Latin America. Ross Video acquired Image Video, a Toronto-based company founded in 1974, the same year as Ross, which is known for its Tally TSI control platform, used by major providers of broadcast networks, sports facilities, corporate video facilities and places of worship.
With sales in over twenty-nine countries, an impressive customer base, and hundreds of compatible device protocols, ranging from legacy serial connections to the latest ST2110 workflows, the TSI platform continues to be a leader in the Tally and UMD product class.
This acquisition, Ross Video's sixteenth since 2009, will see image Video's product team led by Zach Wilkie and David Russell, along with their R&D and technical support teams, all transitioning to Ross.
Zach Wilkie, now product manager at Ross Tally Systems, is excited about the prospect of living as part of Ross Video. "As a Fellow Canadian who was founded the same year, we have obviously grown alongside Ross Video and have seen the impressive growth and expansion of Ross' business, especially over the past decade. We are excited to be part of the family and this acquisition will help us reach new international markets and scale much more effectively."
David Ross, CEO, reflects on the personal importance of the acquisition. "In 1973, my father was in the hospital after breaking his leg. Jim Leitch, the founder of Leitch Video, now Imagine Communications, visited and advised my father to start his own company. He said there was a video of Leitch and a video of Image in Canada, so there should also be a video of Ross. It is possible that if Image Video didn't exist, my father wouldn't have had such role models to show the way, and even if Dad founded our company, we may not be called Ross Video today! All these years later, Image is now part of Ross, something my father agrees on is quite remarkable. Image's TSI counting platform is a great complement to our existing range of solutions and allows Ross to offer even more options to the live production market."
