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Sportcast Puts Volicon In Play
ITA: Sportcast is relying on Volicon’s Observer digital video logging and monitoring system to provide compliance monitoring for its new HD Super Tennis channel, originated by European broadcast services provider SBP. Installed at SBP facilities in Rome, the Observer system provides continuous monitoring and logging of Super Tennis channel content, which can be quickly accessed, reviewed, and exported. The system captures, stores, and streams aired content and gives monitoring staff instant access to live and recorded content.

Sportvision Opt For Videohub 288 Router
Sportvision have opted for a Blackmagic Design’s Universal Videohub 288 router to support their motorsports productions. This includes delivering race graphics and performance data for live broadcasts of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series races. Universal Videohub 288 is used as the primary router for Sportvision’s broadcast trailers, which are parked inside the television compounds at each NASCAR sanctioned race. Spor tvision has produced more than 15,000 live events for broadcast partners worldwide, delivering graphic enhancements while capturing real-time performance data for television broadcasts, online applications and wireless devices. “It is imperative that the routing infrastructure to support RACEf/x packages is reliable, efﬁcient and scalable to handle any and all formats. Moreover, with space on site at a premium, any router has to be small enough to ﬁt amongst all the other gear in a 53 foot trailer,” said Jason Stromberg, Technical Operations Manager, Motorsports, Sportvision. Sportvision’s RACE f/x System, an advanced tracking technology created for televised sports, is used during NASCAR races. The RACEf/x System, which tracks cars at speeds exceeding 200mph, creates a complete digital record of a N A S CA R race in real-time, delivering a wide range of visual effects for television, such as pointer s, telemetry a n d b u b b l e s Blackmagic Design’s and arrows. Videohub 288 Router The system provides viewers with car performance data, including acceleration, braking, lap position, speed and RPMs, in real-time.

IMT RF Central 2-Ghz Microlite
NED: IMT introduced its RF Central 2-GHz microLite HD transmitter to the European market at IBC. The camera-mountable 2-GHz microLite HD transmitter features SD/HD encoding capabilities in a miniature transmit solution package. The 2-GHz microLite HD includes coverage from 1.9 to 2.5 GHz and delivers up to 200mW. Developed for HD (SDI) capable compact cameras, the transmitter supports video and embedded audio transmission.

TSL PPL Acquires SoundField
TSL Professional Products Limited (PPL) announced at its IBC press conference that it has acquired surround sound microphone and audio processing technology manufacturer SoundField. Managing Director of TSL PPL Chris Exelby said: “The addition of SoundField to the TSL PPL fold couldn’t have come at a better time. “With TSL PPL audio monitors becoming a standard fixture in many broadcast production facilities, particularly our Touchmix and PAM family of products, which are synonymous with surround sound, we can now bring a more complete offering to market and further our mission to help our customers deliver the highest quality sound to the viewer at home. “With the addition of the SoundField range, TSL PPL’s product portfolio will further expand its support of 5.1 audio in the broadcast workflow. “As HD broadcasting becomes the standard for televised content, viewers are demanding 5.1 audio to match their high-quality images. “By adding the SoundField surround microphones and processors to its market-leading audio monitoring solutions, such as the renowned PAM series, TSL PPL can now offer customers solutions for use throughout the production process, from acquisition to delivery.” For broadcasters of worldclass major sporting events or concerts, a single SoundField mic is all that’s needed to generate an accurate ambient surround bed simultaneously in stereo and 5.1 audio for SD and HD transmission.

SIS LIVE Add To Range
GBR: SIS LIVE demonstrated the latest developments inits portfolio of satellite and broadcast products at IBC. An array of products, all developed and manufactured by its in-house teams, were unveiled to the industry, including the new DriveForce. Mounted on a Mercedes Sprinter, DriveForce transmitted the daily 20-minute IBC TV News daily broadcasts.

SoundField’s range of surround sound technology joins the TSL PPL fold

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