EVS invests in cloud-based rundown provider TinkerList

EVS has taken a minority stake in TinkerList, the developer of Cuez – the first cloud-based rundown management system. The web application and automation system is designed to connect with a wide variety of production devices with the aim of improving production efficiency.

In a statement, EVS said it is convinced that Cuez is not only suitable for premium live productions, but also for media productions in general. Belgian company TinkerList’s SaaS products will now be integrated into EVS’s asset management and control room solutions.

EVS chief executive Serge Van Herck said: “We are very proud to become a shareholder in such a promising and innovative company that re-invents the way to produce live content.

“EVS now owns an important minority stake in Tinkerlist, allowing the team to remain independent and autonomous while supporting their growth and ambitions.”

Pre-production workflows are increasingly linked to live productions, and TinkerList emphasises the importance in adopting efficient digital tools to streamline operations across the production chain, ensuring consistency from the time a production is planned to post-production and archive while allowing dynamic changes to cope with live conditions.

TinkerList chief executive Erik Hauters added: “We are happy to have the means and the support of EVS to achieve our vision, closing the gap between the writer’s room and the technical broadcasting environment.

“This investment will allow us to further extend the scope of our application to increase its relevance across a wider set of productions, while maintaining the same level of simplicity in usage. The strengthened partnership will help us to expand globally, thanks to EVS’s direct and indirect worldwide footprint. Moreover, this investment from a solid broadcast leader demonstrates the sustainability of our company.”

The transaction value, including capital increase and loans, represents a total investment of below €3 million.

The announcement of the investment in TinkerList follows EVS’ acquisition of Portugal-based MOG Technologies, a move which EVS said would broaden its premium live production ecosystem by expanding its file-based ingest and transcoding capabilities.