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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 10 - Issue 4 | April 2020

InStudio

SCISYS and CGI Combine to
Support Global Broadcasters
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CISYS Media Solutions, formerly
Annova, and SCISYS Deutschland,
and now part of CGI, is focused on
combining its renowned strengths for
the media industry, highlighting its
trusted newsroom and radio expertise
with the power of global IT excellence
from CGI. In April 2020, SCISYS will
become fully integrated into CGI,
expanding to offer an even wider
portfolio of services across the end-toend delivery spectrum.
CGI's strategic objective in acquiring
SCISYS is to further grow its product

business, and to engage with the vast
media delivery sector. With the media
industry's overall shift to IP, generalpurpose IT solutions continue to see
an increased uptake in recent years,
which allows CGI to serve broadcasters
with a wider product and services
offering. In such a high growth
industry, SCISYS and CGI combine their
customer base, users will receive the
best of both, anywhere in the world
thanks to SCISYS's active 75,000 users
worldwide and CGI's 400+ locations
across 40 countries.
In April, SCISYS / CGI will also
strengthen its media leadership
team, appointing Michael Pfitzner
as Vice President for Newsroom
Solutions, and Michael Thielen as the
Michael Pfitzner as Vice President for Radio
Vice President for Solutions. Both formerly held
Newsroom Solutions
roles within SCISYS, and will
focus on strategic planning
to highlight the changes
to these delivery sectors,
especially as streamlined

and contributions across TV, radio
and online to achieve a more cohesive
end result, regardless of distance or
location.
Now more than ever, broadcasters
are under extreme pressures with
news developing by the hour, and
SCISYS / CGI provides solutions to
be more productive, dynamic and
efficient. As a well-established and
trusted brand with over 40 years of
experience in the IT segment, holding
established relationships with the
world's leading broadcasters, SCISYS
/ CGI has cemented its position to
facilitate workers across every layer of
the media delivery sphere, providing
solutions to any workflow need,
whether remotely or in a traditional
capacity.

and collaborative newsroom and radio
solutions are more important than
ever.
In light of recent shifts within the
industry due to the fluctuation of the
global economy and ongoing health
epidemic, focusing on telling the
story is key, and the ever growing
abundance of information available
around the clock, can make that
difficult. SCISYS / CGI recognises the
importance of staying connected,
especially when many organisations
have no choice but to adapt an even
more remote methodology, all whilst
remaining cost efficient and within
budget.
SCISYS / CGI's news and radio
production solutions support remote
working and enable journalists Michael Thielen as
to research, structure and plan the Vice President
for Radio Solutions
their deliveries in advance,
optimising a broadcaster's efforts
globally. The platforms help draw
on the importance of storytelling,
allowing journalists to share topics

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e it for traditional broadcast,
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For production and post-production
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