Broadcast infrastructures are moving away from clearly separated production, contribution and distribution environments towards increasingly interconnected IP-based workflows
Bridge’s portfolio addresses detection requirements across both production and distribution environments
Heynen delivers high-quality solutions for professional video and audio production, streaming, encoding, connectivity, and advanced test, measurement and monitoring applications
Bridge Technologies today announces an expanded partnership with Heynen for the Netherlands, renewing a relationship between the two companies that dates back to Bridge’s earlier NOMAD reseller programme and extending it across Bridge’s wider portfolio of IP-based monitoring, analysis and production solutions.
The renewed relationship represents a natural evolution for the two companies, considering that Heynen has an existing familiarity with Bridge’s technology, philosophy and approach to network visibility. The new agreement broadens the scope of the relationship and strengthens Bridge’s presence in the Dutch broadcast and media market.
The timing reflects a market that has changed considerably since the companies first worked together. Broadcast infrastructures are moving away from clearly separated production, contribution and distribution environments towards increasingly interconnected IP-based workflows. While this transition brings significant gains in flexibility and scalability, it also increases the importance of deep network visibility, accurate signal analysis and access to local technical expertise.
Building on 75 years of experience in the high-tech industry, Heynen is a trusted partner to the broadcast and media sectors. By combining technical expertise, innovative thinking and an extensive partner network, Heynen delivers high-quality solutions for professional video and audio production, streaming, encoding, connectivity, and advanced test, measurement and monitoring applications.
Bridge’s portfolio addresses detection requirements across both production and distribution environments. Its VB440 production probe provides deep packet and signal analysis for IP-based live production, bringing together tools for network engineers, camera shaders, audio engineers and production teams through a browser-based interface. For compressed media monitoring, the VB330, VB220, VB120 probes and VBC server provide continuous analysis and visibility across contribution and distribution networks, enabling operators to identify, understand and resolve signal and network issues before they affect service quality or ultimately reach the viewer.
Lennart Heijnen, CEO of Heynen, said: “Our relationship with Bridge Technologies is not starting from zero. We already know the company and its approach from our earlier work together, and it is exciting to now build on that foundation with a much broader portfolio. Bridge brings an exceptional depth of monitoring and analysis, which, combined with our local knowledge and technical expertise, gives us a very strong proposition for the Dutch broadcast market.”
Simen K. Frostad, Chairman of Bridge Technologies, stated: “This new chapter gives us the opportunity to build on that existing relationship across a much broader range of technologies and applications. The Netherlands is a technically sophisticated broadcast market, and Heynen has the knowledge, proximity and engineering expertise to help Dutch customers extract the full value of our solutions.”
Bridge Technologies and Heynen will both be present during IBC2026 in Amsterdam, with Bridge exhibiting on Booth 1.A71. The show will provide an opportunity for customers and partners to meet both teams and discuss the renewed relationship, as well as the monitoring requirements emerging from the continued evolution towards IP-based broadcast infrastructures.
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