"Every year, the NAB show serves as the launching pad for thousands of new products and services for audio and video professionals," said Tom Butts, editor, TV Technology. "Our panel of editors walked the show floor in search of the most innovative technologies. The products that we selected for the STAR Award made the cut – they demonstrated their ability to help advance the acquisition and distribution of entertainment and information across the media spectrum."

"This award confirms that NewTek 3PLAY is a breakthrough product, literally replay reinvented. It shatters the price and performance barriers for multi-channel, HD/SD replay products," said Jim Plant, chief executive officer, NewTek Inc.  "We want to thank the editors of TV Technology for this preeminent award that establishes 3PLAY as a noteworthy industry innovation."

NewTek 3PLAY's price makes multi-channel, HD/SD slow motion replay available to a much broader base of sports broadcasters, teams, leagues, schools, organizations and live remote producers. 3PLAY delivers synchronized, continuous recording and display of up to three video streams. The system connects to any switcher and supports the output of either a single stream or all three streams to the switcher for complete flexibility in live production. Replays are easily organized to distinguish teams, players, game periods, event types and highlights. 3PLAY supports 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratios.

Pricing and Availability
3PLAY is a native HD device that also supports NTSC SD and is available in North America at US$21,995. 3PLAY is also available in a multi-standard version internationally at US$24,995. 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 TV Technology STAR Award
Now in its tenth year, the TV Technology STAR Awards (Superior Technology Award Recipient) are designed to celebrate and showcase the preeminent technological innovations available to the media industry. During NAB 2009, a panel of judges consisting of TV Technology editors and columnists reviewed a variety of products and services, examined the technical applications and their overall contribution to the industry, and then submitted their award nominees.

About TV Technology
TV Technology is the industry’s leading magazine for technology news and reviews and is celebrating its 26th year covering the television industry. The magazine is published by NewBay  Media LLC, the world’s largest publisher of audio and video publications.

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 3PLAY™, the TriCaster™ product line and LightWave 3D®. NewTek has won numerous industry accolades, including two Emmy® Awards. Clients include: Fox Sports, NHL, NBA Development League, the Horizon League, Fox News, BBC, 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.