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TVBEurope 39 Summer of Sports: OB Focus Harris Broadcast is supplying
routers, multiviewers, core processors and glue products to the flyaway facilities — in short the backbone of these advanced mobile TV production facilities. To date, we have used two Platinum routers in each container to create full mirroring of the most important transmission signals and provide our customers with full redundancy within the system and thereby great operational resilience and reliability. We used this approach at the World Alpine Ski
Championships in Schladming, Austria earlier this year and it worked really well. However, for Brazil, Harris has recommended that we use its new Platinum IP3 router instead. One big advantage of the IP3
is that it comes with complete in-built crosspoint redundancy as standard so we only need one router in each container. Furthermore, multi-format signalling capabilities enable it to accommodate separate video, audio and data paths within the same frame. During the early design stages of the units we were able to discuss specific needs with Harris Broadcast and they responded with changes in the software and firmware of several of their modular systems. Harris signal processing and interfacing equipment includes the Selenio media convergence platform and 6800+ modular core- processing devices. To be honest, we have never
before taken on a project of the size and complexity of the one we have embarked on in Brazil. We are on the road to Rio — it will be a fascinating journey and one we are confident will strengthen our company. Harris Broadcast will play an important role — it will be a very intense co-operation and we are looking forward to making this journey together.
Bol d’Or roars with C-Cast
Melanie Dayasena-Lowe talked to Nicolas Bourdon, senior VP Marketing EVS, about the use of technology for multi-screen coverage of the Bol d’Or motorbike race
EVS INFRASTRUCTURE was used at the heart of the recent Bol d’Or motorcycle endurance race in France. Video servers from EVS were used to record the camera feeds for broadcast and operators in the OB used the LSM controller for replays and quick highlights. There was one extra operator
working on IPDirector to create further clips (those not created by the operator using the LSM), and to add metadata. All clips were created using IPDirector or the LSM. Clips then went through the C-Cast agent, connected to IPDirector and XT server in the OB van to transcode on the fly, repurposing clips and associated metadata and
making its media available through a central cloud- based data centre. There was
usually one operator acting as the orchestrator located in the sport studio centre or at the venue, using the C-Cast Central system to instantly review all clips created on the field, select the one to be made available to B & C users as well as allowing larger file transfers (upload on ftp site, or other websites). So how did the C-Cast second
screen technology fit into this equation? “C-Cast is an add-on technology that links to the existing production system, servers and controllers. The second screen tool is used to populate, make clips and associated data created in a live production environment within an OB van. Multi-angled clips are created for every important part of the action and to make it available to different types of audiences,” explains Bourdon. EVS was
appointed by the FIM (International Fed of
Nicolas Bourdon: “More and more federations, not just broadcasters, are talking to us about how to maximise revenues”
Motocycle, Fédération Interna -
tionale de
Bol d’Or, France: “The project is a good representation of the change that new media technology is bringing to the market,” says Nicolas Bourdon of EVS
Motocyclisme) to implement C-Cast to help monetise live content with extended media applications for four types of delivery. This comprised exclusive sequences on French sports journal website l’Equipe; hi-res highlights on picture and video web library Getty Images; race-team key sequences and multi-angle clip review for race analysis; and key sequences for sponsors. In addition, two of the race teams (BMW and Honda) had access to all content for review using a second screen app. The teams could use the app to review specific angles and follow their motorcycles on the track switching from one camera to another. Bourdon explains how new technology is now able to link to the live production infrastructure
in the OB van. “The project is a good representation of the change that new media technology combined with traditional live broadcast technology is bringing to the market. More and more federations, not just broadcasters, are talking to us about how to maximise revenue and our technology allows them to do that. We already have technology in the live broadcast infrastructure, and add-on technology allows them to make content available for websites and sponsors as well as spectators in stadiums. “C-Cast is filling a gap and a
need from the market to access content that isn’t currently used. We’re making the link between what is located at the venue and what could be provided to different parts of the production chain/consumer chain.”
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