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Clear-Com kit is top of the shopping list for QVC facility
SHOPPING CHANNEL QVC UK has moved into new broadcast facilities in London, featuring HD studios and audio equipment including Calrec consoles, Pyramix digital audio workstations and a Clear-Com digital intercom. QVC’s UK programming is
now produced and broadcast from a complex in Chiswick, west London. The building has been fitted with a Clear-Com communications system to allow staff to send and receive critical messages concerning the programmes from any location on the site. The intercom installation is based on the Eclipse-Omega, which connects wireless FreeSpeak units being used on the studio floor and elsewhere to Eclipse V-Series key panels in the galleries of QVC’s two HD studios. The broadcaster had used Freespeak at its previous studio centre and the decision was made for technical staff to continue to use it for mobile comms in the new building.
SWITZERLAND Radio 24 upgrades with Lawo
SWISS SYSTEMS integrator, SLG Broadcast (SLG), has provided a complete broadcast center for Radio 24’s new complex in Zurich, including an IP-capable fit-out of two broadcasting studios based on Lawo technology.
In a construction period of
just two months, the two studios and associated equipment rooms were built, plus 24 editors’ workplaces, some with an audio-over-IP connection. Both studios are identically equipped, using Lawo sapphire mixing consoles. These are each fitted with 12 faders and include a central module that can be
operated by the host. Additionally, each desk is complemented by an additional 4-fader module for the news presenter or co-host, each with its own overbridge and configurable touchscreen. SLG Broadcast’s Marc
SLG Broadcast had the studios ready to go in just two months
Straehl commented: “The technical solutions for radio are so advanced that we were able to provide open workspaces, integrate moving pictures and audio, and route the program via mouse-click to different distribution paths.”
www.lawo.com www.radio24.ch www.slgbroadcast.com
SCISYShas launched its latest on- air application, dira! Onair Player. The Player has been designed as a configurable, all-in-one studio command centre with an interface optimised for quick, intuitive use in the hectic studio environment. Up to four playlists can be active at any one time and up to two fader channels are available per playlist for manual crossfades.
www.media.scisys.de
Jünger Audiohas partnered with Audinate to incorporate Dante digital media networking technology into its range of audio processors. The first device to feature Dante technology will be the V*AP two channel voice processor, released early 2014. Peter Pörs, CEO of Jünger Audio commented: “We looked at all the audio over IP network solutions and found that Dante was the ideal choice for Jünger Audio.”
www.audinate.com www.junger-audio.com
Clear-Com communications systems are used across the new Chiswick site
“The FreeSpeak solution was the main reason we selected Clear-Com again for our new facility,” comments Alex Guiton, broadcast products
engineer at QVC UK. “We had used the system at our former facility and we were very happy with the quality. The floor staff, production assistants, camera
operators and technical staff all use FreeSpeak, with about 30 to 40 belt packs operating at one time.”
www.qvcuk.com
HHB Communications’ subsidiary Scrub has supplied over 20 Nugen Audio plug-ins to ITV, including the Vis-LM Loudness Meter plug-in, the Loudness Toolkit plug-in bundle and the Complete Loudness bundle for its audio post production and Avid Media Composer suites in Media City, UK. National Geographic, FX UK channels, audio post specialists Vaudeville and The Farm Group are also among HHB customers recently supplied with Nugen loudness solutions.
www.hhb.co.uk
www.nugenaudio.com
France’s first StuderVista 5 M3 has been supplied by Harman distributor Audiopole to audiovisual technical services provider, Euro Media. The console is now used to host C à Vous, a live, primetime television programme about cuisine, broadcast by France 5. The console includes TM7 touch screen loudness metering, and is used in conjunction with Studer’s VistaMix.
www.studer.ch
BVE2014is open for visitor registration. The event takes place from 25-27 February 2014 at ExCeL London. Confirmed speakers to date include staff from BBC Scotland, Hat Trick, BAFTA and Film London. James Rowley-Ashwood, event director, said: “This year’s event is truly a must-attend for anyone with an interest in creating and delivering compelling content.”
www.bvexpo.com
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