The contract with Vizrt will allow the production company to produce a weather show, driven by the Vizrt graphics software.

At the recently completed IBC convention this year, Vizrt announced the integration of its product line with the Omneon Spectrum media server system.

Vizrt --producer of 2D and 3D real-time graphics--will demo its product line at NAB2005 in Las Vegas. The Viz|Content Pilot content management software, the HD version of Viz|Trio character generator system and a localized version of Viz|Weather 3D software for local forecasts are all part of the Bergen, Norway-ba

The station acquired $1.9 M worth of gear for a second round of upgrades.

CBS News has signed a $600,000 deal with Vizrt to replace its existing graphics hardware platform with Vizrt graphics software operating on PCs. A customer of Vizrt's since 1997, CBS News also added four additional systems and acquired its first six Viz|Trio CG systems. Viz|Trio is a real-time 2D and 3D characte

Vizrt Ltd. has signed a deal worth USD $520,000 for the implementation of broadcast graphics solutions with a Korean TV channel.

Thomson has announced a contract from DIRECTV for its transmission products.

Ascent Media Systems & Technology Services (a unit of Ascent Media Network Services) has been awarded a multi-year contract by FOX Networks Engineering & Operations.