Advanced Television

SintecMedia acquires StorerTV

January 10, 2013

SintecMedia, the broadcast management software provider, has acquired an important player in the US broadcast management space. StorerTV, a top North American provider of media program and contract rights management software solutions for the television broadcast and cable industry, is now part of the SintecMedia family. StorerTV clients will now be able to access OnAir, SintecMedia’s powerful, scalable, all-in-one broadcast management solution as well as its related advanced line of products. Furthermore, clients will enjoy the benefits that will come from an unprecedented level of integration between StorerTV’s SIMS platform and OnAir, including best-in-class non-linear distribution capabilities.

SintecMedia CEO Amotz Yarden declared, “The opportunity to acquire StorerTV, one of the industry’s most recognised names in the United States, bolsters SintecMedia’s North American presence. The acquisition enables us to extend our product line and effectively makes SintecMedia one of the most powerful vendors in the global media business solutions market. Station groups, networks and other StorerTV customers will find exciting, new, comprehensive offerings from SintecMedia that can help them generate greater revenues and profitability. Based on StorerTV’s stellar client-base, we are energized by the opportunities for growth. We expect 2013 will be another great year for SintecMedia.”

Yarden ended by saying, “We welcome the StorerTV team to the SintecMedia family. With over 100 professionals including developers, implementation and support staff, the SintecMedia US team is ready to meet the robust requirements of the US market.”

StorerTV Chief Operating Officer Jay Batista, stated, “Since StorerTV’s founding over 25 years ago, we have consistently developed cutting edge software that provides unparalleled advantages to our clients. Merging with SintecMedia will maintain the intellectual leadership that has been fundamental to our growth and success. We could not find a better partner to lead our technologies for the next 25 years.”

“As SintecMedia continues to strengthen U.S. sales, StorerTV’s close relationships with U.S. broadcasters is a big plus,” said Amir Lavi, Executive Vice President and head of SintecMedia U.S. sales. “We are looking forward to meeting station groups and networks’ needs for end-to-end workflow solutions that combine linear and non-linear traffic, sales, and programming in a single framework.”

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