Thursday, July 5, 2012

AVID Sells It's Consumer Video & Audio Business

Avid has sold off it's consumer video and audio businesses and cut it's workforce by 20% and the CEO is stepping down.

The consumer video products being sold includes Avid Studio, Avid Studio App for the iPad and Pinnacle Studio.  Avid paid $462 million for Pinnacle in 2005 and the combined sale price of both the video and audio business today is $17 million.  Did I mention the CEO is stepping down?


Avid reported a net loss of $23.5 million in 2011 and a $13 million loss for Q1 2012.  Avid hopes the restructuring will save the company $80 million a year.


Avid says it will continue to support Pro Tools and will focus on Media Enterprise and Post & Professional products.

http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/avid-sells-consumer-a/v-and-cuts--jobs/214174

And here's some interesting ideas for Avid:  http://news.doddleme.com/blogs/post-production/five-ways-avid-could-stay-alive/?utm_source=Daily+News+Template+version+7%2F5%2F12&utm_campaign=7%2F0512+us&utm_medium=email

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