NEP Group
NEP Group, Inc. (formerly NEP Broadcasting LLC) is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based and privately owned international production company that provides outsourced teleproduction services for major events throughout the world.
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Type | Incorporation |
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Industry | Video production, broadcasting services |
Founded | Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States (1984 ) |
Founder | Tom Shelburne |
Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Deborah Honkus (EC)[1] Carrie Galvin (CSO)[3] |
Services | Outside broadcasting Television studios System Integration ENG Master Control Wireless Broadcast Webcast Visual Effects Audio Production Post-production LED screens |
Owner | The Carlyle Group |
Number of employees | 4000+[4] |
Website | nepgroup.com |
Its facilities are used to produce television broadcasts of the Super Bowl, Academy Awards, Premier League, Eurovision Song Contest, Emmy Awards, The Daily Show, UEFA Champions League, Olympic Games, NASCAR, Asian Games, WWE Wrestling, FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon and French Open, Grammy Awards, U.S. Open, British Open, The People's Court, Sesame Street, The Rolling Stones, Page Six TV and Love Island (franchise).
History
The company was founded by Tom Shelburne in 1984[5] and was part of Scranton, Pennsylvania television station WNEP-TV (which in turn stood for North East Pennsylvania). It was spun off after The New York Times Company bought the station in 1986 from Shelburne. The company took off after it acquired the failing New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based TCS after the companies jointly produced the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana.
From 2007 to 2012 it was primarily owned by American Securities. In 2012 it NEP was sold to Crestview Partners.[6]
On 25 September 2015 NEP appointed Keith Andrews (formerly CEO and managing director of NEP Australia) as Chief Operations officer of NEP Group, Inc.[7]
On June 24, 2016, The Carlyle Group made a significant minority investment in NEP alongside existing shareholders Crestview and NEP management.[8]
In August 2018, it was announced that Crestview were to exit NEP with The Carlyle Group purchasing their stake,[9] giving them a majority interest as of October 19, 2018.[10]
In August 2020, NEP Group announced that Brian Sullivan will join the company as the new CEO starting August 31.[11]
Acquisitions
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This list of acquisitions is not complete.
Acquisition date | Company | Facilities | Country | References |
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January 5, 2005 | NMT: National Mobile Television | Outside broadcasting | ![]() |
[12] |
January 31, 2005 | Visions | Outside broadcasting | ![]() |
[13] |
April 12, 2006 | Roll to Record | Outside broadcasting | ![]() |
[13] |
January 9, 2008 | NCP: New Century Productions | Outside broadcasting | ![]() |
[14] |
March 22, 2012 | Trio Video | Outside broadcasting | ![]() |
[15] |
May 2, 2012 | Bow Tie Television | Managed service provider (capture, broadcast, stream, archive) for Parliaments and Government Authorities in the UK | ![]() |
[16] |
November 20, 2012 | Corplex | Outside broadcasting | ![]() |
[17] |
January 24, 2014 | Global Television | Outside broadcasting, studio production, host broadcasting | ![]() |
[18] |
September 2, 2014 | MIRA Mobile Television | Outside broadcasting | ![]() |
[19] |
December 22, 2014 | Faber Audiovisuals | Video display, audiovisual rental & operation | ![]() |
[20] |
January 31, 2015 | Screen Scene Group | Outside broadcasting, post-production, VFX, audio production | ![]() |
[21] |
March 26, 2015 | Mediatec Group | Outside broadcasting, studio production, video display, master control, post-production, wireless, AV integration | ![]() |
[22] |
April 30, 2015 | Outside Broadcast | Outside broadcasting, studio production, ENG, post-production, audio. Now branded as NEP Belgium. | ![]() |
[23] |
July 10, 2015 | Consolidated Media Industries | Outside broadcasting, studio production, post-production, audio production, master control, wireless, event management, VFX, ENG, streaming, live playout. Now branded as NEP The Netherlands. | ![]() |
[24] |
December 23, 2015 | Mediatec Asia Pacific | Audiovisual solutions provider for event and television productions | ![]() |
[25] |
June 17, 2016 | Broadcast Solutions Group | Provider of outside broadcast flypacks | ![]() |
[26] |
July 14, 2016 | DBlux | Outside broadcasting, sound, lighting and audiovisual production | ![]() |
[27] |
January 4, 2017 | Creative Technology Ltd | NEP Group, Inc. have completed the acquisition of Creative Technology’s parent company Avesco. | ![]() |
[28] |
August 2, 2017 | Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions | Outsourced Broadcast solutions and flypacks | ![]() |
[29] |
April 17, 2018 | NZ Live | Independent playout, outside broadcast and studio provider | ![]() |
[30] |
June 15, 2018 | Telerecord | Outside broadcasting solutions across southern Europe | ![]() |
[31] |
July 11, 2018 | Big Picture | Video production and equipment for concert tours, music festivals, broadcast, corporate and special events | ![]() ![]() |
[32] |
October 1, 2018 | Fletcher Group | Ultra-slow motion and robotic camera specialist | ![]() |
[33] |
