Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. Establishes Strategic Partnership with Nevion AS for IP-based Media Production Solutions

Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. Establishes Strategic Partnership with Nevion AS for IP-based Media Production Solutions

Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. (“Sony”) announces a new agreement with Nevion AS (“Nevion”), a leading provider of virtualised media production solutions, to establish a strategic partnership in IP-based solutions for broadcasters and other industries. To reinforce this partnership, Sony will also become a leading investor in Nevion by acquiring a minority stake in the company through a share purchase agreement.

In recent years, Nevion has established itself as a leading provider of IP media network solutions for the real-time transport, processing, monitoring and management of the video, audio and data signals that are used in production. This partnership with Sony will allow customers to benefit from more advanced, fully integrated and standards-based media production solutions that combine outstanding media network technology with world-leading equipment such as cameras and switchers. These solutions will make it easier for customers to move to IP in their facilities and in remote production, as well as improve their ability to create content – for example through better sharing of resources.

 

As IP network technology continues to transform content creation, Sony has remained at the forefront of IP-based production workflow innovation. Through this partnership with Nevion, Sony will aim to deliver even more advanced, fully-integrated media production solutions, enabling more efficient resource sharing across the network, and can take the scope of remote production to the next level.

“This strategic partnership means we will be able to expand our comprehensive IP solution offerings that allow customers to produce live content connecting multiple locations”, said Mikio Kita, Senior General Manager, Media Solution Business Division, Professional Products & Solutions Group, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. “Working together with Nevion, we will deliver an integrated and optimal experience for our customers.”

“This strategic partnership means we will be able to expand our comprehensive IP solution offerings that allow customers to produce live content connecting multiple locations”, said “Working together with Nevion, we will deliver an integrated and optimal experience for our customers.”

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“This is an exciting alliance for Nevion, its customers and its partners,” said Geir Bryn-Jensen, Nevion CEO. “It is based on very complementary solutions, products and know-how, and will allow us to offer a lot more to our customers, both existing and potential, than we have been able to until now. It will also give us a much greater scalability and reach.”

Nevion’s CEO, Geir Bryn-Jensen concluded: “This strategic partnership with Sony is a real vote of confidence in Nevion, its vision, its strategy, its people and its IP-based media network solutions. We look forward to working closely with Sony to maximize the benefits for our customers.”

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About Nevion

As the architect of virtualized media production, Nevion provides media network and broadcast infrastructure solutions to broadcasters, telecommunication service providers, government agencies and other industries. Increasingly based on IP, virtualization and Cloud technology, Nevion’s solutions enable the management, transport and processing of professional-quality video, audio and data – in real time, reliably and securely. From content production to distribution, Nevion solutions are used to power major sporting and live events across the globe. Some of the world’s largest media groups and telecom service providers use Nevion technology, including AT&T, NBC Universal, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., NASA, Arqiva, BBC, CCTV, EBU, BT, TDF and Telefonica.

About Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.

Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, is responsible for consumer-use cameras, broadcast/professional solutions, Sony’s medical business, and the FeliCa Contactless IC technology business.

Harnessing its cutting-edge imaging technology, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. strives to deliver new added value and imaging experiences to customers. It achieves this through its appealing, high quality product designs as well as solutions that bring together products and services.

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