SGT buys Vivesta

Starting from a highly complementary product offering, the French SGT has acquired Vivesta, a company from the Netherlands specialized in comprehensive workflow solutions for television, VoD, IPTV and mobile TV. SGT is committed to further developing both companies' two main product lines, Veda and MediaFlow.

SGT has just acquired all the shares of Vivesta, a company located in the Netherlands and specialized in comprehensive workflow solutions for television, VoD, IPTV and mobile TV.

Following this operation, SGT has confirmed that it will continue to focus on the MediaFlow product line for Media Asset Management, playout automation and video on demand solutions, developing and supporting this area.

Guillaume d'Azemar de Fabrègues, president of SGT, has assured that "the integration of both companies is a strategic adjustment that will mean new opportunities for accelerated growth. By combining the efficiency and skills of the two teams, our technical know-how, product lines and local and regional market, we will reach a much broader set of clients. SGT's main strategic direction in the coming years is the combination of TV, IPTV, and video on demand technologies, which will open enormous opportunities."

Según SGT, las dos suites de productos son altamente complementarias. En cuanto al software Veda de SGT para la automatización de flujo de trabajo es una solución para la gestión de contenido de vídeo (MAM) y la automatización de emisión lineales y no lineales. Veda está basado en la tecnología de Microsoft y está dirigido principalmente a los mercados de gama alta.
En cuanto a MediaFlow, Vivesta ofrece una automatización de emisión, gestión de activos de media y gestión empresarial para canales de TV y VOD. MediaFlow está basado en tecnologías Linux y código abierto (LAMP) dirigiéndose a mercados de medio y alto rango.

A fin de garantizar la protección de la inversión por parte de los clientes de ambas compañías, las dos líneas de productos seguirán desarrollándose y ofreciendo soporte.