Tim Felstead joins ATG Broadcast 04-02-2013 Tim Felstead joins ATG Broadcast as Head of Sales and Marketing
Tim Felstead joins ATG Broadcast as Head of Sales and Marketing. UK-based television and media systems integrator ATG Broadcast announces the appointment of Tim Felstead as Head of Sales and Marketing. He joins from Harris Broadcast Communications where he was active in global product marketing for the divisions Workflow Infrastructure and Networking group.
We are very pleased to welcome Tim into the management team, comments Christoffer Kay, Managing Director of ATG Broadcast. He brings over a quarter-centurys experience of the broadcast business and is a highly regarded throughout the industry for his understanding of the market and the technology which drives it. His knowledge base includes television production, graphics, automation, asset-management and transmission/delivery systems.
Systems integration is becoming an increasingly vital service in todays IT-centric market with the expanding use of software-based technology running on enterprise-class computer platforms, states Tim Felstead. ATG Broadcast spearheaded the transition from baseband analog and digital into file-based production, content management and playout back in the 1990s. My role will be to develop this core aspect of its operation and to expand the product sales activity which the company has established in the UK and Middle East.
Tim Felstead commenced his broadcast career in 1986 as a software engineer at Electronic Graphics Ltd, progressing to Abekas Video Systems and Philips/Bosch Broadcast Television Systems UK in 1991.
After moving to Thomson Broadcast in 1994, and after a series of promotions, he was appointed UK General Manager for Thomson Grass Valley. Having served a total of 18 years with BTS/Thomson/Grass Valley, he joined Harris
Broadcast in 2009 as Head of Business, Transmission, Contribution and Distribution. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Chemistry, an MSc in Information Technology and a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA). He is a full member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
About ATG Broadcast:
ATG Broadcast (www.atgbroadcast.co.uk) is one of the worlds most innovative broadcast system integrators. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including workflow-design, project-planning, equipment installation, software-configuration, commissioning, documentation and on-site training.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013, ATG Broadcast pioneered the transition from videotape to the file-based technology now used throughout the industry. It has also assisted many clients in the construction of new high-definition studios, master-control-rooms and playout facilities as well as the upgrade of existing SD systems to HD.
Embracing tomorrows technology, ATG Broadcast delivers maximum value through close co-operation with customers, leading to mutually beneficial long-term relationships.
ATG Broadcast is part of Dan Technologies Systems Integration Division, one of Europes leading suppliers of audio, video, transmission products and digital media solutions. The Dan Technologies Group operates from offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Vietnam and Dubai.
Contacts for further information:
ATG Broadcast:
Tim Felstead, Head of Sales and Marketing
tim.felstead@atgbroadcast.co.uk
Tel: 44 (0)1462 485 444
Press support:
David Kirk, Stylus Media Consultants
stylusmedia@gmail.com
Tel: 44 (0)1342 311 983
Press Release issued 4. February 2013
