ANNOVA acquires shares in plantri GmbH

ANNOVA acquires shares in plantri GmbH 19 Feb 2014

ANNOVA Holding GmbH takes a 51% share of Berlin-based plantri GmbH, reinforcing its commitment to web-based development and social media integration.

Munich/Berlin, February 2014: From January 1st, ANNOVA Holding GmbH, the company behind leading newsroom and planning system OpenMedia, has taken a majority stake in plantri GmbH. ANNOVA expects this acquisition to assist them in responding to increasing demands for web-based solutions and social media integration in newsroom workflows.

plantri GmbH has been creating software solutions for more than ten years and has a strong track record of successful implementation of its planning tools for radio. Solutions such as Plato and the Broadcast-Integration-Server (BIS) have been used successfully for several years by RBB (Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg) among others.

The share acquisition will enable closer co-operation between the two companies as well as to helping plantri to expand its own business. Along with Gerd Sander, Michael Sch ller will also be CEO of plantri GmbH. We've been working closely with plantri and Gerd Sander for quite a while now and have already established a great deal of synergy in the development and marketing of our products. Together, we can improve how we bring these strengths to market and this is why we have decided to create a closer, more formal bond between the two companies, comments Michael Sch ller, CEO of ANNOVA Holding GmbH

The plantri team will remain in Berlin, working closely with their counterparts in Munich. As well as supporting ANNOVA Systems by developing new modules for OpenMedia, plantri will expand its own product portfolio and will position itself in the international market directly or with partners. Plantri will focus on apps such as Artists Database and Trailer Planning as well as linking newsroom planning data to Facebook and Twitter via BIS.

According to Gerd Sander, CEO of GmbH, Our connection with ANNOVA is the next important milestone in the development of the company. With ANNOVA's experience and extensive network, we will have the opportunity to make our innovative developments available to a wider market.

The first view of these shared developments will be on show at NAB 2014 in Las Vegas. Further information is available at www.annova.tv or www.plantri.com .

About ANNOVA Systems GmbH

ANNOVA Systems GmbH develops and sells OpenMedia, a standard software solution for editorial workflows in Radio, TV and online newsrooms. With more than 50,000 users worldwide, and 20 years' experience in this market segment, ANNOVA, with OpenMedia, is the leading provider of planning and editorial systems.

As well as development and distribution, ANNOVA Systems GmbH also provides the full range of services needed for OpenMedia installation, configuration and customisation, including 27*7 support.

ANNOVA software solutions are in use by both private and publicly owned media companies around the world. Longstanding customers include many ARD newsrooms such as NDR, RBB, HSB, SWR, WDR, BR, SR and Deutsche Welle as well as international customers including the SRG Group, Red Bull, Radio France, FMM, RTL, TRK, Al Hijrah, net-25, 1+1 u.v.m.

Headquartered in Munich, ANNOVA Systems GmbH is privately owned.

About plantri GmbH

plantri GmbH has more than ten years' experience of developing editorial planning software for radio. A clear priority has been the choice of modern technologies for web-based and social media applications. As well as standard products, plantri GmbH has also created many specific applications for media organisations.

plantri's product portfolio includes Plato, the radio planning tool and BIS (Broadcast Integration Server) as well as an artist database and trailer planning. Plantri has already developed a range of modules and plugins for ANNOVA's OpenMedia newsroom system.

Products such as Plato and BIS have been in use at Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg among others, for several years.

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