42 l March 2014
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broadcastreport UNITED KINGDOM
BroaMan, Optocore and Studer key for Corrie
By Murray Stassen
THE UK’S longest running soap opera, Coronation Street, was recently relocated from Manchester’s Quay Street Studios to the eight-acre studio and production facility on the Trafford side of MediaCityUK. BroaMan and Optocore fibre distribution devices are playing a key role in the automation system at the new location. The relocation has also seen the installation of Harman’s digital Studer Vista 1 – the first Studer sale to an ITV facility. The show’s technical manager,
Stan Robinson, conceived the audio, video and data transport
solution. System integration specialist TSL carried out the installation, testing and commissioning of the new system. TSL deployed 10 Optocore DD2FR-FX devices to transport native MADI over the fibre network. TSL project engineer Phil Cooper, says: “The broad design was based on the previous set-up in Quay Street with the intention of streamlining, and improving wherever possible. This was carried out using a combination of contemporary technology solutions and TSL’s industry experience, along with the vision of Stan.”
Cooper continues: “We knew
that the ‘automatic homing’ of the Optocore system, whereby stage boxes will find their home gallery from any live connection point, would be a valuable benefit. However, the main USP of this Optocore system is the ability to plug a stage box in anywhere and be connected automatically to the correct gallery or OB van.” “I needed a solution that
was not too taxing for the operational crew – little more than plug and play. I also wanted a box that when connected by fibre and all the level signals would be there,” says Robinson. He explains that compatibility
with the fibre network was crucial when choosing the new mixing platform. Following a demonstration of
Studer’s Vista 5, the team opted for the 22-fader Studer Vista 1. “We realised the Vista 1 would offer more or less the same facilities and also that it was compatible with Optocore fibre distribution. We have all been extremely happy with the decision to back the Studer platform, and it has been extremely well received,” adds Robinson.
Production on the new
Coronation Street set started in early January. “We were given a short lead time of just one week of rehearsals at the new site, so everything had to work first time and be operationally easy to use,” concludes Robinson. “We are delighted with
BroaMan and Optocore solution, which has offered us an incredibly flexible solution.”
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The Studer Vista 1 at the new Coronation Street set
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