Pittsburgh Company Brings Super Bowl to Televisions Nationwide

NEP Broadcasting, the Nation's premiere provider of outsourced teleproduction services, is gearing up for their 18th trip to the Super Bowl. This Pittsburgh-based company provides facilities, technical expertise and equipment to major broadcasters year after year for this monumental event, helping to bring the action of the game into millions of households worldd-wide.

With 22 television production, transmission and support trucks on site, NEP's 55 on-site personnel will work around the clock with NBC Sports, ESPN, NFL Films, and other national and international broadcasters to ensure that over 85 cameras, dozens of microphones, thousands of feel of cable and hundreds of other pieces of technical equipment are in place and ready to go for the big game.

"We have been a part of this major event for almost two decades, and each year it is just as exciting and challenging as the last. It is really amazing to see our Engineering and Operations team pull together all the moving pieces and make this huge show happen. And, of course, there is a special energy in the office and on site for us when the Steelers are playing. We are proud to be a Pittsburgh company, and having our home-team play during one of our biggest shows of the year makes it really special." Says Debbie Honkus, NEP Broadcasting CEO and Pittsburgher.

Each year, NEP begins planning for the Super Bowl months and months in advance. "The Super Bowl is really a labor of love for us - from the first planning meeting, to kick-off, to packing up after the show -- we look forward to all of it, year after year." Says Mike Fernander, President and General Manager, Mobile Units NEP Supershooters.

In addition to the Super Bowl, some of NEP's other major events have included, The Olympics, the NBA playoffs, the World Series, the Academy Awards, and The Master's. They have been providing services to major broadcasters across the country and around the world, from Pittsburgh, for 25 years. For more information on NEP, visit www.nepinc.com.

About NEP
NEP Broadcasting is the leading international provider of outsourced broadcasting services vital to the delivery of live sports and entertainment events. Serving the world‘s premiere broadcast networks and production companies, NEP provides state-of-the-art facilities, engineering expertise and technical management to support telecasts of major events and programs around the globe. With more than 500 employees worldwide, including the finest engineering and technical management in the field, NEP Broadcasting is proud to serve networks, producers and organizations through services provided by its six specialized divisions: Supershooters, Denali, Visions, Screenworks, Studios and Roll to Record along with mobile facility services provided by New Century Productions. NEP is majority-owned by American Securities, a private equity firm headquartered in New York, and NEP management. For more information on NEP, please visit our website at www.nepinc.com .

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