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		<title>Ascent Media Will Take $1-2 Million Charge When It Shuts Down Systems Integration Business</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2011/05/10/ascent-media-will-take-1-2-million-charge-when-it-shuts-down-systems-integration-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 21:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[broadcast technology market research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ascent Media, which has sold off its media and broadcast assets over the past year, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that it plans to shut down its systems system integration business and record a restructuring charge of $1 to $2 million. The news comes a little more than a month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ascent Media Joins Azcar in Shutting Down Broadcast Systems Integration Business</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2011/03/25/ascent-media-joins-azcar-in-shutting-down-broadcast-systems-integration-business/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2011/03/25/ascent-media-joins-azcar-in-shutting-down-broadcast-systems-integration-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday broadcast systems integrator Azcar announced that it was shutting down its operations.  It turns out that Azcar is not the only broadcast SI shutting its doors.  On the same day that Azcar announced its liquidation, it was revealed that Ascent Media is also closing shutting down its broadcast systems integration business. This week Ascent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Systems Integrators Rank Broadcast Technology Vendors for Reliability</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/12/07/how-systems-integrators-rank-broadcast-technology-vendors-for-reliability/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/12/07/how-systems-integrators-rank-broadcast-technology-vendors-for-reliability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadcast Vendor Brand Research]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Broadcast Vendor Brands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Broadcast Survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadcast industry trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evertz Microsystems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EVS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harris Broadcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miranda Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omneon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reliability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snell & Wilcox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Broadcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[systems integrators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomson / Grass Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utah Scientific]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.devoncroft.com/?p=843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the fourth in a series of posts that discusses how a global sample of more than 325 systems integrators (SIs) who participated in the 2009 Big Broadcast Survey (BBS)* ranked broadcast technology vendors in a variety of measures. For information about how these results were collected, please see the bottom of this post**. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Systems Integrators Rank Broadcast Technology Vendors for &#8220;Great Customer Service&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/11/30/how-systems-integrators-rank-broadcast-technology-vendors-for-great-customer-service/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/11/30/how-systems-integrators-rank-broadcast-technology-vendors-for-great-customer-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[broadcast industry technology trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadcast Vendor Brand Research]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Axon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evertz Microsystems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Miranda Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network (Nevion)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pebble Beach]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third in a series of posts that discusses how a global sample of more than 325 systems integrators (SIs) who participated in the 2009 Big Broadcast Survey (BBS)* ranked broadcast technology vendors in a variety of measures. For information about how these results were collected, please see the bottom of this post**. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Systems Integrators Rank Broadcast Technology Vendors for Quality</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/11/23/how-systems-integrators-rank-broadcast-technology-vendors-for-quality/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/11/23/how-systems-integrators-rank-broadcast-technology-vendors-for-quality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[broadcast technology market research]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.devoncroft.com/?p=806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the second in a series of posts that discusses how a global sample of more than 325 systems integrators (SIs) who participated in the 2009 Big Broadcast Survey (BBS)* ranked broadcast technology vendors in a variety of measures. For information about how these results were collected, please see the bottom of this post**. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Systems Integrators Rank Broadcast Technology Vendors for Innovation</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/11/17/how-systems-integrators-rank-broadcast-technology-vendors-for-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/11/17/how-systems-integrators-rank-broadcast-technology-vendors-for-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[broadcast industry technology trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.devoncroft.com/?p=789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of posts looking at how a global sample of more than 325 systems integrators (SIs) who participated in the 2009 Big Broadcast Survey (BBS)* ranked broadcast technology vendors in a variety of measures. For information about how these results were collected, please see the bottom of this post**. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the broadcaster beware&#8230;. Business interests of broadcasters not always aligned with those of vendors</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/07/14/let-the-broadcaster-beware-business-interests-of-broadcasters-not-always-aligned-with-those-of-vendors/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/07/14/let-the-broadcaster-beware-business-interests-of-broadcasters-not-always-aligned-with-those-of-vendors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[market research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3Gbps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automated workflows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have written several times about technology trends in the broadcast industry, including a look at how trends vary by geographic region, and what technology trends are most important to broadcasters.   Having done this, I decided to look more deeply at the trends that are the most important to broadcasters, and then compare this to others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do broadcast technology buyers prefer to purchase from a single supplier or from &#8220;best-of-breed&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/07/07/do-broadcast-technology-buyers-prefer-to-purchase-from-a-single-supplier-or-from-best-of-breed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/07/07/do-broadcast-technology-buyers-prefer-to-purchase-from-a-single-supplier-or-from-best-of-breed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broadcast technology channel strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big Broadcast Survey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vendor consolidation in the broadcast technology market is on the rise.  The reasons often quoted for these deals include increased scale, greater operational efficiencies, broader market reach, better use of existing sales infrastructure, and of course the opportunity to sell integrated solutions.  This all makes sound business sense, particularly the ability to sell complete solutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do broadcast technology buyers typically purchase &#8212; direct from vendors, through an SI or a dealer?</title>
		<link>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/07/06/how-do-broadcast-technology-buyers-typically-purchase-direct-from-vendors-through-an-si-or-a-dealer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.devoncroft.com/2009/07/06/how-do-broadcast-technology-buyers-typically-purchase-direct-from-vendors-through-an-si-or-a-dealer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Zaller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broadcast technology channel strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[satellite]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.devoncroft.com/?p=263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a big world and in a global industry like broadcast technology hardware and software, even the largest vendors must rely on a mix of direct and indirect sales channels.   As part of the 2009 Big Broadcast Survey, I asked technology purchasers how they typically buy broadcast technology hardware and software &#8212; direct from a [...]]]></description>
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