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NEP Australia outfits new OB vans
with Lawo’s HD solutions
NEP Australia has commissioned
four new live OB vehicles (HD11,
HD12, HD13 and HD14), which are
also equipped with 4K/Ultra HD
(UHD) capabilities.
Systems integration (SI) of the
new OB vehicles was managed by
NEP Australia’s own SI team, with
supply of various equipment from
Lawo’s exclusive partner, Professional Audio & Television (PAT).
All four OB vehicles share the
same size and technical specifications and rely on Lawo’s VSM
Broadcast Control and Monitoring
system for their overall control.
On the audio side, each truck
is equipped with a 64-fader Lawo
mc256 audio mixing console, plus
a Lawo audio core.
The VSM system provides NEP
with an overall control and monitoring approach, which takes care
of routing in the Imagine IP3
hybrid video/audio router and
Imagine SX Pro multi-viewers, as
well as 10 EVS XT3 server units.
VSM also serves as the main
Tally system and delivers the
NEP Australia’s new fleet of OB vehicles are outfitted with a range of Lawo video
and audio solutions.
dynamic under monitor displays
(UMDs), and is also integrated with
the IHSE’s Draco Tera KVM system.
With VSM, operators are able
to pre-configure workflows and
settings in advance of a production, save and restore them for
recurring productions, and share
them between all four OB vehicles.
This, according to Lawo, is
key to reducing set-up times and
remaining ahead of competing
broadcast providers.
Each OB vehicle’s audio require ments are also provided by
Lawo’s mc256 audio console and
an audio core with eight digital
signal processor (DSP) cards and
five stageboxes connected via
fibre using MADI. The Lawo mc²56
console and VSM work closely
together, enabling VSM to have
direct parameter control over the
audio system.
Milan Milenkovic, NEP Australia’s project director, said: “Since
introducing the first Lawo audio
console into Australia back in 2006,
we have been pioneers of new
technologies. In this time, Lawo
audio consoles have become the
broadcast standard in Australia
and currently the best solution in
the market for such an application.
There was no hesitation on NEP
Australia’s part in opting for the
Lawo approach.”
Slated to handle production
for major live sports and concert
events, HD11 and HD12 are already
on-air, with HD13 and HD14 coming into service early next year in
time for the 2017 AFL (Australian
Football League) and NRL (National Rugby League) seasons.
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■ Libirel chooses Hiltron HMAM for RTE satellite link
Dublin-based systems integrator
Libirel Communications has supplied Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE),
an Irish public service broadcaster,
with a new satellite downlink
system.
Made up of a 3.7m antenna, a
Hiltron HMAM motorised antenna
mount and HACU controller, the
downlink system can be used as
a Ku-band link receiving video
and audio data from multiple
sources.
Declan Goulding, owner of
Libirel Communications, elaborat-
ed: “We have installed the motorised antenna system in the teleport
at RTE’s Donnybrook headquarters
and connected it to the central
L-band router via a 250m fibre link.
The system we have provided includes a step-track function using
satellite beacon.
“The control interface is connected to the HACU via standard
Ethernet and the HMAM is configured for operation from the
master control room. We have
also provided a Hiltron handheld
controller, which plugs directly into
the HMAM drive electronics.”
Developed and produced by
Hiltron, HMAM is a high-precision
motorised satellite antenna mount
designed for two-way satellite
communication or receive-only
downlink applications.
A companion product to
HMAM within Hiltron’s SORBAS product range, the HACU is
designed to control three-axis
motorised antennas.
The antenna control unit and
associated motor-control electronics are contained in an IP65-rated
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Nine Network Australia selects Intelsat to
distribute domestic TV programming
❝Our Globalised
Network allows
us to meet NNA’s
needs today and
to increase our
level of support
if the network
expands over
time to meet the demands of multiplatform coverage.❞
— Terry Bleakley,
Regional VP, Asia-Pacific sales, Intelsat
Intelsat has signed a contract with Nine
Network Australia (NNA) to distribute programming to the network’s six domestic TV
stations.
Additionally, Intelsat will provide global satellite and fibre connectivity using the IntelsatOne terrestrial network to bring news content
and special events from around the world to
Australia for NNA’s networks affiliates.
A subsidiary of the Nine Entertainment
media company, NNA operates local stations
in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth
and Darwin, along with a regional broadcaster,
NBN. The network also has news bureaus in
Canberra, London and Los Angeles.
Under the new agreement, Intelsat is initially providing services via the Australia/New
Zealand Ku-band beam on the Intelsat 19
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satellite for NNA’s broadcasting requirements.
Moving forward, Intelsat’s network support will
extend “well into the next decade”.
Terry Bleakley, regional vice-president,
Asia-Pacific sales, Intelsat, said: “Our Globalised
Network allows us to meet NNA’s needs today
and to increase our level of support if the
network expands over time to meet the demands of multi-platform coverage. NNA will
also benefit from Intelsat’s global coverage
for international contribution and distribution
requirements.”
NNA previously used Intelsat for its domestic and international occasional use requirements. Most recently, NNA chose Intelsat
to provide short-term services for the 2016
Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro using the
Intelsat 29e satellite.
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and services to audiences.
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