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Chyron and Turner Broadcasting Sign Long-Term Agreement

Melville, NY (Nov. 20, 2001) -- Chyron Corporation (OTC BB: CYRO)today announced that it has entered into a multiyear agreement tosupply automation, graphics, and modular products to TurnerBroadcasting System, Inc., a division of AOL Time Warner. The agreementincludes Pro-Bel Sextant automation, MAPP media management, and ICONmodular products. Chyron’s Aprisa 300 graphics digital diskrecorders will be used for channel branding. At the request of thecustomer, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The equipment will be installed in Turner’s new193,000-square-foot network operations facility now under construction.Commissioning, operational, and maintenance training are included aspart of the agreement. The project is expected to be completed bymid-2003.

The Aprisa 300 DDR’s add to Turner’s current complementof Chyron products that already include Aprisa, Duet, and iNFiNiT!. Thegraphics systems will be networked, enabling cross-platform access forsimplified content creation and redundant realtime playout. The Pro-Belautomation products will expand Turner’s existing capabilities,enabling fully redundant acquisition, storage, and playout of materialon all 18 TBS networks and international feeds.

"We are very pleased that Turner, a long-standing customer, hasselected Chyron to handle its mission critical automated playout andchannel branding systems," said Roger Henderson, chief executiveofficer of Chyron. "The scalability and interoperability of our systemshelp broadcasters worldwide, including Turner, dramatically improveworkflow efficiency in content creation and storage, signaldistribution, media management, and automated playout."