OTTAWA — Video production solution provider Ross Video today announced it has acquired Toronto-based Image Video, representing Ross’s sixteenth acquisition since 2009.
Founded in 1974, the same year as Ross, Image Video is best-known for its TSI tally control platform, used by major broadcast network providers, sports venues, corporate video facilities and houses of worship, says the press release announcing the acquisition. Financial details were not disclosed.
“With sales in over twenty-nine countries, an impressive customer base and hundreds of supported device protocols (ranging from legacy serial connections to the latest ST2110 workflows), the TSI platform continues to be a leader in the Tally and UMD (under monitor display) product class,” reads the press release.
As part of the acquisition, Image Video’s product team led by Zach Wilkie and David Russell, as well as its R&D and technical support teams, will transition over to Ross Video. Wilkie now has the position of product manager of Ross Tally Systems.
“As a fellow Canadian company that was founded in the same year, we’ve obviously grown up alongside Ross Video and we’ve seen the impressive growth and expansion of the Ross business, especially during the last decade,” said Wilkie, in the press release. “We’re very pleased to become part of the family and this acquisition will help us reach new international markets and scale much more effectively.”
“Back in 1973, my father was in hospital after breaking his leg. Jim Leitch, the founder of Leitch Video (now Imagine Communications) visited and advised my father to start his own company. He said that there was a Leitch Video and an Image Video in Canada, so there should also be a Ross Video. It’s possible that if Image Video didn’t exist, my father may not have had such role models to show the way, and even if Dad did start our company, we may not be named Ross Video today,” said David Ross, CEO.
“All these years later, Image is now part of Ross, something that my father agrees is quite remarkable. Image’s TSI tally platform is a great complement to our existing range of solutions and enables Ross to bring even more choice to the live production market,” he added.
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