MUNICH—SCISYS Media Solutions has announced a rebrand to CGI as part of a combination with the Canadian-based parent company of the same name. As CGI’s Media Solutions, the group will continue to support the global broadcast community with its newsroom and radio expertise, as well as with the addition of global IT capabilities, the company’s announcement said.

CGI had previously completed the acquisition of SCISYS in December of last year.

In addition to the rebrand, CGI has announced additions to its media leadership team. Michael Pfitzner has been appointed vice president for newsroom solutions, while Michael Thielen will now serve as the vice president for radio solutions. Both formerly held management positions within SCISYS Media Solutions.

Other announcements shared in CGI’s press release include an ongoing partnership with AI-based content delivery technology specialist, Condat, and digital audio studio technology developers, DHD. It also recently participated in the Avid Alliance Partner Program to become Avid certified.

“Expanding upon our current exceptional services to the global media industry, and with the additional influences from CGI’s existing global network, we will continue to work closely with our clients to provide them with proven industry solutions that can easily be configured to meet their individual requirements,” said Pfitzner.

For more information, visit www.cgi.com/mediasolutions.  

LONDON—The acquisition of SCISYS by CGI is now finalized, bringing the Dublin-based SCISYS’s expertise in the media and broadcast news, as well as space industries, into the CGI portfolio.

“I want to warmly welcome SCISYS professionals to CGI,” said George D. Schindler, president and CEO of CGI. “Together, we deepen our expertise and IP portfolio in the space, media and government industries.”

CGI says the addition of SCISYS will add more than 670 professionals to its ranks and help boost CGI’s relationships in the U.K. and Germany.

NEW YORK—SCISYS Media Solutions will spotlight its portfolio of cross-media storytelling solutions for TV newsrooms and radio production at the 2019 NAB Show New York, Oct. 16-17, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

The company will showcase the latest developments in its OpenMedia Infinity newsroom computer system as well as new features for its dira! radio production and playout solution. SCISYS Media Solutions also will demonstrate its NewsBoard unified web-based interface for journalists and editorial teams. The dashboard tool helps news organizations organize the story production process—from ideas to distribution—via metadata-driven workflows.

SCISYS Media Solutions also will feature its OpenMedia Now ready-to-use NRCS, a preconfigured newsroom computer for TV and digital and online media.

See SCISYS Media Solutions in the Arvato Systems booth (N646) at the NAB Show New York.

More information is available on the company’s website.