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Bel Digital Audio’s 1U 3G audio and video confidence monitors have been purchased by Spanish satellite relay and outside broadcast truck operator Gloway, a subsidiary of Telefonica. The sales were conducted through Bel’s long- standing Spanish distributor AEQ. Eduardo Guerrero, AEQ’s international sales manager said, “We are delighted to work with a company as highly regarded as Gloway to help supply equipment to outfit their trucks.”
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Israel’s third-largest TV studio, Channel 10, selected a Harman StuderVista 9 digital console from Kilim Electronics for its recent upgrade from analogue to digital. Channel 10 asserts that Studer offers unique advantages including reassurance of back-up and technical support from broadcast specialists from Kilim, led by MD Meir Kilim. “It is very easy to understand, which is critical due to our high technician swap rates. Most of them have only operated analogue consoles until now,” said Kilim.
www.harman.com
IP audio and control specialist Barixis helping multichannel internet radio broadcaster Soma FM grow its presence in the over- the-air broadcast space, with Soma FM specifying Barix IP Audio solutions for radio stations receiving its programming. Soma owner Rusty Hodge says that Barix helps to minimise cost for his over- the-air radio clients, while providing radio stations with reliable, quality audio streams.
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NETHERLANDS
Dutch DAB+ network on course for 2017
By Kevin Hilton
THE NETHERLANDS is on course to meet the government’s target for full national digital radio coverage by 2017, with the completion of a countrywide commercial DAB+ transmission network. The infrastructure was designed and built in three months by Broadcast Partners and involves over 30 Harris Broadcast Maxiva VAX transmitters. The Harris Broadcast Maxiva VAX transmitters have been
UNITED KINGDOM You say you want a Revolution… By Erica Basnicki
Broadcast specialist SIS LIVE worked with the Red Bull Music Academy, Channel 4 and YouTube on an ambitious project that saw 30 music gigs from the EDF Energy London Eye broadcast live and streamed online during the recent Revolutions in Sound event. The London Eye is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe and
comprises 32 passenger capsules. A SIS LIVE RouteCase system was used in each capsule to produce the video and audio feeds which were then transmitted to the production unit. RouteCase, designed, manufactured and sold by SIS LIVE, is a portable and affordable HD live
Each capsule on the Eye was hosted by club brands such as fabric and Erol Alkan’s Bugged Out!
production studio featuring a 4-input vision mixer and 10- channel audio mixer, making it
equipped with web-hosted control and monitoring carried over IP for the head-end to transmission chain. “The timescale on this project was enormously challenging and Harris Broadcast quickly rose to the occasion to ensure that the transition was a success,” says Robert-jan van der Hoeven of Broadcast Partners. “The complete network is now fully on air and is the first nationwide radio service relying entirely on IP connectivity for the transmission feeds.”
Integral IP/EDI input cards
have been installed in the Maxiva VAXs to enable the high-speed carriage of audio over Internet connections rather than more conventional cable circuits. Public broadcaster NPO has
been working with KPN Broadcast Services to extend its DAB+ capabilities. It introduced new digital services in Randstad, Brabant and Gelderland on 14 October and expects to have nationwide coverage by the middle of January next year.
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Broadcast Partners are claiming the first nationwide radio distribution system based completely on IP transmitter links
ideal for this kind of project where space was at a premium. As each of these sources was constantly on the move it was impossible to use fibre to transfer the signals, which meant that a comprehensive RF network was employed. “This was the most RF-intensive
programme we, or probably anyone, has attempted at a single venue,” explained Pat Blackburn, lead RF communications supervisor. “However JFMG and Ofcom have been extremely helpful… our good relationships with these governing bodies and our expertise in spectrum management have helped make this event possible.”
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