QUESTEC ANNOUNCES
FIRST 1998 NON-CABLE AGREEMENT
WITH WABU TV CHANNEL 68 IN BOSTON
FOR BOSTON RED SOX BROADCASTS
Deer Park, N.Y.
Tuesday, May 11, 1998 - QuesTec
Imaging, Inc. (QuesTec),
(NASD-BB: QSTI), and WABU
Television Channel 68 in Boston
announce an agreement to
incorporate QuesTec's
SuperVisionSM pitch-tracking
system as a broadcast
enhancement, video replay and
analysis tool during WABU's 1998
broadcast coverage of the Boston
Red Sox. This agreement marks the
first "over-the-air,"
non-cable contract for QuesTec
during 1998 and marks the largest
viewer market the SuperVisionSM
system has ever been shown in to
date -- bringing SuperVisionSM to
Boston's Fenway Park for the
first time ever as WABU
broadcasts Red Sox baseball to
over 11 million adult viewers.
SuperVisionSM is marketed for
$2,000 per game for each WABU
broadcast from Fenway Park and
for each away broadcast from
other stadiums. QuesTec currently
has the SuperVisionSM system
cabled in 11 major league
stadiums, with plans already in
place to increase that number
throughout the 1998 season.
SuperVisionSM is
used during broadcasts as a video
replay, and to assist
commentators in the analysis of
key pitches, pitcher/batter
match-ups and key at bats. As
part of this agreement
SuperVisionSM will be used as a
replay at least eight times
during each broadcast, while
Channel 68 announcers Sean
McDonough and Jerry Remy will be
able to see every pitch thrown
instantly rendered by
SuperVisionSM, on a video-monitor
in their broadcast booth.
As a video source,
SuperVisionSM instantly provides
viewers with a three-dimensional
view of individual pitches,
including the speed and
trajectory of the ball from its
release-point to the back of home
plate. This instant
three-dimensional rendering of
actual pitches graphically
illustrates the difference
between a slider, curveball,
forkball or fastball -- enhancing
the broadcast for commentators
and viewers alike. In addition,
any pitch from any inning can
belater recalled and displayed at
any time during the game, or a
number of pitches can be shown in
any sequence as a single group or
as a split-screen-comparison.
These two features are very
effective in illustrating key
pitches, key at bats and
pitcher/batter match-ups. As an
enhancement tool, the
SuperVisionSM system certainly
raises the level of broadcast
coverage and increases viewer
interest.
Those of us at
QuesTec are very excited about
the positive reception the
SuperVisionSM system has received
in the New England area. Interest
in the new technology has already
generated an article in the
Friday, April 10 Boston Globe,
and a nice mention by the Boston
Herald in the Sunday, May 3
edition. Furthermore, Channel 68
is planning to air a pre-game
special within the next two weeks
that will highlight QuesTec and
further explain the SuperVisionSM
system to viewers. As QuesTec's
Christopher J. Malone, recently
commented, "It's great to
see that a place like Boston,
with such a rich baseball
tradition and one of the most
treasured baseball monuments --
in the form of Fenway Park -- is
so receptive and excited about
SuperVisionSM. It's truly a
marriage between what's old and
what's new in baseball, and it
looks like a great match."
QuesTec develops and
markets proprietary software
systems that capture, render, and
display real-time graphic
simulations that can be applied
to sports entertainment, display
media, business and industry.
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For more information
on QuesTec Imaging, Inc. contact
Mike Russo at (631) 243-1880 or
visit www.questec.com.
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management and they accept
responsibility for its contents
and forward looking statements.
Michael Russo - President
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