Vitec Group companies are known the world over for providing the highest quality cornerstone components in the media acquisition process. Our products are used by professionals who value superior engineering and technology aimed at creating sophisticated yet reliable products. All of our companies are committed to continuous development of their products and Vitec has a long and enviable record of successful new product launches. Vitec’s product businesses spend around 5% of annual sales revenue on research and development, a figure higher than many comparable companies.

Vitec is continually looking to offer new products that form the core of the media creation process. Part of that initiative involves exploring new ideas and products with the global community of inventors, engineers and developers. The Vitec Group management team has extensive experience in crafting licensing and co-development agreements that have brought several new and innovative products to market.

If you feel that would be relevant to you, please contact our Chief Technology Officer, Jerry Gepner, at innovation@vitecgroup.com, and we would be delighted to hear from you. See Jerry Gepner’s biography below.

 

Awards won in 2007   Awards won so far in 2008

Technical Image Press Association’s Award for Manfrotto’s 585 MODOSTEADY Camcorder Stabilisation System

TV Technology’s Superior Technology Star Award for RF Central’s RF Extreme PRX-II Handheld COFDM Receiver/Monitor

Digital Content Producer’s Pick Hit Award, 4Ever Group’s Product Innovation Award, TV Technology’s Superior Technology Star Award, DV Magazine’s Black Diamond Award and Videography Magazine’s Vidy Award for Sachtler’s SOOM System

TV Technology’s Superior Technology Star Award for Vinten’s Vector 750 Pan and Tilt Head

4Ever Group’s Product Innovation Award for Sachtler’s Reporter 8LED On-camera LED Light

4Ever Group’s Product Innovation Award for Anton/Bauer’s Stasis FLEX Power Support System

Jerry Gepner, Chief Technology Officer, is a broadcast industry veteran who has been at the forefront of some of the most important changes in live broadcast production. Prior to joining the Group, Jerry was president of National Mobile Television where he was instrumental in the development of multi-format HD production trucks for national and regional marketplaces. He pioneered the use of now-standard technologies like multi-viewer based monitor walls and DDR based replay infrastructures for field production. He also helped launch Venue Services Group, an NMT owned systems design and integration company. Prior to this he was a co-founder and COO of Sportvision, the technology company that created the virtual first down line and several other graphical broadcast enhancements. His career began as a television mobile unit engineer and has included management roles at CBS Sports and Fox Sports where he served as Executive Vice President for Field Operations and Engineering. He has developed a reputation as an innovator and expert in the field of live production technology. Jerry has received five Sports Emmy awards, the 2003 Broadcasting All-Star Award, the 1998 Deutsch Telekom DigiGlobe Award as well as eight patents in the field of virtual imaging and television production technology.