Grass Valley Moves its Middle East Office to Dubai Media City

San Francisco, Calif., March 13, 2013 — In order to be closer to its customers and partners in the Middle East, Grass Valley® has moved its regional office to Dubai Media City. The larger office space includes sales and customer support areas, a demonstration room showing the latest Grass Valley solutions— including the state-of-the-art LDX Series™ software upgradable camera, the GV STRATUS® nonlinear production platform, and many other offerings that support live production, news, and playout.

"The Middle East region is a high growth market for Grass Valley and it's key for us to stay market-focused, which is why we have moved our offices to Dubai Media City," said Alan Wright, Regional President for Europe, Middle East, and Africa at Grass Valley. "Our latest technologies and solutions are on display at the new office, and we're looking forward to hosting broadcasters and professional users, so that they can experience Grass Valley's portfolio in a live environment."

Grass Valley has announced several new customers in the region in the past 12 months, including Dubai and Qatar TV.

The office in Dubai Media City, with its new demonstration room, underlines Grass Valley's commitment to industry-leading solutions for the fast-changing worlds of broadcast playout, live production, and news. These offerings are designed to minimize transformational risk and maximize profitability, while enabling the best in terms of creativity.

Grass Valley has opened state-of-the-art showcase centers in a number of its offices across Europe, Middle East, and Africa including London's Stockley Park, Weiterstadt, Germany, and Paris, France.

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