Ross Video acquires Rocket Surgery
Published: ASIA
WORLD: Virginia-based broadcast and production motion graphics specialist, Rocket Surgery Design Services LLC has been acquired by Ross Video. The company’s founder will join Ross Video and will head up its Creative Services Group as director of creative and technical services.
‘It is great to add the talents of Jim Doyle and his Rocket Surgery team to Ross Video,’ commented David Ross, CEO of Ross Video. ‘Our creative services group has been going flat out over the past year since we started taking on graphic design projects for our clients and we simply haven’t had enough capacity to handle the workload. Our clients are looking for more than just equipment from us these days and adding Jim Doyle and team will give us the added talent and capacity to scale this important service to better meet their needs.’
‘Ross XPression is the best and most forward-thinking motion graphics platform in the industry,’ added Mr Doyle. ‘XPression continues to push the boundaries of what is creatively possible with graphics and branding. It is a wonderful opportunity to devote our energies in helping Ross’ clients create outstanding new productions with graphics from XPression. Most importantly, we are excited about joining Ross Video. Ross has a talented team and has built a great corporate culture.’
Mr Doyle is stated to possess a long history in creating graphics for broadcast and production, building and managing creative teams, and inventing and implementing graphics workflow tools and processes that have become standard methods used throughout the industry. He previously worked with Media General as general manager of its centralised graphics operation MGFX as well as NBC Universal as a director of design.