Imagine Communications

http://www.imaginecommunications.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/imagine-communications/

Imagine Communications, also known as Harris, is a privately owned company headquartered in the United States. It is a subsidiary of Lumine Group and has subsidiaries including Marketron, Pixel Power, and RGB Networks. Founded in 1922, it employs approximately 570 individuals and reported $170.0M in revenue as of 2024. Its main product is live production. The company provides video infrastructure, advertising systems, and workflow management solutions for the media and entertainment industry. Formed in 2014 when The Gores Group acquired Harris Broadcast and split it, Imagine Communications focuses on media software and networking. The company enables major broadcasters, MVPDs (Multichannel Video Programming Distributors), and media enterprises to transition to IP-based and cloud-native workflows.

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1922

Headcount

577

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United States

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Live production

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Privately Owned

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135

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On July 6, 2026, Lumine Group acquired Imagine Communications through one of its subsidiaries. The global buy-and-hold acquirer of communications and media software businesses did not disclose the financial terms of the transaction. This acquisition deepens Lumine's presence across the media supply chain and was highlighted as strengthening broadcast technology within broader M&A activity. Previously, on July 3, 2026, Lumine Group Inc. announced its intention to acquire Imagine Communications Holdings Inc. through a subsidiary, stating at the time that the acquisition would further its breadth in the media supply chain and strengthen its media technology and broadcast solutions portfolio.

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Imagine Communications offers 40 products in the media tech industry. Imagine Communications's product portfolio comprises of live production, media cloud and storage, video processing and playout, video business systems and tV and streaming ad tech.

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Imagine Communications's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Imagine Communications's revenue into 14 different product categories, the largest of which is linear playout. For full access to Imagine Communications's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Jul

24th

2026

13:16

Events, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences

Imagine’s Andy House and 7-Eleven’s Terri Micklin to Present at Outlook Leadership 2026

MINNEAPOLIS, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Imagine announced today that Andy House, Vice President of Imagine Studio, will join Terri Micklin, Senior Vice President of Store Development, Facilities, and Real Estate at 7-Eleven, for a featured session at Outlook Leadership 2026, one of the convenience industry’s premier executive conferences.

Baretnews

Jul

17th

2026

06:55

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Imagine Communications

Jul

17th

2026

06:10

B2B Tag

Imagine Communications

On stage Streaming Reset & The Race for Profitability Between 2022 and 2023, the streaming industry hit a turning point. After a decade of prioritising subscriber growth over profitability, the model broke — pandemic-era numbers deflated, churn surged, and investors demanded results.

Imagine Communications

Jul

17th

2026

00:59

B2B Tag, Mergers and Acquisitions

Greenberg Traurig Advises The Gores Group on Sale of Imagine Communications to Lumine Group

LOS ANGELES , July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenberg Traurig, LLP , a global law firm with over fifty offices worldwide, advised The Gores Group , a global investment firm, in the sale of its portfolio company Imagine Communications Holdings Inc. to Lumine Group Inc .

Financial Times

Jul

16th

2026

15:32

B2B Tag, Mergers and Acquisitions

The Gores Group Sells Imagine Communications to Lumine

A Transaction That Could Shake the Media World No surprise here—The Gores Group, with its keen eye for opportunity, has made another move. This time, they've sold Imagine Communications to Lumine Group, a transaction that caught the world's eye.

Investors Hangout

Jul

16th

2026

08:58

Emerging Tech, Advanced Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Procurement

IMAGINE EXECUTIVE BLOG SERIES What supply chain has to do with trust

When customers think about what it means to have a trusted technology partner, they usually think about software, support, or service response times. Supply chain, the effort behind the scenes to make sure a product is built and ready to ship, doesn’t tend to come up.

Imagine Communications

Jul

16th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag, Mergers and Acquisitions

Greenberg Traurig Advises The Gores Group on Sale of Imagine Communications to Lumine Group

Imagine Communications is a global provider of video connectivity solutions, channel origination software and hardware, and advertising management and monetization solutions. Lumine Group acquires companies in the media and communications software industry and has a "buy-and-hold-forever" business philosophy.

Washington City Paper

Jul

14th

2026

06:30

Events, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences

Guest Post: Dynamic Media Facilities Could Reshape the Future of Broadcast Workflows

Submitted by North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) As broadcasters continue transitioning to IP-based workflows, industry leaders are exploring new approaches that could improve interoperability, collaboration and operational flexibility. At the heart of these discussions is the Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) and related Media eXchange Layer (MXL), emerging frameworks intended to help broadcasters determine how the next generation of software-defined workflows could work.

4RFV International Broadcast News

Jul

7th

2026

05:52

Events, Emerging Tech

SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Summit 2026

Imagine Communications

Jul

6th

2026

10:34

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Imagine That: Lumine’s Newest Addition To Its Media Ecosystem

It describes itself as a “global buy-and-hold forever” acquirer of communications and media software businesses. As Canada Day was celebrated ahead of Independence Day in the U.S., the company revealed that it has acquired Imagine Communications through one of its subsidiaries.

Radio & Television Business Report

Jul

6th

2026

10:23

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Tech M&A Deals: Entanet, Imagine Communications, SqueezeBits

Today’s technology M&A activity includes acquisitions involving Entanet, Imagine Communications, and SqueezeBits, strengthening wholesale communications, broadcast technology, and AI infrastructure software. Tom O’Hagan Acquires Entanet Tom O’Hagan, founder and former CEO of Virtual1, announced the acquisition of Entanet from CityFibre.

InfotechLead

Jul

6th

2026

08:15

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Lumine Group Acquires Imagine Communications

Lumine Group announced that it has acquired Imagine Communications through one of its subsidiaries. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Lumine Group is a global buy-and-hold acquirer of communications and media software businesses. The acquisition deepens the company’s presence across the media supply chain.

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Imagine Communications's customers primarily consist of telecoms network infrastructure and telecoms companies. Examples of Imagine Communications's customers include Sky Group, North Carolina State University and Ericsson. Imagine Communications has commercial and technical partners like Deltatre, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Imagine Communications has suppliers like MainConcept.

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