About — Since 1988

Engineering the systems behind modern media.

CIS has been designing, integrating and supporting media environments since 1988, from broadcast infrastructure and early digital workflows to today's cloud, IP and AI-enabled operations.

With teams across Brazil and the United States, we combine deep engineering expertise with operational experience to help media organizations evolve with confidence.

Our Story

35+ years partnering with the
people who shape media.

From the first digital disk recorder in Latin America to today's cloud and AI-driven workflows — scroll through the milestones that made CIS.

1988Origin
CIS Group is founded
Originally established as Crosspoint — bringing professional broadcast engineering to a fast-changing Brazilian media industry.
1989
First Digital Disk Recorder in Latin America
CIS deploys the Abekas A62 — a first taste of the digital revolution that would reshape production.
1990
First Digital Post-Production System in Latin America
Designed and installed in Casablanca.
1992
First non-linear editor in Brazil
CIS installs the country's first Avid Media Composer, opening the door to a new generation of post-production.
1998USA
Operations begin in Florida, USA
CIS expands beyond Brazil, establishing a base in the United States to serve the Americas.
2002
1,000th non-linear editor deployed
A milestone that confirms CIS as the reference partner for non-linear post-production in Brazil.
2008
From our labs to reality
Pioneering work in media transcoding paves the way for Glookast — a platform that would redefine tapeless workflows.
2009Breakthrough
Leadership in the Tapeless Era
CIS and Glookast begin the transition to fully tapeless workflows in Brazil and the USA.
2010
100% of Brazilian primetime drama on CIS systems
CIS and Glookast become the standard for tapeless newsroom and post-production workflows, enabling a new era of audiovisual production.
2014Live Sports
FIFA World Cup — Brazil
CIS implements ingest, post and playout workflows for one of the largest sports networks in the world.
2015
From Regional to Network Headquarters
CIS Group consolidates itself as a national reference in implementing and supporting broadcast systems for major broadcasters in the country.
2016
Olympic Games — Rio
Deployment and on-site support for rights-holding broadcasters covering the games.
2017
Expansion into the US East Coast
CIS opens operations in Boston, New York and Charlotte to strengthen coverage across the East Coast market.
2019Leadership
New leadership, new chapter
Matt Silva is appointed CEO; Guilherme Silva becomes Chairman of the group.
2020
Pandemic and remote production
CIS rolls out 100% remote production toolchains, enabling clients to keep producing content without leaving home.
Remote production
2021
CIS Expands Presence in the U.S. Market
The Master Service Agreement with two of the largest U.S. television networks strengthens CIS’s market presence.
2024
Talent as a Service launches
CIS introduces Talent as a Service, helping media organizations add specialized technical capacity without expanding permanent teams.
2024
Cloud Distribution Infrastructure
CIS implements content distribution channels using Evertz technology at Record.
2024
Virtual Production at a New Level
CIS implements new virtual studio technologies at Globo and Casablanca.
TodayFuture
New era
CIS keeps scaling across journalism, sports and entertainment, corporate, education and other media-intensive environments, building on experience while staying focused on what comes next.