Mountain View, CA – TVU Networks and Unilumin Group have announced the formation of a strategic partnership between the companies, aimed at better serving their joint customers in broadcasting and other industries around the globe. TVU Networks, of Mountain View CA, offers a complete suite of solutions to capture, transmit and distribute live video from anywhere over IP to web and broadcast audiences. Shenzhen, China-based Unilumin Group is a major manufacturer of large 4K LED displays featured in broadcast studios and major outdoor events worldwide. Visitors to the 2016 NAB convention, held in Las Vegas from April 16-21, can experience TVU’s suite of IP solutions and Unilumin’s 110 inch/2.8 meter LED display monitor in the TVU booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall #SU4405.
The companies are each technology and market leaders in their respective industries. TVU’s family of IP transmission solutions gives organizations a powerful tool to distribute live HD video content to broadcast, online and mobile platforms. TVU products have delivered professional-quality live HD footage at important events from global sporting events, to coverage of presidential elections, papal visits and natural disasters as well as breaking news as it happens.
Unilumin has rapidly become a global name for its high pixel density bezel-free LED video wall system, which allows the creation of seamless display wall of virtually any size. Its displays are widely used for news broadcasts, public safety, sports stadiums and special events. They support multiple signal inputs, deliver outstanding visual performance, and are environmentally friendly with low power consumption. Together, the companies anticipate the strategic partnership will help both companies better serve existing customers as well as expand into new markets and new distribution channels.
Paul Shen, CEO of TVU Networks, said, “The alliance is an especially nice fit since our companies share news broadcasters as a core customer for our products. This joint effort will allow us to offer solution packages that incorporate both TVU and Unilumin products tailored for each vertical market. It’s an opportunity for us to combine resources and provide a turnkey solution. The fact that we can now offer a source of very large LED displays with Unilumin’s manufacturing capacity and quality will be a real added benefit to our customers.”
Unilumin CEO Tiger Lin added, “We look forward to a fruitful partnership with TVU Networks. We’re excited to contribute our expertise, product offerings and market knowledge, and to work strategically with TVU as well. Both of our companies furnish extensive global experience in our product areas. And together, our firms are now positioned to utilize our combined strengths while we leverage the differences, to help us create more value for our clients. ”
About TVU Networks
Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, TVU Networks is a technology and market leader in IP-based live video solutions. TVU’s solutions help transform broadcasters’ SDI-based video acquisition, transmission, routing, distribution and management operations to an IP-based infrastructure. TVU serves customers of all sizes in more than 80 countries from industries that include news broadcast, web streaming, law enforcement, sports, corporate and government. In broadcast markets around the world including the USA, China and other major economic powers, TVU is the dominant market leader with a large majority of all news broadcast stations using its IP video solutions, which includes TVUPack, the award-winning mobile live cellular uplink solution, TVU Grid, the award-winning IP video switching, routing and distribution solution, and TVU One, the company’s most recent, ultra-compact video innovation. TVU Networks is a pioneer in IP video technology and is leading the way in helping organizations looking to transition to a predominantly IP-based infrastructure. Many of the largest news broadcast station groups in the world have deployed TVU Grid and are leveraging it in their existing workflow infrastructures. More information about TVU Networks can be found at www.tvunetworks.com.
About Unilumin
Unilumin Group, based in Shenzhen, China, is a leading manufacturer of large LED displays for control rooms, presentation, information, sports, broadcast, VR and simulation applications. With customers in more than 100 countries, it is known for its bezel-free LED video wall system featuring a pixel pitch of just .8mm, its curved and transparent displays, and its lightweight glass-free 3D LED wall which is ideal for a variety of creative installations. Unilumin has extensive experience in meeting special customer requirements, in particular for broadcasting and control centers. It serves customers from its global sales and support network with subsidiaries in the USA, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. For more information, visit http://www.unilumin.com.