EVS Broadcast Equipment

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA
Public: Euronext: EVS
Industry Broadcast Technology
Founded 1994
Founder Pierre L'hoest, Laurent Minguet
Headquarters Liège, Belgium
Products
Revenue 131,400,000 € (2014)[1]
Number of employees
 486 (February 2013[2])
Website www.evs.com

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA manufactures live outside broadcast digital video production systems. Its recorders have become the dominant standard for broadcasters worldwide. Their XT3 production video servers enable the creation, editing, exchange and playout of audio and video feeds.

The company states that over 5,000 operators of all nationalities now use their applications on a daily basis.

EVS has achieved success in compressed video and audio data processing, and is endeavouring to maintain its market position in the migration from analogue to digital in television networks.

Tapeless television production

The programming of the television networks consists primarily of broadcasting prerecorded images which, until very recently, were stored on tapes. But linear editing (or editing on tape) is being replaced by digital media or non-linear editing. Today, digital technology on hard disk (non-linear, by definition) is the common alternative. There has been clear confirmation of a migration towards this technology for some years, even though it will still take another 5 to 6 years or so for the hard disk penetration rate to increase from 30% to 70%. Television stations began migrating to tapeless interoperable computer platforms beginning in the late 1990s. Video recorders are rarely used nowadays for live productions. EVS type digital media servers are the norm in live broadcasting.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Company history

EVS was co-founded in 1994 by Pierre Lhoest and Laurent Minguet.[10] Three years later, the company invested 30% of its capital in private funds, roundabout EUR 4 million.

In 1998, EVS was listed for the first time on the stock exchange with an initial EUR 14.8 quotation[11] per share (at comparable levels)[12] and was valued at EUR 204 million. In that same year, EVS acquired VSE, a hardware subcontractor managed by Michel Counson. In that transaction, VSE received EVS shares for an approximate EUR 4.5 million value.

Since then, EVS has become a major broadcast actor focusing on digital recording technologies for live sport TV production. EVS core products are primarily used in outbroadcasting vans (OB vans) and allow high-quality respectively slow-motion image replay. EVS has revolutionised the professional digital recording by being the first to introduce a hard disk drive in that field, instead of the traditional magnetic tape recording, a business led at that time by Sony and Panasonic.

After establishing itself in outbroadcasting sport production, EVS started using their high value servers to address TV studio production with a full range of products from 2002. That strategic move contributed to a +40% uplift in 2012.[13] Additionally, EVS founded XDC in 2004, a pioneer in high definition cinema broadcasting, which was restructured within the Dcinex Group. EVS sold its stake in Dcinex in 2014.[14]

In 2001, Laurent Minguet stepped down from his position as a director. Three years later, he gave up his position.

From his side, Pierre L'hoest decided to leave[15] his role as a CEO and director following the board of directors meeting held on September 15 of 2011. In a transitional period, EVS was managed by its board of directors.

In 2012, EVS appoints Joop JANSSEN as CEO.[16]

The 10th of October 2014, the Board of Directors and Joop Janssen mutually agreed to end the term of the office and duties of Joop Janssen. Muriel De Lathouwer, a member of the Board of Directors of EVS, chairing the Strategy Committee, is appointed as the President of the Executive Committee on an interim basis.[17]

The 5th of January 2015, EVS announced that it has acquired the Scalable Video System GmbH (SVS) developing IT-based vision mixers and Dyvi Live SA (company based in Brussels and distributing the products of SVS under the name DYVI).[18]

The 19th of February 2015, EVS Broadcast Equipment appoints Muriel De Lathouwer as Managing Director & CEO[19]

Products

Awards

The company and its products have received various international awards:

Offices

EVS headquarters (administration, production and development) are located in Liège in Belgium.

4 additional development centers are found in:

EVS has also sales and support offices in: London, Los Angeles, New York, Dubai, Mexico, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Brescia, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney and Mumbai.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ , Q1 2013. EVS.
  3. ↑ EVS at heart of Olympics host broadcast, Broadcast Engineering, 28 November 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. ↑ EVS wins London Olympics contract, TVB Europe. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Olympics 2012: NBC To Broadcast London Games in 3D, "The Hollywood Reporter", The 1st November 2012
  6. ↑ EVS SportNet at the Heart of the NBC Olympic Coverage "BroadcastPapers.com", 2004
  7. ↑ Harmonic to Provide MediaGrid™ Shared Storage Systems and ProMedia™ Carbon Transcoding for NBC Olympics’ Production of the London Games "Harmonic", April 14, 2012
  8. ↑ EVS serves up Olympic replay, playback for multiple clients
  9. ↑ 403 HD OBVans - An Overview on the Installed Hardware
  10. ↑ Extrait moniteur Belges 1994-03-16 / 049 EVS BROADCAST EQUIPEMENT Code 452.080.178
  11. ↑ La non décision de la Buba, L’Echo, 23 octobre1998.
  12. ↑ EVS se coupe en 5 pour l’actionnaire, La Libre, 25 février 2005
  13. ↑ Résultats 2012 d'EVS, LCI, 30 août 2012
  14. ↑ EVS Broadcast Equipment sells its stake in dcinex to Ymagis SA
  15. ↑ Une nouvelle ère s'ouvre pour EVS Lecho 01-10-2011 Belgium
  16. ↑ EVS Broadcast Equipment appoints Joop JANSSEN as CEO "Yahoo Finance"
  17. ↑ EVS Broadcast Equipment announces departure of Joop Janssen, Managing Director and CEO
  18. ↑ EVS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT ACQUIRES 100% OF SVS GmbH
  19. ↑ EVS Broadcast Equipment appoints Muriel De Lathouwer as Managing Director & CEO
  20. ↑ The judges prize went to FIFA TV, the broadcast arm of FIFA, and its technology partners, for World Cup coverage that includes some use of 4K, 8K, 360-degree photography, as well as extensive web content. Technology partners included TV Globo, NHK, Dolby, EVS, Fraunhofer Heinrich Heitz Institute, Telegenic, Deltratre, Eutelsat, Eurovsion EBU, Netco Sports, Boxframe, Fujinon and Sony., The Hollywood Reporter, 14/09/2014
  21. ↑ The audiovisual industry rewards the best companies, installations and productions, Panorama Audiovisual, 21/05/2014
  22. ↑ XT3 4K wins the TVTechnology Europe Award 2013
  23. ↑ XT3 4K wins the IBC2013 Pick Hit Award
  24. ↑ EVS Receives Prestigious Tech & Engineering Emmy Award for its HD Super Motion Systems, Live Production TV, 26 November 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  25. ↑ EVS XT2+ Server Wins Spanish AV Industry Award, EVS
  26. ↑ Star Awards at IBC2010, TV Technology
  27. ↑ Qvest Media & Al Jazeera Sport Honored at Digital Studio Awards, 17 March 2010, EVS. "The necessary ingest and playout technology was supplied by Qvest Media’s system partner EVS"
  28. ↑ Broadcast Engineering IBC2009 Pick Hit Awards, Broadcast Engineering
  29. ↑ IPEdit Winner of a TVBEurope Best of IBC Award, EVS
  30. ↑ EVS XT2web gets the Star 2008 Award, TV Technology
  31. ↑ EVS Launches Official Release of the Awarded-Winning C-Cast, Live Production TV, 17 November 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  32. ↑ IABM Design and innovation award for content and communication infrastructure
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