John Ross Awarded Honorary Membership of the IABM

Thursday, December 18th, 2014 [London, England] – This year’s International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers (IABM) Annual Business Conference was held in London and the two-day event saw representatives from the industry’s leading companies come together to analyse the state of the market and discuss a range of hot topics affecting the broadcast world.

As part of the first day’s agenda, David Ross, CEO of Ross Video, contributed to a lively panel discussion about technology, and provided some very insightful comments around the pace of technological change and the need for commercial pragmatism as well as innovation.

The event culminated in an awards ceremony which included Honorary Membership of the IABM to John Ross, the founder of Ross Video.  On average, only one person wins this award per year, and last year no such awards were presented, making this a very prestigious award indeed.

John founded Ross Video in 1974 and a number of speakers paid tribute to John’s impact on the broadcast industry as well as highlighting his technical expertise and principled approach to business.  Notable pioneering achievements included the design of the first solid state production switcher, chroma keying on colours other than blue, and transition preview, the design of the modern fader handle, and many other features now implemented by switcher manufacturers around the world.

Taking the stage to a standing ovation and accepting the award from Peter White, Chief Executive of the IABM, a visibly-proud John graciously thanked the many people who had helped him in his career, and his friends and colleagues at Ross Video past and present.  Commenting on his father’s award, David Ross said “It’s a fantastic tribute to a man who set the foundations of Ross Video, the ethics, and the family feel that we’ve managed to maintain 40 years after he founded the company in the basement of our house with the sale of a rather inexpensive airplane.  On behalf of Ross, thank you for everything that’s happened.”

About Ross Video
Passionate about live production, Ross Video designs, manufactures and delivers dependable technology and services that power exceptional live video productions seen by billions of viewers around the world every day. Ross Video’s goal is to make it easy for customers to create compelling news, weather and sports broadcasts, engaging material for sports stadium screens, legislative assemblies, entertainment shows and rock concerts, and inspiring content for houses of worship.

Relentlessly innovating, Ross Video delivers the world’s widest range of products and services for augmented reality and virtual sets, mobile live-event solutions, real-time motion graphics, robotic camera systems, social-media management, production switchers, routers, infrastructure products, video servers, newsroom systems, terminal equipment and more.

Ross products and services are designed to offer the best system integration and unmatched customer choice by both working together seamlessly and integrating tightly with third-party solutions.

Ross Video has offices around the world, and provides outstanding, free-for-life telephone support staffed by technical experts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year—even for products bought on eBay. Ross employees are authorized to rent helicopters when necessary.

Ross Video: The Production Technology Experts.

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