Russia Market Briefing 2014 | Page 3

russia_russia 29/01/2014 13:02 Page 2 TTC Ostankino HD studio upgrade V Technical Center Ostankino, the largest broadcast production company in Eastern Europe, has continued its SD to HD upgrade with equipment provided by lead partner Grass Valley. In 2012, Grass Valley equipped the broadcaster with 24 LDK 8000 Elite 3G Transmission triax camera systems, 14 LDX Flex cameras and four Karrera Video Production Centres for TTC Ostankino to kick-start its migration to HD. In 2013, Grass Valley added 36 LDX Flex cameras to the project and installed three Karrera Video Production Centers with KFrame. The upgrade, which will be complete by the end of 2014, will include the installation of 26 more LDX Flex camera systems and four more Karrera Video Production Centers. This T UK companies benefit from Russian broadcasting sector A number of UK media technology companies have reported successful attendance at a recent trade fair for the broadcasting industry in Russia. Participants looked to take advantage of developments in the Russian broadcasting market stimulated by the forthcoming Sochi Olympics and f