The pair have worked together in the UK for the past 12 years.

Malcolm Harland, LiveU country manager, UK, and sales director, Northern Europe

LiveU has acquired Garland Partners, after 12 years of working with it in the UK market.

Garland has been LiveU’s channel partner, serving broadcasters, sports organizations, production companies and online media. Its acquisition hopes to enhance LiveU’s direct presence in an important territory, streamlining its go-to-market and expanding its portfolio offerings of mission-critical transmission, multi-camera production and IP Cloud distribution solutions.

LiveU’s co-founder and COO, Avi Cohen, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Malcolm Harland, Garland’s managing director and co-founder, and his team into the LiveU family. From the Royal Wedding, London Summer Games and UK General Elections, to the past year’s COVID-19 pandemic, and numerous other events, we have been covering the UK’s top news and sports stories with Garland’s local support.

“Making Garland part of LiveU will ensure that we address our customers’ needs even more effectively with greater focus and agility. This acquisition underlines our commitment to deliver end-to-end solutions and enhance our customers’ lifecycles with a combination of best-in-class technology, a full-service guarantee and workflow flexibility.”

Malcolm Harland, who becomes LiveU’s country manager, UK, and sales director, Northern Europe, added: “After over 12 years as LiveU’s UK partner, establishing the business and consistently growing each year to become the trusted supplier of LiveU’s solutions across the news, sport and online markets, I am delighted that the Garland team and I have been invited into the LiveU family.

“The opportunity to work together, delivering further growth and a clear strategy for the UK is an exciting prospect. I am certain that we will become much more than the sum of the individual parts.”

Fellow Garland co-founder, and commercial director Lorna Garrett will not be following Harland to LiveU, instead choosing to work on new business venture, Zest Technologies Limited.

Cohen continued: “We would like to wish Lorna great success in her new business venture, Zest Technologies Limited, separate from the LiveU business.”

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