In Broadcast - March 2012 - 6

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dB Broadcast Win BSkyB Studio Project
Independent system integrator dB Broadcast has recently received a major studio order as part of BSkyB’s continuing development of their state-of-the-art production and broadcasting facility in Osterley, West London. The Sky Studios building, initially comprising ﬁve studios, opened on June 30, 2011 after dB Broadcast installed and commissioned the Broadcast Centre, comprising of MCR, Playout and its core shared technical facilities – 400 bays and 37 operational desks. For the remainder of 2011 dB continued to work closely with Sky personnel to migrate all the existing services to this new facility. BSkyB continues to expand and dB Broadcast has recently been awarded a further contract to ﬁt out two additional studio ﬂoors and one gallery bringing the total to seven studios. The ﬁnal studio ﬂoor is being made ready for use with an OB van on an adhoc basis. This includes extending the studio infrastructure to the OB wallbox designed for this purpose. In addition to the studio installation, dB Broadcast is also delivering the expanded Master Control and core infrastructure systems. This will enable the integration of these studios into the wider campus. dB’s design team will work with the customer to develop and produce the design requirements and build information, including the purchase of critical-path equipment.

CTC-International GlobeCast Launch
FRA: GlobeCast have announced the launch of CTC-International on Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD™ 8 satellite, the largest broadcast neighbourhood in the world. The move increases the channel’s broadcast footprint, giving it the potential to reach more than 120 million homes in Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. CTC-International is a 24/7 Russian-language entertainment channel, whose content is distinguished by its high quality, relevance, and focus on family values.

Weather Channel Signs StorerTV
USA: The Weather Channel (TWC) has chosen the Storer Information Management System (SIMS) to manage the scheduling of their weather related content. With a vast array of programming and rights to track, SIMS will provide TWC streamlined functionality to manage the availability of their content and prevent scheduling conﬂicts. It will allow TWC the ability to share key data with a number of departments including traﬃc, legal and ﬁnance.

Tightrope’s ZEPLAY Indonesian Slo-Mo
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Indonesian production services company Indomedia Pekar Sentosa has added slow motion replay to its oﬀering using the ZEPLAY multichannel instant replay platform from Tightrope Media Systems. The ZEPLAY system was developed speciﬁcally to provide instant replay and slow motion functionality that audiences demand in sports and other live events, without a high price tag or the need for highly skilled operators. The system is designed so that a single operator can eﬀectively manage all four camera angles and all eight streams. ZEPLAY continually records four 100 Mbps HD streams and provides replays from any or all of them at the same time without interrupting the recording. The capacity of the standard unit is 40 hours of 1080i HD for each of the four channels, for 160 total hours. Edwin Effendi, Technical Advisor at Indomedia Pekar Sentosa, said broadcast and top end production clients wanted replay capabilities: “We were a very early adopter – acting as a beta test site for Tightrope – which like new equipment from any manufacturer meant we had a bit of ZEPLAY in use at Indomedia Pekar Sentosa a bumpy ride at ﬁrst. provides production services “The support from and rental equipment to various Tightrope has been excellent, and producers including leading the results have been very positive,” broadcasters such as Star Sports he said. and international events producers The system has been used for such as Java Production. events like the Guinness World The company has a Series of Pool and the Djarum comprehensive roster of equipment Indonesia Badminton Open. including its own OB truck. Indomedia Pekar Sentosa

Wohler Offers openGear HDCC
USA: Wohler Technologies have announced the availability of its openGear HDCC Series captioning/ subtitling solution in two versions. The ﬁrst is a full-featured model that provides all the capabilities of Wohler’s current HDCC Series captioning/subtitling cards within the openGear form factor. The second is a cost eﬀective single-channel encoding solution primarily designed to complement the Ross Nielsen Watermarks Encoder (NWE-3G).

Set Your Productions Apart with the Eclipse Matrix Intercom
As the only system of its kind to intelligently integrate with wireless beltpacks and intercom-over-IP solutions, the Eclipse offers many options to connect using the widest range of advanced control panels. You would think that’s good enough. Well, it just got better with a new addition to the matrix family. V-Series Rotary Panels: Enjoy the advantages of existing V-Series panels in rotary form, with the added benefits of easier and faster audio level adjustments for intercom mixing and for IFB assignments. Available in 1RU and 2RU variants. All IP-enabled. For more product information or sales contact: www.clearcom.com

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