NEP Group


NEP Group, Inc. is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based and privately owned international production company that provides outsourced teleproduction services for major events throughout the world.
Its facilities are used to produce television broadcasts of the Super Bowl, Academy Awards, Premier League, Eurovision Song Contest, Emmy Awards, The Daily Show, UEFA Champions League, Olympic Games, NASCAR, Asian Games, WWE Wrestling, FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon and French Open, Grammy Awards, U.S. Open, British Open, The People's Court, Sesame Street, The Rolling Stones, Page Six TV and Love Island.

History

The company was founded by Tom Shelburne in 1984 and was part of Scranton, Pennsylvania television station WNEP-TV. It was spun off after The New York Times Company bought the station in 1986 from Shelburne. The company took off after it acquired the failing New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based TCS after the companies jointly produced the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana.
From 2007 to 2012 it was primarily owned by American Securities. In 2012 it NEP was sold to Crestview Partners.
On 25 September 2015 NEP appointed Keith Andrews as Chief Operations officer of NEP Group, Inc.
On June 24, 2016, The Carlyle Group made a significant minority investment in NEP alongside existing shareholders Crestview and NEP management.
In August 2018, it was announced that Crestview were to exit NEP with The Carlyle Group purchasing their stake, giving them a majority interest as of October 19, 2018.

Acquisitions

This list of acquisitions is not complete.
Acquisition dateCompanyFacilitiesCountryReferences
NMT: National Mobile TelevisionOutside broadcasting
VisionsOutside broadcasting
Roll to RecordOutside broadcasting
NCP: New Century ProductionsOutside broadcasting
Trio VideoOutside broadcasting
Bow Tie TelevisionManaged service provider for Parliaments and Government Authorities in the UK
CorplexOutside broadcasting
Global TelevisionOutside broadcasting, studio production, host broadcasting
MIRA Mobile TelevisionOutside broadcasting
Faber AudiovisualsVideo display, audiovisual rental & operation
Screen Scene GroupOutside broadcasting, post-production, VFX, audio production
Mediatec GroupOutside broadcasting, studio production, video display, master control, post-production, wireless, AV integration
Outside BroadcastOutside broadcasting, studio production, ENG, post-production, audio. Now branded as .
Consolidated Media IndustriesOutside broadcasting, studio production, post-production, audio production, master control, wireless, event management, VFX, ENG, streaming, live playout. Now branded as .
Mediatec Asia PacificAudiovisual solutions provider for event and television productions
Broadcast Solutions GroupProvider of outside broadcast flypacks
DBluxOutside broadcasting, sound, lighting and audiovisual production
Creative Technology LtdNEP Group, Inc. have completed the acquisition of Creative Technology’s parent company Avesco.
Bexel Global Broadcast SolutionsOutsourced Broadcast solutions and flypacks
April 17, 2018NZ LiveIndependent playout, outside broadcast and studio provider
TelerecordOutside broadcasting solutions across southern Europe
July 11, 2018Big PictureVideo production and equipment for concert tours, music festivals, broadcast, corporate and special events/
Fletcher GroupUltra-slow motion and robotic camera specialist
SIS LiveGlobal connectivity services, uplink vehicles and operations centres
Facility House Broadcast GroupENG, OB and post-production services
September 9, 2019Aerial Video SystemsWireless camera technology, aerial production and RF control /
October 15, 2019SOS Global ExpressLogistics and freight forwarding
TBC HDR GroupFull-service production partner with studios, outside broadcast, post-production etc.