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JEFFERSON PILOT SPORTS ADDS EIGHT IKEGAMI HK-388W CAMERAS

Full Digital Camera Upgrade for Mobile Production Unit 4

CHARLOTTE, NC: Jefferson Pilot Sports, a leader in entertainment and sports production in the Southeast, has upgraded their flagship Unit 4 truck with the addition of eight new Ikegami HK-388W cameras. The purchase of the industry-leading switchable SDTV studio HK-388W and portable HK-388PW cameras extends a JP Sports commitment to Ikegami excellence that has continued uninterrupted for three decades.

The new Ikegami cameras will be key in helping JP Sports to provide superior coverage of the popular ACC and SEC athletic conferences, and stand out in the highly competitive mobile production market. "There's no better quality camera than Ikegami to compete with," says Powell Kidd, VP and Technical Manager of Jefferson-Pilot Communications. "I don't know what else I could buy that could give me an edge like Ikegami does."

A combination of the Ikegami 388W's instant 4:3/16:9 switchability and newly developed 640,000 pixel 2/3-inch FIT CCDs gives JP Sports a powerful, flexible way to capture any event. Additionally, a 10MHz ultra-wideband component triax system delivers high-resolution pictures, even at long cable lengths. The extensive use of digital circuits in the Ikegami 388W consistently achieves top image quality in an easy to use system.

The purchase was made through Technical Video Systems in Winston-Salem, NC. "JP Sports commitment to quality is well-known, and this is their third round of Ikegami cameras," notes Jim Holladay, President of TVS. "Their new Ikegami 388Ws and 388PWs make their SD format Unit 4 the very best it can be."

Working through a fast-paced schedule, JP Sports has also come to rely on Ikegami durability and support. "We take Ikegami cameras out of the box and they go right to work," Kidd says. "In addition, I've always had very good service from Ikegami."

Outfitted with their new set of high performance Ikegami 388W cameras, JP Sports looks forward to meeting the tough standards of their customers. "All of our clients require extremely high picture quality, and Ikegami looks better than anyone else," says Powell Kidd. "With it's switchability, high resolution and superior imagery, the Ikegami 388W was clearly the right choice for JP Sports."

For more information and the Regional Office nearest you, call Ikegami's Maywood, NJ headquarters at 201-368-9171 or visit http://www.Ikegami.com. Ikegami �ENavigating the Way to DTV.

Ikegami Electronics is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high quality professional broadcast equipment. Ikegami offers a broad range of TV cameras for ENG, EFP, Studio, HDTV, CCTV and Medical Imaging. Ikegami products have received various Emmy Awards for Engineering Excellence. The company's universal High Definition TV Cameras have been widely accepted by the broadcast industry as it continues the change over to the High Definition Television Format.

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