Worldwide outsourced technical production partner the NEP Group has acquired Big Picture in Australia and NZ.

Headquartered in Sydney with additional operations in Auckland, Big Picture is a leading supplier of video production and equipment for concert tours, music festivals, broadcast, corporate and special events. The acquisition strengthens NEP’s Live Events business and market standing by adding live entertainment event capabilities in Australia and New Zealand, complementing NEP’s Mediatec Asia Pacific brand in the region. It also adds extensive LED screens and flypacks, as well as two outside broadcast trucks, to NEP’s existing global resources.

‘The addition of Big Picture’s A/V technology and talented staff allows NEP’s Live Events companies to better serve our clients in the region, and enables us to fully support the live entertainment market locally,” says NEP CEO, Kevin Rabbitt, ‘It’s a great fit for NEP, Big Picture and Mediatec Asia Pacific. Our cultures – and our people – are aligned: we put our clients first.’

‘NEP is a great home for Big Picture. Like us, all of NEP’s divisions focus on delivering superior service to clients,” adds Big Picture MD, Joe Bonanno. ‘We’re excited to join the group and tap into even greater technical and engineering resources, broader geographic support, and innovative broadcast and media solutions for our clients.’

Big Picture will continue to operate under the Big Picture brand, with Bonanno day-to- day business. Owen Davison of Mediatec Asia Pacific will continue to run Mediatec Asia Pacific, focusing on live sporting events, as well as corporate, television, broadcast and special events.