ATG Broadcast Gets New Chief Operating Officer

A successful providers of high–end reliable and easy-to-operate integrated systems for broadcasters and programme makers alike, ATG Broadcast has announced a new addition to its management team with the appointment of Clive Northen as Chief Operating Officer.
He is based at the company’s administrative and engineering centre in Letchworth, reporting to Managing Director Graham Day.
Clive Northen commenced his broadcast industry career in 1994 on the staff of Worldwide Television News at its headquarters in the Interchange Building, Camden. He was appointed Bureaux Equipment Manager when WTN was acquired by the Associated Press.
In 2003 he joined Charter Broadcast as Client Manager to develop its rental and flyaway-system activity, progressing to Presteigne as Operations Manager where he was involved in coordinating the company’s relocation from New Malden to Gatwick.
He joins ATG Broadcast following five years with Gearhouse Broadcast, latterly as General Manager.
“Clive has an ideal combination of commercial and operational experience which will further strengthen ATG Broadcast’s capabilities at a time of expanding opportunities in the systems installation and equipment distribution areas,” Graham Day commented.
"ATG Broadcast has an excellent reputation both in the United Kingdom and globally for the quality, reliability, ease-of-operation and expandability of its broadcast systems,” Mr Northen added. “It has long been a market leader in the transition from discrete media to file-based technology and is now at the cutting edge of the transition from standard definition into high definition.”
ATG Broadcast's engineering skills extend from front-end studio systems to transmission-based systems for multiple deployment platforms. ATG Broadcast offers a comprehensive portfolio of services including workflow design, project planning, equipment installation, software configuration, commissioning, documentation and on-site training.
(BMcC/GK)