SIS LIVE in tune with Glastonbury 2017
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David Meynell, managing director, SIS LIVE, said, “We have worked with the BBC at Glastonbury for more than 15 years. This year we will despatch our two dual-dish uplink trucks during the technical build up to enable all eight feeds for the five main performance stages to be thoroughly tested.
“This is no simple task. Glastonbury is the world’s most famous music festival, comprised of some 900 acres with a perimeter of approximately 8.5 miles and attracts more than 170,000 ticket holders, staff, and performers each summer. It is a pop-up city larger than Oxford, but with a very limited permanent infrastructure, which means set-up, live uplinks and streaming require a lot of experience and expertise to avoid the numerous potential physical obstacles and technical challenges. Fortunately, we’re Glasto veterans.”
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The eight feeds will be sent directly to the BBC from the five main Glastonbury stages, day and night, from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th June. Three SIS LIVE engineers will work in rotation to ensure seamless transmission of the relevant feeds, which will be broadcast on BBC 1, BBC 2 and BBC 4, BBC iPlayer services and BBC 3.
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Meynell adds, “Glastonbury is iconic worldwide. Nearly one in every three of the entire UK population, and many millions more around the world, have watched or listened to the festival in the past and we expect the services we provide this year to reach viewing figures larger than ever.”
About SIS LIVE:
SIS LIVE has been delivering critical media content since 1989. The company’s rapidly growing international fibre network, Anylive® connects over 100 locations including broadcasters, major switching centres, channel aggregators and sports venues. SIS LIVE operates two Network Operation Centres located in the UK, collocated with SIS LIVE teleports which supply extensive satellite facilities to complete the connectivity offering. The company provides a full range of broadcast services from UHD to low bit rate streaming with data and audio transmission services also available. This comprehensive fibre and satellite infrastructure forms a cohesive and robust portfolio, broadcasting over 250 hours of live transmissions worldwide every day supporting multiple contracted and occasional use events.