DVT will promote LiveU’s broadcast and sports video solutions in New Zealand, offering local support and logistics
Hackensack, NJ, 20th June, 2023 – LiveU, the IP-video company, today announced its partnership with Digital Video Technologies (DVT) to expand its product reach and market footprint in the New Zealand (NZ) market. DVT will represent LiveU’s professional broadcast and sports solutions across New Zealand and support major broadcasters use of LiveU’s enhanced EcoSystem of remote contribution, cloud production and IP distribution solutions.
Established in 1996, DVT provides complete digitial production solutions to the NZ production, post-production and visual effects market. The company works with leading organisations in the communication, broadcast and entertainment industries. DVT focuses on bringing cutting-edge technological solutions in the video, broadcast and entertainment area; understandings its clients’ business needs; and providing a high degree of consultation, service, training and support.
Chris Dredge, Country and Sales Manager, LiveU Pacific said, “New Zealand’s broadcast and sports market is thriving with incredible opportunities for growth. We’re thrilled to team up with the recognized expert in the field, helping customers to produce the highest quality, creative live productions with a total integrated solution. DVT’s professionalism and production capabilities are truly impressive and we can’t wait to see what kind of projects can be achieved with their valuable input and support.”
Dredge continued, “We’re now gearing up our preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ taking place in Australia and New Zealand this Summer, following our success covering the men’s tournament in Qatar. We’re already seeing demand for our fully certified rental units, unlimited data, and cloud solutions as part of tailored packages. DVT will play a critical role on the ground, providing service and support to the domestic and international broadcasters and rightsholders descending on the region to capture all the football action. We’re holding a customer open house together with DVT in Auckland and look forward to seeing our customers there!”
“We are incredibly excited to be selected as LiveU’s broadcast partner in New Zealand,” said Alain Bach, Managing Director of DVT. “This collaboration not only strengthens our position as a leading broadcasting solutions provider but also reinforces our commitment to offering our customers the most advanced tools available and global leading brand. LiveU already has a significant presence in the New Zealand broadcast industry, and through its partnership with DVT, more customers will have better access to LiveU’s award-winning portable transmission units, cloud-based management platform, and advanced IP video solutions along with specialised local support. We plan to have the full range of LiveU products available in our Auckland showroom including demo, rental, and backup units to ensure customers have the best experience possible.“
DVT provides a total solution for its clients around production, post production, visual effects, software or hardware, tailoring solutions to meet the specific needs. This can include video editing – producing everything from corporate, product and training videos through to more advanced drama, documentary and short film productions – and tools for web development, design, production, TV commercials and feature films.
For more information on LiveU’s FIFA Women’s World Cup™ packages, visit: https://get.liveu.tv/fwc2023. To sign up for LiveU’s Open House with DVT, visit: https://www.liveu.tv/company/contact-us
About LiveU
LiveU is shaping the future of live video, powering video production workflows and cloud services for news, sports, and other verticals. Avoiding the complexity of network configuration, the LiveU EcoSystem delivers an optimized and flexible IP video network for contribution, production and distribution. Building on our global market leadership and innovation, LiveU offers the highest quality, reliable and cost-effective end-to-end solutions for all types of live productions – producing more for less. Our rich portfolio, built on the pioneering LRT™ (LiveU Reliable Transport) protocol, ranges from our portable production-level field units and smartphone apps to satellite/cellular hybrid solutions and next-gen cloud-based IP management, ingest and distribution solutions. With over 5,000 customers in 150 countries, LiveU’s technology is the solution of choice for global broadcasters, sports, and other organizations (including government, education, public safety, enterprise, and production houses), streaming live video to TV, mobile, online, and social media. LiveU is a multi-award winner, including Frost & Sullivan and Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards. For more information, visit www.liveu.tv, or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn or Instagram.
About LRT™
Developed by LiveU, LRT™ (LiveU Reliable Transport) is the power behind all LiveU solutions, offering rock-solid reliability over cellular and other IP networks. The LRT™ protocol supports low latency, high resiliency video and audio transmission and was built from the ground up to accommodate the special properties of 4G/5G cellular as well as more traditional wireless and wired networks. LRT™ is optimized to support the bonding of multiple IP connections. Learn more: https://www.liveu.tv/solutions/lrt.