Nextologies, an end-to-end provider of broadcast video and streaming solutions, has expanded its remote production division with the acquisition of The Video Call Center (VCC).
The new division will retain the VCC brand and continue serving its entire client portfolio. Larry Thaler, former CEO of VCC, will serve as a consultant with Nextologies following the acquisition.
Sasha Zivanovic, CEO of Nextologies, said: “When the pandemic forced many media companies into remote production, our partners called on us to create a solution as quickly as possible. What’s exciting about VCC is that they’ve been enabling remote video feeds and production way before the pandemic.
“We’re getting the chance to bring on this deep bench of experience in all aspects of remote production enablement and workflows, and then inject it into Nextologies engineering innovation.”
As the developer of NexToMeet, Nextologies offers this browser- and mobile app-based solution to support remote production needs. The solution provides instant web/mobile to SDI video networks that allows them to execute numerous events, including UFC, WWE, NAB SpaceX, and American Idol.
Zivanovic continued, “Our NexToMeet solution was our first step into the remote workflow and production arena, but now that we’ve all seen the huge potential, we knew it was possible to do so much more.
“With the VCC acquisition, we are able to bring on a team that’s deeply experienced in the entire remote interview process. And we’re adding the VCC remote management plane, which has been vetted and refined over years of serving many high-profile productions.”