The Vitec Group announced it has signed an agreement to purchase ALC Broadcast Limited, parent company of Broadcast Developments Limited (BDL) and the Autoscript companies (Autoscript Limited, BDL Autoscript (USA) Inc. and Autoscript Hire Limited), a world-leading company in the design and manufacture of teleprompting

Teleprompting will complement Vitec portfolio of camera support and robotics.

The Vitec Group , a U.K.-based provider of broadcast equipment and services, has agreed to acquire the issued share capital of ALC Broadcast Ltd., the holding company for Broadcast Developments Ltd. and the Autoscript teleprompting businesses (Autoscript Ltd., BDL Autoscript USA Inc., and Autoscript Hire Ltd.). Auto

The Vitec Group is acquiring the Petrol Bags business of Band Pro Film and Digital. The deal is expected to close in early 2006. Tel Aviv, Israel-based Petrol has supplied its products to Sachtler, a Vitec Group company, for more than four years. "The acquisition reinforces the very successful relationship

Last month, The Vitec Group purchased O’Connor Engineering Laboratories from The Autocue Group of Companies. It also bought Radamec Broadcast Systems (RBS) from Radamec Group.

The new business unit comprises Vitec Group microwave services brands RF Central, Nucomm and Microwave Service