FEATURE
VIDEO WALLS WALL TO WALL NEWS
As newsrooms move with the times, video walls are increasingly being installed to help broadcasters engage with viewers. George Bevir reports on the latest developments
O
ver the past few years, news- rooms have been the subject
of some dramatic makeovers, with presenters leaving their desks to roam around the studio. And instead of a pile of papers to shuffle, they now have video walls, touchscreens and interactive graphics to play with, all of which are designed to help them impart information and engage with audiences. When Dutch TV station NOS
(Nederlandse Omroep Stichting) relaunched, the public service broad-
caster wanted a new house style and setting for all its news, sport and current affairs programmes. Belgian design and system integration firm Fisheye’s solution was, according to the broadcaster, in perfect keeping with its perception of the news of the future: modern, dynamic and closer to the viewer. Video walls, made up of Eyevis’
Omnishapes video cubes, were built in the broadcaster’s studios 7, 8 and 10. Each unit contains a screen, a base frame chassis and a rear-projection
34 | Broadcast TECH | September/October 2012 GROWING SECTOR
The global video wall industry is experiencing renewed growth, according to Futuresource Consulting. It estimates the market is on track to reach 380,000 unit sales in 2012, which equates to year- on-year growth of 60%. “Recent innovations have breathed new life into this comparatively mature industry,” says Parmjit Bhangal, Futuresource market analyst. Futuresource says the broadcast space still demands rear projection and super narrow bezel (SNB) products. According to Bhangal, the rear projection category is exhibiting “steady growth”, while LED accounted for nearly 40% of sales last year, and LCD SNB displays for more than 80% of the market.
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