Type: Public
On the web: http://www.evs-global.com
Employees: 366
Employee growth: 32.6%

EVS Broadcast Equipment makes digital broadcast equipment, working without videotape to capture and distribute images. The company designs media servers and the associated software and production networks for the television and motion picture industries. More than 2,000 operators use its equipment and applications. The company's equipment has been used in broadcasts of such events as the Academy Awards and the Olympic Games. The EVS Group's roots are in sports television, which remains its core business. The company has ventured into digital movie distribution and theater exhibition through its XDC affiliate. EVS acquired France-based OpenCube in 2010 in order to expand its technology portfolio.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $147.3M
One year growth: 34.3%
Net income: $50.4M
Income growth: 38.4%

Officers:
Chairman: Michel Delloye
CEO and Board Member: Pierre L'Hoest
CFO and Board Member: Jacques Galloy

Competitors:
Avid Technology
Harris Corp.
Sony

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