Pixel Power boosts US operations

Office relocation strengthens sales and support for major new north American customers

GRASS VALLEY, USA - 4 August 2016: Pixel Power, the global automation, branding and graphics innovator, has reinforced its commitment to the US market with a new office location. The American broadcast operation, which includes sales, pre-sales and support, is now located in the heart of Grass Valley, California.

Winning the trust of major broadcasters worldwide is what Pixel Power does year after year and 2016 is no different. said Mike O'Connell, executive VP at Pixel Power Inc. As the broadcast industry transitions rapidly from SDI to IP, it is imperative we strengthen the supplier/user relationship. This new headquarters for American operations brings us closer to our markets - broadcasters and producers who need rich realtime graphics for sport, automated content production and virtualized IP playout.

The days of building a hero product and expecting a broadcaster to make the best of it are long gone, he explained. Now it is about taking sophisticated software, with standard hardware or a cloud implementation, and working in partnership to get the perfect solution. That means having the people on hand to collaborate on everything from playout and automation virtualization configuration through graphics templates.

New location

The new Pixel Power Inc. headquarters is at 13457 Colfax Highway, Grass Valley, CA 95945. Mike O'Connell and his team can be contacted on (818) 276-4515.

Mike will be part of the Pixel Power team at IBC2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The demonstrations will include a complete premium channel playout chain in the Amazon cloud using the Pixel Power StreamMaster virtualized playout platform. StreamMaster includes full broadcast capabilities for dynamic playout including reactive scheduling, with realtime DVE and 3D graphics, all in the cloud.

Pixel Power is also leading the way in providing high-performance, highly automated systems for playout and content creation. Its template driven graphics systems allow content to be created virtually instantly with no need for operator interaction.

As well as building branding materials, data driven graphics systems pioneered by Pixel Power are creating new revenue opportunities through advertising. In a live sports broadcast, an advertiser can react to an event on field in the very next commercial break, said O'Connell. You can add highly relevant graphics to a commercial which are only available moments before air. That's a real win-win: the audience stays in the game, and the broadcaster can strengthen the spot rate.

Pixel Power is on booth 7.A31 at IBC2016, Amsterdam RAI, Netherlands, 9-13 September.

About Pixel Power

Pixel Power develops, distributes and supports the technologies and solutions that media companies rely on to create their on-air identity, enhance their content with stunning graphics, and deliver their services anywhere there is an audience.

Pixel Power offers powerful solutions to meet the creative and production needs of todays file-based operations. Now you can add graphics power for QC, web delivery, post production, or to enhance program material and add graphics overlays for playout and streaming without the overhead of real-time platforms. Our continuing development program ensures that we develop system that integrate with existing file-based operations and add features for multi device playout, second screen and social media.

Through a worldwide network of carefully selected distributors Pixel Power ensures that local and knowledgeable sales, service and support is always available for our ever growing client base. With systems installed in major broadcasters and production facilities around the world, Pixel Power is working with the broadcast industry globally to develop exciting and creative systems for the highly automated, multi-skilled environment which is modern television production. Pixel Powers growing customer base of over 2000 systems includes market leading broadcasters like the BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 4, Disney, HBO, ABC, CBS, Fox, WDR and RTBF.

With corporate headquarters in Cambridge, England, Pixel Power also has a wholly owned US subsidiary providing sales and service across North America as well as a dedicated Middle East office in Dubai.

Pixel Power can be contacted online at www.pixelpower.com.

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