system. Tour participants who pre-register and attend an event will be entered to win a TriCaster 850 EXTREME and other products, valued at over $41,000. Following are the Take Control tour dates and stops. Pre-registration is recommended, as space is limited.

May 16: San Antonio 
May 19: Atlanta 
May 23: Washington DC 
May 26: Chicago 
June 1: San Francisco 
June 2: Los Angeles 
June 6: Dallas

"The NewTek Take Control Tour is a can't miss opportunity to be the first to see brand new products that represent a quantum leap in portable live production. These new products blur the lines between live and post production." said Michael Kornet, chief marketing officer, NewTek. "We will be at great venues with our top presenters and everyone who registers and attends an event will be entered to win a new TriCaster.  After experiencing this tour, producers will look at live production in a whole new light."

With TriCaster, anyone can simultaneously produce, live stream, broadcast, project and record HD and SD network-style productions. A single operator or small team can switch between multiple cameras, virtual inputs and live virtual sets, while inserting clips, titles and motion graphics with multi-channel effects. TriCaster is used by sports organizations, schools, broadcasters, houses of worship, webcasters, government agencies and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences.

Pricing and Availability
The TriCaster family of products in NTSC is available for education in North America starting at US$4,995 and in multi-standard for US$5,995. For more information, please visit www.newtek.com or call NewTek Sales at 800-368-5441. International callers dial +1-210-370-8000.

 

About NewTek
Benefiting producers and artists with cost-effective and groundbreaking technologies, NewTek is a worldwide leader in portable live production, video editing, 3D animation and special effects tools, including the TriCaster™ product line, 3Play™ and LightWave 3D®. NewTek has won numerous industry accolades, including two Emmy® Awards.

Clients include: MTV, TWiT.TV, ESPN X Games, New York Giants, NBA Development League, Fox News, BBC, NHL, Nickelodeon, CBS Radio, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports, USA TODAY, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), North American Aerospace Defense Command, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NewTek products have been used in feature films and television shows, including "Avatar," "TinTin," "Repo Men," "V," "Fringe," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "The Fairly OddParents" and more.

NewTek is privately owned and based in San Antonio, Texas.  For more information, please visit: www.newtek.com.

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• TriCaster, TriCaster EXTREME, TriCaster STUDIO and TriCaster BROADCAST are trademarks of NewTek.
• 3Play, IsoCorder, LightWave, TimeWarp, SpeedEDIT, iVGA, LiveSet, LiveMatte, LiveText, DataLink, and 3D Arsenal are trademarks of NewTek.
• LightWave 3D is a registered trademark of NewTek.
• All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.