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KBS Selects LYNX Technik Interface Solutions for HD
Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) selected LYNX Technik modular solutions to boost its coverage of the 2011 IAAF World Championship in Daegu, Korea. Broadcast Solutions managed the project as systems integrator and general contractor alongside its local partner, Dong Yang Digital in Seoul, Korea. To meet the growing demand for HD entertainment and sports programming, Broadcast solutions was brought on board to aid KBS with the design and development of the new 16-camera HD OB van. The project was completed over an eight month period. The new truck has been partitioned into four production rooms – video, audio, of the broadcast event, KBS along with Broadcast Solutions selected a number of broadcast technologies, and among them was a range of the LYNX Technik Series 5000, card-and-rack-based glue products. A full complement of LYNX Technik Series 5000 interface and signal processing solutions, in seventeen 2RU frames were installed in the OB Van and include; 3G / HD-SDI , frame synchronisers, up/cross/downconverters, distribution amplifiers, as well as control and monitoring. KBS installed over 140 modules and a comprehensive selection of LYNX Technik products. The LYNX Technik modular solutions interface seamlessly with the rest of the van’s video infrastructure that includes Sony cameras (HDC-1000/ HDC-1500/HDC-3300), a Sony video mixer (MVS 8000x – main mixer, and MFS 6000 - backup mixer), a Snell Cygnus 288x480 video routing switcher, monitoring from TV Logic, and a VSM control system that manages communications between the router, mixers, and LYNX Technik interface equipment. The audio production room includes a Studer Vista 9 audio mixer with integrated router, a Riedel Artist 128x128 intercom, and audio monitoring from Genelec. The audio room is equipped for 5.1 monitoring. LYNX Technik interfaces were chosen over KBS supplied HD OB coverage of the 2011 competitive solutions due IAAF World Championship in Daegu, Korea in part to their 3G product selection and availability, camera control / shading room, highly flexible and turnkey features and equipment – was delivered and overall reliability. to KBS on June 30th 2011. Its Additionally, the technical team inaugural production was the 2011 at Broadcast Solutions has worked IAAF World Championship. on a number of broadcast projects The World Championship in with the LYNX Technik team. Athletics is a bi-annual event In addition to the 2011 IAAF organized by the International World Championship, KBS will use Association of Athletics Federation their new HD OB van to produce (IAAF) and KBS will serve as the events throughout Korea including; events host broadcaster. sporting events, live concerts and In order to meet the challenges shows.

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