October 9, 2018 | SIS Live | Global connectivity services, uplink vehicles and operations centres | ![]() |
[34] |
February 5, 2019 | Facility House Broadcast Group | ENG, OB and post-production services | ![]() |
[35][36] |
September 9, 2019 | Aerial Video Systems | Wireless camera technology, aerial production and RF control | ![]() ![]() |
[37] |
October 15, 2019 | SOS Global Express | Logistics and freight forwarding | ![]() |
[38] |
TBC (Q4 2019) | HDR Group | Full-service production partner with studios, outside broadcast, post-production etc. | ![]() |
[39] |
August 12, 2020 | Outside Broadcasting | Outside-broadcast provider with 6 trucks, formerly part of Sky New Zealand. Merging with NEP New Zealand. Currently subject to regulatory approval. | ![]() |
[40][41] |
References
- "DEB HONKUS". NEP Group. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "GERRY DELON". NEP Group. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "CARRIE GALVIN". NEP Group. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "About". NEP Group. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "Tom Shelburne". Sports Broadcasting HOF. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "Crestview Partners Acquires NEP from American Securities". PR Newswire. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "NEP Group Appoints President and COO, and President of Australian Business". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- LLC, NEP Broadcasting. "The Carlyle Group Makes Significant Minority Investment in NEP Group". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- "Crestview to exit NEP with sale to Carlyle". PE Hub Network. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "The Carlyle Group Assumes Majority Interest in NEP Group". Live Production. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- August 2020, Terry Scutt 13. "NEP Group Names Brian Sullivan New CEO". TVTechnology. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- "NEP Broadcasting and National Mobile Television Announce Asset". Bloomberg.
- O'Neal, James E. "NEP: 35 Years of Live Television Production". TvTechnology. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "NEP acquires NCP; Werteen promoted to SVP and GM as NCP operates independently : Sports Video Group". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP Acquires Trio Video". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP acquires UK-based Bow Tie TV Limited : SVG Europe". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP To Buy Corplex, Retain Engineering and Support Staff : Sports Video Group". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP Finalizes Acquisition of Global Television". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP Closes Mira Acquisition". TV Technology. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- NEP (22 December 2014). "NEP Acquires Faber Audiovisuals". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- NEP Group Inc. (2 February 2015). "NEP Acquires The Screen Scene Group". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP Group set to snap up OB company Mediatec". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP Acquires Outside Broadcast and RecordLab". TV Technology. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP adds Dutch facilities firm to ever-expanding group". Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "NEP to acquire Mediatec Group". AV Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "NEP ACQUIRES BROADCAST SOLUTIONS GROUP". NEP Group. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "NEP ACQUIRES DANISH OB FIRM DBLUX". NEP Group. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "NEP Completes Acquisition of Avesco Group". Creative Technology. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "NEP acquires California production". 2017.
- "NZ Live Rebrands Local Operation as NEP New Zealand". Live Production. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- "NEP completes acquisition of Telerecord". Private Equity Wire. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "NEP strengthens in Australia and New Zealand with Big Picture acquisition". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- "NEP Group acquires camera specialist Fletcher Group". Broadcast. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "NEP Group acquires SIS Live". Broadcast. Broadcast Now. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "NEP Group: NEP The Netherlands Acquires Facility House Broadcast Group". FinanzNachrichten.de (in German). 2019-05-02. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- "NEP The Netherlands Acquires Facility House Broadcast Group". www.nepgroup.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- Dams, Tim (2019-09-09). "NEP Group acquires Aerial Video Systems". Broadcast. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "Technical Production Partner NEP Group Acquires SOS Global Express". Trade Show News Network. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- Ringrose, Fergal (2019-11-01). "NEP Group Closes Deal to Acquire HDR Sweden". Sports Video Group Europe. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "Sky TV sells its outside broadcast subsidiary to NEP". Radio New Zealand. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "NEP seeks clearance to acquire Sky's outside broadcasting assets". comcom.govt.nz. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-11-05.