We could brainstorm a long list of companies that this time last year would probably not be in positions to be pondering acquisitions, but have successfully surfed the Covid-19 video wave to the point where writing checks is necessary to maintain momentum. One of those is remote production specialist LiveU, which has followed up a phenomenal year for the industry it serves by snapping up UK-based reseller Garland Partners for an undisclosed fee – in a deal that throws down the gauntlet to manufacturers of products supporting SRT, RIST and Zixi. Garland has wasted absolutely no time in filling its website store with LiveU products, effectively cutting off Garland as a channel partner for rivals by making it a LiveU…