The Briefing Room

NewTek TriCaster™ to also produce and live stream Global Media Awards

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – January 5, 2009 – NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced today that its TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system was chosen by TV Worldwide to produce and live stream the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) 60th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards and the inaugural Global Media Awards at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009 in Las Vegas.

To access these live streams, visit TV Worldwide’s Internet TV channel for the digital media industry: tvmainstream.com:

The Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. CST/7:00 p.m. PST

The Global Media Awards

Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. CST/7:00 p.m. PST

“The NATAS Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards audience is filled with people that expect a certain level of quality from any project that they are viewing,” said Dave Gardy, chairman and chief executive officer, TV Worldwide. “TriCaster gives us the ability to add high-end broadcast production value to the awards webcast and stay within the limits of our budget.”

“This is the second year in a row that TV Worldwide has chosen NewTek TriCaster to produce and live stream key events at CES,” said Philip Nelson, the senior vice president of strategic development, NewTek Inc. “NewTek TriCaster is constantly helping networks and others expand their audiences’ viewing experience, it seems like a natural fit for such a ground-breaking device to be a part of the event that honors innovation in the television industry.”

The live streams will also be available at www.tvworldwide.com.

With TriCaster, anyone can produce network-style live video and distribute the event simultaneously to web, video and projector. A single operator or small team can produce a live show while switching between as many as six cameras with two VCR’s, multi-channel effects and NewTek’s proprietary LiveSet™ virtual sets. In addition to being used by TV Worldwide to stream the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) 60th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards and the Global Media Awards at CES 2009, TriCaster has been used by broadcasters, sports organizations, corporate communications departments, government agencies, schools and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences.

Pricing and Availability

The TriCaster family of products in NTSC is available in North America starting at US$3,995. The TriCaster family of products is available in multi-standard internationally beginning at US$6,995. Educational pricing is also available. For more information, please visit www.NewTek.com or call NewTek Sales at 800-368-5441, international callers dial +1-210-370-8000.

About NewTek Inc.

Benefiting producers and artists with its cost-effective and ground-breaking technologies, NewTek Inc. is a leader in portable live production, video editing, 3D animation and special effects tools, including the TriCaster™ product line 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.

About TV Worldwide

Founded in 1999, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) developed the first Internet TV network of community-based Internet TV channels, primarily targeting niche professional communities ranging from the Maritime industry to the Digital Media sector. Known by many in the industry as “Internet TV for Smart People”, Fortune 500 companies, 15 federal government agencies, and numerous International associations including the National Association of Broadcasters, utilize TV Worldwide’s live and archived state-of-the art video streaming content applications and Internet TV channels. In recognition of the company’s unique achievements in new media, TV Worldwide was selected by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to webcast the Daytime Emmy Awards and the 59th Annual Emmy awards for Technology and Engineering in both 2007 and 2008. CEO Dave Gardy has been honored by Streaming Media Magazine in 2008 as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Streaming Media. Mr. Gardy also currently serves as the President of the International Webcasting Association (IWA) (www.webcasters.org).

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The TriCaster family of products include: TriCaster, TriCaster DUO, TriCaster PRO, TriCaster STUDIO and TriCaster BROADCAST, which are trademarks of NewTek Inc.

DataLink, TriCaster VM, TimeWarp, LiveControl, SpeedEDIT, VT[5], iVGA, LiveSet, LiveMatte, LiveText, 3D Arsenal and LightWave Rendition are trademarks of NewTek Inc.

LightWave and LightWave 3D are registered trademarks of NewTek Inc.

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