broadcastnews UNITED KINGDOM A Clear(-Com) choice, twice over By Erica Basnicki
BROADCAST SOLUTIONS provider Tyrell has recently provided Clear-Com intercom systems to two of its clients: SIS LIVE and TV3.
London-based SIS LIVE’s
two recently-commissioned hybrid broadcast trucks are larger than DSNG trucks but smaller than outside broadcast vehicles, requiring an intercom system that was compact but offered full matrix functionality. To meet these requirements SIS LIVE invested in Clear-Com’s Eclipse PiCo digital matrix intercom systems and V-Series user panels.
SIS LIVE had already
invested in Clear-Com technology for the communications infrastructure
One of SIS LIVE’s new hybrid broadcast trucks
in their new offices in MediaCityUK. “We’ve had a very positive
experience with Clear-Com’s highly flexible communications systems, so it made sense for us to install Clear-Com’s Eclipse PiCo system when deciding on a solution for our new vehicles,” explained Dave Gill, SIS LIVE’s head of technical delivery.
Tyrell’s second sale was to
Irish broadcaster TV3, which has invested in two Clear-Com Eclipse Median matrices, V-Series Panels and a FreeSpeak wireless system to bridge communications between its new purpose-built high- definition studio and its existing studio headquarters. “Further investment in
Clear-Com technology from existing customers is the best endorsement that any company can ask for,” commented Martin Bennett, commercial director, Tyrell. “Clear-Com’s market-leading intercom solutions give broadcasters the ability to adjust to and fulfill the demands of any production.”n www.clearcom.comwww.sislive.tvwww.tyrellcct.com
GERMANY/AUSTRIA
Riedel tucks into FIS World Cup
By Erica Basnicki
RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS supplied wireless camera solutions and signal distribution services for the 2013 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, held in February in Austria. Working with Munich’s sono Studiotechnik, Riedel installed a fibre network comprising 42 MediorNet mainframes and 60 RockNet digital audio interfaces. The fibre backbone accommodated 92 cameras, 160 high-definition video signals, 200 audio signals, and Ethernet and intercom in a single infrastructure. For venue communications, Riedel deployed
three Artist digital matrix mainframes and a TETRA digitally trunked radio network. “Our goal is always to
provide our customers with a competitive edge,” said Thomas Riedel, founder and CEO. n www.riedel.net