Latin America Broadcaster Advances with Ross Technology

Iroquois, ON, Canada – April 15, 2009 – Ross Video and Brasvideo based in Brazil today announced Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) has invested in five Ross Vision 3 QMD-X video production switchers to distribute governmental, educational, university and communitarian programming.

The EBC conducted a thorough bid process and installation is underway in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo.

“Vision met all the requirements EBC needed for a production switcher,” said Wagner Mancz, Managing Director Sales and Marketing, Brasvideo. “We are pleased to be continuing our long relationship with Ross. They have high quality products at an efficient price with excellent customer service.”

“Brasvideo and Ross have worked as a team to provide excellent customer service throughout the entire bid process,” said Fernando Paulino, International Sales Manager Latin America, Ross Video. “Ross continues to penetrate the Latin American market and we’re pleased to be working with EBC to exceed their live production requirements.”
The EBC is a company committed to public communication of the right to information, pluralism of opinion, and expression of social and cultural diversity of Brazil.

About Vision QMD/X
Vision QMD/X provides 4 keys per ME and up to 4 MEs, available in both a small and large chassis. The small chassis, QMD, is a compact 3RU, offering four full 4-keyer MEs and 48 Multi-Definition inputs. The large chassis, QMD-X, offers four full 4-keyer MEs, 6 keys downstream, and 96 multi-definition inputs.

About Ross Video
Ross Video designs, manufactures and supports a wide range of innovative products for use in live production applications. Ross’ award winning product line includes Vision, Vision Octane and CrossOver Video Production Switchers; openGear®, RossGear and GearLite Signal Processing; BlackStorm Video Servers; OverDrive Production Control Systems and XPression Character Generators. Ross products are installed in over 100 countries around the world, where they are used daily by top broadcasters, production companies, sports stadiums, government agencies and houses of worship.

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For further information, please contact:
Sara Bell
Media Relations Specialist
t. (613) 652-3020
f. (613) 652-4425
e. sbell@rossvideo.com