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WWW.INBROADCAST.COM | ISSUE 20 - JUNE 2013

InTECH

Developments In Satellite & Cable Links
The rate of change in the satellite and cable sectors continues apace, the following is
a roundup of some of the recent key advances…

By Jim Evans
Contributing Editor

C

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-COM Satellite Systems reports
that it has received type
approval for its next generation
iNetVu 1201 antenna system from
Eutelsat, a leading European
satellite operator.
The iNetVu 1201 vehicle mounted
auto-pointing antenna is now
officially approved to operate on
Eutelsat’s Satellites constellation.
It’s one of the few 1.2m drive-away
systems which has met all the autopointing characterisation tests per
the latest Eutelsat ESOG Module
260 requirements.
“The 1201 system has undergone
the rigorous ESVA and auto-pointing
test procedures as set by Eutelsat
to ensure its ability to auto-point
and peak successfully to Eutelsat
Satellites with a simple push of a
button,” said Bilal Awada, CTO of
C-COM Satellite Systems.
“Our next generation of antenna
models continues to break new
ground. Receiving Eutelsat Type
Approval is a testament to the
high quality systems C-COM
manufactures, both in terms
of pointing accuracy and RF
performance,” said Leslie Klein,
CEO of C-COM Satellite Systems.
In the UK, Vislink customers,
Broadcast RF, were at Aintree to
bring the new Channel 4 coverage
of the biggest horse racing event in
this country, The Grand National, to
the screen. All eyes were on this as
for the first time in over 50 years the
event was not broadcast by the BBC.
Broadcast RF are well versed in

dealing with these types of events
and are now the exclusive RF
suppliers to NEP Visions for the
Channel 4 horseracing coverage.
The size of the Aintree Racecourse
combined with the intention to
broaden the amount of background
information proved a huge challenge
for them, with the Grandstands
over 1km away from the far side
of the course. This combined
with the diverse areas they were
required to cover meant that they
had to engineer a receive antenna
infrastructure to cope with this. They
made extensive use of fibre optic
cables, a new permanent installation
supplemented by a temporary rig,
to bring the received signals back
to a central control point to feed the
receiver/decoders for the 13 radio
cameras that were provided.
Broadcast RF used a number
of Link wireless camera systems
to provide the coverage which
included two steadicams, two
tracking vehicles (equipped with
gyro-stabilised cameras), five roving
reporter cameras, one ‘Camcat’
wirecam, one helicopter camera and
a roving super slow motion camera.
This roving super slow motion
camera required a special remote
control system to allow the VT
(EVS) operator to ‘recall’ the slow
motion recorded packages, over
the RF link that the camera operator
had captured.
Chris Brandrick, Broadcast RF’s
Sales Director said: “We have
developed, in house, a Broadcast

Vislink’s Broadcast solutions are synonymous with innovation in live television

C-COM’s iNetVu 981 in transit

RF bespoke remote control system
to provide the recall control in
addition to the usual camera ‘paint’
functions. The use of the various
frequency bands available to
broadcasters for radio cameras was
carefully managed, and because
half of 2.5GHz band was recently
lost to 4G cellphone operators, we
had to use alternative additional
frequency bands to provide
all the facilities, increasing the
complexity and size of the receiver
infrastructure even more.”
Crystal Solutions has signed
an agreement with Colem. The
agreement will make Martin
Coleman, Founder and Director
of Colem, a principle for Crystal
Solutions, with a focus on
business development in Europe.
“Combining Martin’s extensive
contacts and experience, especially
with mobile uplinks and custom
user interfaces, complements
Crystal’s product line and should
make for a winning combination
in Europe,” said Roger Franklin,

President and CEO of Crystal
Solutions. “We are very pleased
to have Martin join our team.”
Martin Coleman and Roger Franklin
have worked closely together for
the past two years on the satellite
Interference Reduction Group
(IRG) as part of a global, industrywide effort to collaborate on
solutions for costly interference
on satellite distribution networks.
“This alliance (Crystal) will help
our companies, as well as the
industry; we can more closely join
forces to mitigate and eliminate
satellite interference, as we have
done in IRG,” said Martin Coleman.
“I am impressed with Crystal’s
products and look forward to
educating customers about them
throughout Europe.”
Globecomm Systems has
confirmed a strategic partnership
with TodoCast, a comprehensive,
interactive online video platform and
media services company to combine
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InNews: Rogers Opts for Quantel at City Montreal
InNews: Vizrt and Mosart Enter Newsroom Partnership
InForm: Istreamplanet Live-Video Workflow
InReply: BSI Wireless Camera Captures the Action
InFocus: Sound Devices Pix 240 Sprints Ahead
InView: Bradley Engineering Focuses on Remote Camera Control Systems
InView: Government Tax Breaks: The Devil Is in the Detail
InMedia: In Demand Uses Aja to Create Promotional Content
InMedia: Ihse Draco Kvm-Matrix Switchers Support Broadcast It Workflow
InMedia: Media Production - the Next Generation
In Broadcast - June 2013 - Intro
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In Broadcast - June 2013 - InForm: Istreamplanet Live-Video Workflow
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In Broadcast - June 2013 - InReply: BSI Wireless Camera Captures the Action
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In Broadcast - June 2013 - InMedia: In Demand Uses Aja to Create Promotional Content
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In Broadcast - June 2013 - InMedia: Ihse Draco Kvm-Matrix Switchers Support Broadcast It Workflow
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In Broadcast - June 2013 - InMedia: Media Production - the Next Generation
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