HYPERX3 to enable NBC with full on-air graphics capability during its coverage of the Vancouver Winter Games, February 12-28, 2010

MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chyron (Nasdaq: CHYR) has been selected to provide a full complement of HYPERX3's to NBC for the network's coverage of the Vancouver Winter Games, February 12-28.  The announcement was made today by Philip Paully, Director of Graphics Engineering and Operations, NBC Olympics and Michael Wellesley-Wesley, CEO, Chyron.  

The HYPERX3 systems will be utilized for on-air NBC-generated graphics being broadcast from the International Broadcast Center (IBC), as well as remote venues.  Having collaborated on the Beijing Olympic Games, Chyron will once again aid NBC in Vancouver with its spectacular Olympic Winter Games coverage.

Wellesley-Wesley said, "We are proud to be a part of the on-going broadcasting history that is NBC's production of the Olympic Winter Games."

Paully said, "The HYPERX3 systems offer us the ability to display more intricate graphics at a speed much faster than previously capable in a live-to-air graphics production."

About NBC Olympics:

NBC has broadcast 11 Olympics, the most Olympics broadcast by any network. NBC surpassed ABC's 10 Olympics with the 2008 Beijing Games, the most watched television event in U.S. history with 215 million viewers.

The 2010 Vancouver Games mark the sixth of an unprecedented seven consecutive Olympic broadcasts by NBC Sports. The impressive streak began with the 2000 Sydney Games and continues through the 2012 London Games. NBC has broadcast eight of the last 10 Olympic Games, both summer and winter; Vancouver will mark the ninth out of the last 11.

About Chyron

As the pioneer of Graphics as a Service for all digital video media Chyron continues to define the world of digital and broadcast graphics with Web, Mobile, HD, 3D, and newsroom integration solutions. Winner of numerous awards, including two Emmys, Chyron has proven itself as a leader in the industry with sophisticated graphics offerings that include Chyron's AXIS Graphics online content creation software, HD/SD switchable on-air graphics systems, clip servers, channel branding and telestration systems, graphic asset management and XMP integration solutions, and the award-winning WAPSTR mobile phone newsgathering application, as well as digital signage. For more information about Chyron products and services please visit the Company's websites at www.chyron.com, www.chytv.com and www.axisgraphics.tv (NASDAQ: CHYR).

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