SVG Europe welcomes new Platinum Sponsor, Vizrt

SVG Europe is delighted to announce a new Platinum Sponsor in the form of Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time 3D graphics and asset management tools for the broadcast industry, encompassing everything from award-winning animations and maps to online publishing tools. The company delivers a number of sports broadcasting products, including the Viz Libero tool that provides 3D replays, slo-mo and more.

At latest count, Vizrt has customers in more than 100 countries worldwide and the list keeps growing each day. Vizrt is able to do this with the strong support of local offices globally. With 40 offices around the world and over 600 employees, Vizrt says that it has been able to add a personal touch for every customer.

Vizrt’s business model provides its customers with complete packages, including hardware, professional services, installations, support, etc. Its main office is situated in Bergen, Norway.

Vizrt products are used by the world’s leading broadcasters and publishing houses, including: CNN, CBS, Fox, BBC, BSkyB, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, NHK, The Globe and Mail, Times Online, The Telegraph, and Welt Online. In addition, many world-class production houses and corporate institutions such as the Stock Exchanges in New York and London use Vizrt systems.

Vizrt offers a number of products suitable for sports broadcasting environments, including: Viz Libero, a sports analysis tool that provides 3D replays, slo-mo and more; Viz Arena, which allows users to place virtual ads on the pitch or track; Viz Trio, which allows all in-game graphics and video to be controlled, yielding a playlist of content that an operator then triggers; and Viz Engine, a real-time compositing enginer that renders all graphics and vide content for the above products.

For more information on Vizrt products and implementation, see www.vizrt.com.