CNN and Vizrt Win Award for Innovative Content Management at IBC2011

Sept. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Bergen, Norway, Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ).  As one of the premiere broadcast news organizations in the world, CNN developed a unified media asset management workflow based upon technology from Vizrt, as well as Adobe, Apple, IPV, Omneon, Sony, JVC, and Telestream.

Vizrt also received special recognition for its collaboration with ProSieben in the area of media asset management.

As a long-time Vizrt customer, CNN has been building out its extensive, high-performance media ingest and media content management workflow based upon such Vizrt systems as Viz Ardome for media asset management and Viz Media Engine for video management and multi-platform distribution.

With as many as 90 HD feeds concurrently streaming into its Atlanta and New York production centers, CNN has one of the most demanding media asset management applications in the world. The content is fed to 90 Apple Final Cut Pro edit suites, and 20,000 media assets are created each week. The video is then visible to thousands of CNN viewers around the world.

The digital architecture managing the content is founded on MXF as the single common format across hundreds of devices. The result is a location-independent production strategy, rather than forcing the work to be done close to the point of acquisition. Metadata is captured close to origination, and the common user experience means that staff can move freely between geographies, channels and programs.

“We’re extremely pleased to help support and facilitate CNN’s groundbreaking global news gathering and distribution efforts,” said Petter Ole Jakobsen, Vizrt’s Chief Technical Officer. “Our products and solutions also benefit from continual refinement as we strive to meet the needs of one of the most highly respected news broadcast companies in the world.”

IBC Innovation Awards are given to broadcasters or media enterprises that implement innovative projects that drive their creativity or commercial efficiency forward. While these awards recognize technological advancements, their true focus is on the way that the technology is applied to the benefit of the user’s operation.

About Vizrt:
Vizrt provides real-time 3D graphics and asset management tools for the broadcast industry and media houses – from award-winning animations & maps to online publishing tools. Vizrt’s products are used by the world’s leading broadcasters and publishing houses, including: CNN, CBS, Fox, the BBC, BSkyB, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, NHK, The Globe and Mail, Times Online, The Telegraph, and Welt Online. Furthermore, many world-class production houses and corporate institutions such as the Stock Exchanges in New York and London use Vizrt systems.

Vizrt is a public company traded on the Oslo Main List: VIZ, ISIN: IL0010838154.

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