QuesTec.com's TennisProView Selected
as Content of Choice for the ATP Tour's Masters
Series
Deer
Park, N.Y. Friday, March 31, 2000
QuesTec.com, Inc. (QuesTec), (NQBEQS Stock
Symbol: QSTI) and Gearhouse Broadcast Ltd. of
Wembley, Middlesex, England announce an
agreement to integrate QuesTecs
TennisProView (TM) virtual replay system into
televised coverage of the newly formed Tennis Masters
Series for
ATP
Tour
Tennis. Gearhouse Broadcast Ltd. is the equipment and
facilities provider for television rights holder
of the ATP Tour and Tennis Masters Series ISL Worldwide, of Lucerne, Switzerland.
As part of this new agreement, QuesTecs
TennisProView will be featured on the world feed
of Masters Series events, broadcast to over 190
countries by ISL Worldwide. This contract will
generate in excess of US$350,000 in revenue for
QuesTec this year.
TennisProView uses
QuesTecs patented motion-tracking
technology to capture live action during match
play tennis and instantly create a
computer-generated, three-dimensional view of the
exact trajectory, movement, speed and location of
each serve. TennisProViews unique 3D
perspective can be shown from any angle or zoom
level and the system can display multiple serves
to illustrate "spray-charts." Without a
doubt, TennisProView will bring an exciting new
edge to the networks broadcast commentary
and add a unique replay option.
Last year ISL
reached a ten-year, $1.2 billion agreement with
the ATP Tour for the exclusive marketing,
broadcast and licensing rights for the ATP Tour,
the ATP Tour World Championships and the Masters
Series events. ISL envisions enormous growth in
the TV audience for ATP Tour events with the
advent of the Masters Series. As ISLs
Managing Director, Daniel Beauvois, explained,
"We see huge global potential in mens
tennis as a true entertainment sport in the same
way as we did in football
.for so many
years."
ISL has pledged
"consistent high quality broadcasting
standards and new production techniques to
showcase the game to television spectators."
TennisProView will be a new and exciting
production tool for ISL as it works to showcase
tennis on TV.
The Tennis Masters
Series is part of the newly introduced ATP
Champions Race, where the player who accumulates
the most points by the end of the year becomes
the world's number one ranked player. All the top
players in the world are required to compete at
all nine Tennis Masters Series tournaments, which
include Indian Wells (March 13 19);
the Ericsson Open (March 23 April 2);
Monte Carlo (April 17 23); Roma (May 8
14); Hamburg (May 15 21); Toronto
(July 31 August 6); Cincinnati (August 7
13); Stuttgart (October 30 November
5); Paris (November 13 19); and the Tennis
Masters Cup, Lisboa (November 28 December
3.)
Worldwide TV
coverage of the Masters Series events will
feature the best players in the world, using
TennisProView to highlight the "rocket"
serves of players like Pete Sampras and Mark
Phillippoussis, and the slicing "kick"
serves of players like Tim Henman. TennisProView
has already been featured at the Masters
Series first two events (Indian Wells and
the Ericsson Open) with an overwhelmingly
positive response from ISL.
As ISL
Productions Managing Director, John Davis,
says, "TennisProView virtual replays from
QuesTec have brought a sensational production
element to the ATP Masters Series programming.
Within a couple of seconds from a point being
played the replay is ready to show in virtual
graphics where the ball actually landed and the
speed it had been travelling at. Whether an
ace-serve or disputed line-call, TennisProView is
giving millions of television viewers worldwide a
unique insight into the game of tennis. Watch
your screens for more WOW factors in
the coming months."
QuesTec is equally
excited about the new relationship and with the
prospect of future developments in tennis
coverage as well. As QuesTec's New Media Manager,
Chris Malone, stated, "We are thrilled to
work with ISL and its partners to enhance the
coverage of ATP Tour Tennis. ISL's Internet
rights and our eReplays.com services provide the
perfect combination to expand our New Media
offerings for the sport of tennis. Our experience
in Internet distribution of baseball content for
the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and
World Series will allow us to quickly enhance the
overall tennis experience in a variety of
mediums."
"Our
relationship with Gearhouse Broadcast and ISL
Worldwide clearly defines QuesTecs
technology as the content of choice for virtual
replays and serve analysis for the newly formed
ATP Tours Masters Series," said Edward
Plumacher, Founder of QuesTec.com.
"QuesTecs TennisProView technology
provides tennis fans worldwide with a unique and
informative perspective of the game. We will
continue to work closely with Gearhouse and ISL
to expand our content offerings to help promote
ATP Tour tennis, and add to the fans overall
experience of the game."
QuesTec provides
real-time motion capture, replay and analysis
products for sports entertainment, display media,
business and industry. The company develops
real-time virtual replays and eSports technology
for mainstream professional sports and
entertainment. QuesTec's technology offers unique
content and visualization for the convergence of
today's emerging digital media.
For more
information on QuesTec Imaging, Inc. contact the
company at (516) 243-1880 or visit www.questec.com. For more information on
eReplays, please visit www.ereplays.com.
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