SWR Brings Graphics To Life With Chyron

Reading, UK - 5th December 2005: Chyron Corporation (OTC BB: CYRO) has announced a major order from German public broadcaster, Südwestrundfunk (SWR). The contract, including training, commissioning and support, was handled by Chyron GmbH in Wiesbaden.

SWR, a large station in Germany’s public broadcasting network ARD, has added to its existing Chyron infrastructure by installing four of Chyron’s flagship Duet HyperX Character Generators (CGs) and three Chyron Duet LEX CGs with the award-winning Lyric compositing application. In addition, Chyron will supply 17 seats of the Lyric application for use with SWR’s AVID non-linear editing suites.

Situated in three locations across Germany including Stuttgart, Baden-Baden and Mainz, the Chyron Duet HyperXs and Chyron Duet LEXs will play a key role in providing SWR with sophisticated, live 2D/3D on-air graphics for its busy sports and news operations.

David Ward, VP and general manager, Chyron EAME commented, “Chyron is delighted to be adding SWR to its growing list of Duet HyperX users in Germany, and with the integration of both on-line and off-line graphics offered by Chyron, SWR will benefit from an unsurpassed level of flexibility in the field of graphics creation.”

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With unwavering clarity of vision, Chyron continues to define and dominate the world of broadcast graphics. Winner of numerous awards, including two Emmys, Chyron has proven itself as the undisputed leader in the industry. From the compact MicroX to the HD/SD-switchable HyperX HD/SD, Chyron’s exceptional Duet product line brings unmatched, 2D and 3D graphics creation and performance to the most demanding studio and mobile operations. Rounding out Chyron’s graphics offerings are still and clip servers, channel branding and telestration systems, and MOS newsroom integration solutions. The ChyTV product line leverages Chyron’s broadcast expertise with video graphics devices for microcasting and digital displays. Chyron has a unique, 30-year history of service and support for its products that far exceeds that of most manufacturers. For more information about Chyron products and services, please visit the company web sites at www.chyron.com and www.chytv.com (OTC BB: CYRO).

From time to time, including in this press release, the Company may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, changes in the industry, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development and results of the Company’s business include, without limitation, the following: product concentration in a mature market, dependence on the emerging digital market and the industry’s transition to DTV and HDTV, consumer acceptance of DTV and HDTV, resistance within the broadcast or cable industry to implement DTV and HDTV technology, use and improvement of the Internet, new technologies that could render certain Chyron products to be obsolete, a highly competitive environment, competitors with significantly greater financial resources, new product introductions by competitors, seasonality, fluctuations in quarterly operating results, ability to maintain adequate levels of working capital, the viability of the OTC Bulletin Board as a trading platform and expansion into new markets.

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Chyron Corporation

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