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NewTek TriCaster Wins 2009 Streaming Media Readers` Choice Award

NewTek TriCaster chosen as Best Portable Live Encoding Appliance by Streaming Media Readers

November 23, 2009 -- DMN Newswire--2009-11-23--SAN ANTONIO ? November 23, 2009 ? NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that Streaming Media Readers have awarded NewTek TriCaster? a 2009 Readers? Choice Award for Best Portable Encoding Appliance. Streaming Media, led by a team of recognized industry experts, surveyed more than 5,000 consumers to determine that NewTek TriCaster was among the best video and live streaming products across 22 categories.

"The Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards are the only awards of their kind in the online video industry," says Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, editor, Streaming Media magazine. "While other awards focus exclusively on content, this is the only awards program that honors the technology that makes it all possible, and it's definitely the only one where the people decide who wins. And this year, more than 5,000 votes were cast for more than 200 nominees. Clearly, people care deeply about the tools they use to get their jobs done."


"We want to thank video and live stream producers for choosing TriCaster as the best among all portable live production solutions on the market," said Andrew Cross, senior vice president, engineering, NewTek Inc. ?We?re continuing to bring innovative and groundbreaking products to the market, with the upcoming release of TriCaster TCXD300, HD portable live production solution ?

Streaming Media magazine released the winners of its annual Readers? Choice Awards at a special reception at Streaming Media West 2009 on Thursday, November 19, 2009.  Readers cast their votes on the top performing products in each of 22 different categories related to online video and streaming solutions in today?s marketplace.

With TriCaster, anyone can simultaneously produce, live stream, broadcast and project a network-style production. A single operator or small team can produce a live show while switching between as many as six cameras with two DDRs, multi-channel effects and NewTek?s proprietary LiveSet? virtual sets. TriCaster is used by sports organizations, broadcasters, schools, government agencies and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences.

About NewTek Inc.

Benefiting producers and artists with its cost-effective and groundbreaking technologies, NewTek Inc. is a 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: Fox News, BBC, NHL, NBA Development League, MTV, VH1, the Steve Harvey Radio Show, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). NewTek products have been used in blockbuster films and television shows, including ?The Dark Knight,? ?Iron Man,? ?300,? ?Hancock,? ?Tropic Thunder,? ?Battlestar Galactica,? ?Lost,? ?Fringe? and more. NewTek is privately owned and based in San Antonio, Texas.  For more information, please visit: www.newtek.com.

    The TriCaster product line includes TriCaster, TriCaster DUO, TriCaster PRO, TriCaster STUDIO, TriCaster BROADCAST and TCXD300, which are trademarks of NewTek Inc. 3PLAY, DataLink, TriCaster VM, TimeWarp, LiveControl, SpeedEDIT, VT[5], iVGA, LiveSet, LiveMatte, LiveText, LightWave CORE, 3D Arsenal and LightWave Rendition are trademarks of NewTek Inc. LightWave and LightWave 3D are registered trademarks of NewTek Inc. All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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