BERGEN, NORWAY & SAN ANTONIO—Prior to NAB we saw press notices concerning endless numbers of synergetic ‘partnerships’ between connectable vendors, then came a shock wave as Vizrt announced it had acquired NewTek in a deal minus any traces of weakness.
This was an almost complete surprise. We know NewTek very well, and we didn’t see this coming. But it does make sense: more so, the more we think about it.
With Vizrt’s surprise acquisition of NewTek, developer of the TriCaster and NDI protocol, many have wondered what this means moving forward in the broadcast industry. So far, few details have emerged except the note that […]