John McCluskey Joins T-VIPS America as Director of Western Regional Sales


T-VIPS America Inc, a leading provider of IP-based video transport solutions for high-end contribution and distribution, today announced that John McCluskey has joined the company as Director of Western Regional Sales. With over 14 years of technical sales experience in the video compression and transmission arena, McCluskey is entrusted with expanding T-VIPS America Inc.'s market share in 14 Western U.S. states and Vancouver, Canada.

In this position, McCluskey's responsibilities include the management of key accounts, increasing sales in the region, as well as maintaining solid relationships with area business partners and systems integrators.

McCluskey reports directly to T-VIPS America Inc.'s Vice President and General Manager Joe LoGrasso. "We're extremely pleased to welcome John to our U.S. sales team," LoGrasso said. "With his extensive professional experience, management abilities, and knowledge of the Western U.S. sales territory, John is uniquely qualified to lead and expand our sales efforts in this region. We're also looking to strengthen our ties with T-VIPS business partners and dealers, and John's got an impeccable record of working successfully with many of our current partners."

"I'm thrilled to join the T-VIPS sales team and to help the company seize new opportunities," said McCluskey, based in Aliso Viejo, (Orange County), CA. "As the broadcast and postproduction industries migrate from satellite and telco networks to IP network-based video transmission, T-VIPS is poised for growth because our solutions allow IP network transport, while preserving the pristine image quality that demanding video applications require."

T-VIPS offers a wide array of IP network solutions for broadcast video contribution, terrestrial television, mobile television, IPTV, and multi-channel monitoring.

McCluskey assumed his new T-VIPS role on January 3, 2011 after serving as Director of Western Regional Sales for Miranda Technologies, Inc. While there, he routinely exceeded sales targets and significantly increased the company's revenue in the region. He also cultivated new business in non-traditional markets, such as hospitality and medical services.

Prior to his time with Miranda, McCluskey rose through the ranks of TANDBERG Television and NDS. His last position with TANDBERG was Account Manager, Western Region USA for TANDBERG Television.

For further information:

Robin Hoffman, Pipeline Communications, +1 973 746 6970, robinhoffman@pipecomm.com.

About T-VIPS

T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video transport solutions for contribution, distribution and Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), offers a comprehensive portfolio of powerful, efficient and intelligent solutions for processing and transporting high-quality video. T-VIPS' close involvement in video standards bodies, leadership in JPEG2000, expertise in IP and transport stream multiplexing, processing and monitoring results in state-of-the-art technology that makes complex broadcast network operations simpler and preserves the integrity of high-end video streams. T-VIPS solutions are utilized in many demanding applications, including 1080/60p, 3DTV, alternative content for digital cinema, live HD sports and news back-haul, and the transport of HDTV programming over IP networks. T-VIPS is leading the IP-based video network revolution by empowering high-profile network operators, broadcasters and post-production customers in over 50 countries with innovative solutions that deliver significant operational and financial benefits. The privately-held company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with Americas' headquarters in New Jersey.
For further information, visit: www.t-vips.com

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