Lakers Play Host To New, HiDEF Aerial Camera System At This Week's Conference Finals

[Gregg Lengling]

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Helinet Aviation Services will be providing live, high-definition aerial shots to TNT for its coverage of Games 3, 4 and 6 (if necessary) of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Viewers with HDTV will be treated to breathtaking, live images of the Staples Center and downtown Los Angeles skyline shot with Helinet's recently introduced Helinet/Cineflex®HiDEF camera system. With its amazing long-distance image capture capabilities, the Helinet/Cineflex®HiDEF platform allows broadcasters to offer never before possible live, hi-def aerial images. In addition to sporting events, the new camera system also has applications for motion-pictures, electronic news gathering (ENG) and law enforcement.

Helinet executives will be available by phone this week to discuss this exciting new technology. Depending on flight schedules and load factors, the company will also consider media requests for in-air demonstrations of the Helinet/Cineflex®HiDEF.

Where: Los Angeles, California. Staples Center.

When: Tuesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 27. (Monday, May 31, if necessary.) All games begin at 6 PM Pacific Time.

Contacts: Peter Epstein or Dan Spelling - Spelling Communications on behalf of Helinet Aviation Services

Telephone: 310-477-9500

Email: pepstein@spellcom.com OR dspelling@spellcom.com>

Source: Helinet Aviation Services