Key Code Media Acquires Burst Communications Key Code Media has reached an agreement to acquire Rocky Mountain and southwest region integrator Burst Communications. The acquisition complements the strengths of the media and entertainment industry's media technology provider with the broadcast and AV solutions company, offering the market turnkey technology solutions and unparalleled engineering services. With coverage in Colorado, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Southern California, Burst Communications will operate as a new division of Key Code Media, maintaining their existing team. Burst Communications will also add additional competencies with large integration vendors, such as Crestron, Barco, and Grass Valley. "Strategically Key Code Media and Burst Communications have substantial synergies which will drive more value to our clients," commented Mike Cavanagh, founder of Key Code Media. "Burst Communications has a 27 year legacy of excellence in broadcast engineering and AV, which directly compliments Key Code Media's leadership in editorial, storage, and asset management." Kirk Basefsky, CEO and founder of Burst Communications, remarks that Key Code Media is the perfect fit to extend Burst Communications' reach. "This acquisition is a huge opportunity for Burst Communications, giving us access to new markets, new products, and new offices while maintaining our core brand competencies that our customers know and love." Burst Communications will continue under its current brand name and its existing locations, maintaining the full Burst team. Burst Communications was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1991 by Basefsky, along with a core team of sales and technical experts. Embracing broadcast technology from its inception, the company has grown to include broadcast integration for TV stations, sports, churches, local government, and education. Burst also has a strong presence in the corporate AV space, designing conference rooms, classrooms, lobbies, and large-scale digital signage installations. "Together, we will offer broadcast, AV, integration, and post-production solutions at a comprehensive level of support and services across all markets and geographies," noted Cavanagh. "This union positions us both to serve the industry with more advanced engineering and services across the nation." For more information, visit the URLs below. 
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