NEP Group, Inc. (formerly NEP Broadcasting LLC) is a

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that provides outsourced teleproduction services for major events throughout the world. Its facilities are used to produce television broadcasts of the

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, Eurovision Song Contest,

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History

The company was founded by Tom Shelburne in 1984 and was part of

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television station WNEP-TV (which stood for North East Pennsylvania). It was spun off after

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bought the station in 1986 from Shelburne. The company took off after it acquired the failing New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based TCS after the companies jointly produced the

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. From 2007 to 2012 it was primarily owned by

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. In 2012 it NEP was sold to Crestview Partners. On September 25, 2015, NEP appointed Keith Andrews (formerly CEO and managing director of NEP Australia) as Chief Operations officer of NEP Group, Inc. On June 24, 2016,

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made a significant minority investment in NEP alongside existing shareholders Crestview and NEP management. In August 2018, it was announced that Crestview were to exit NEP with The Carlyle Group purchasing their stake, giving them a majority interest as of October 19, 2018. In August 2020, NEP Group announced that Brian Sullivan will join the company as the new CEO starting August 31.

Acquisitions

NEP UK Adriatic outside broadcast vehicle

This list of acquisitions is not complete.

References

External links

NEP Group
- Official Website {{Commons, NEP Group, NEP Group Companies based in Pittsburgh Companies established in 1984 Television production companies of the United States Television production companies of the United Kingdom Private equity portfolio companies 2012 mergers and acquisitions The Carlyle Group companies