Newsletter from 03/01/2014
The Live Production Catalogue now presents 344 OB Trucks
MOBILE PRODUCTION
Global Television HD9
Global Television brings content to life and is Australia’s leading provider of outsourced television production services and an increasingly significant player in the Asia Pacific region. Since 1988, major television networks and program producers have relied on Global’s expertise, technology and resources to capture live sporting and big-entertainment events, drama and studio-based programs. With the recent addition of Cutting Edge's outside Broadcast (OB) division, clients can access an even greater range of facilities and broadcast technical expertise across the country, enjoying exceptional responsiveness and an end-to end OB solution that is unique in the Australian market. In December 2013 Global Television was acqured by NEP.
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IAA Bahrain
The Information Affairs Authority (IAA) is the government body in charge of the affairs of internal and external formal media in the kingdom, and supervises all media outlets, including newspapers, magazines, publications, radio and TV stations and websites. It has been presided by His Excellency Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa since July 8th, 2010. TV became government-run after changing the name of R.T.V company to Bahrain TV. TV broadcast began on channel (55) English in 1981. Radio Bahrain was launched in the Information Ministry's premises in 1982 as well as the transmission of the Holy Koran programs in 1983. System Integrator PALS from Turkey has delivered a 6 camera DSNG to IAA.
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John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (JLETB)
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit mobile audio and HD video recording and production facility. Since 1998, the Bus has provided free hands-on programs to hundreds of high schools, colleges, Boys and Girls Clubs, music festivals, concerts, conventions and community organizations. Working together with some of the biggest names in music, the Lennon Bus encourages students to play music, write songs, engineer recording sessions and produce video projects using the latest audio, video, and live sound equipment. The interior is divided into three separate studio environments that can be opened to create one large studio. The front studio is a cutting-edge audio and video production room. The rear studio offers pro level recording and mixing at the highest possible resolution, as well as an iso booth for acoustic recordings, and a chromate (green screen) booth. Powered by Apple computers, the studios feature traditional musical instruments and the latest Sony HD products and solutions. Also on-board is a Mackie P.A. system enabling performances on the side of the Bus. The European Tour Bus was launched at IBC 2013.
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Mobile TV Group 34HDX
The Mobile TV Group operates one of the USA’s largest fleets of mobile production units equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. With an all-high definition fleet of trucks, MTVG provides mobile units for over 4,000 sports and entertainment events each year. The Mobile TV Group adheres to the highest standards of maintenance and service with world-class engineers and support staff. The latest addition to its fleet is the 34HDX.
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NEP Vision Atlantic
NEP Visions has over 25 years’ experience in covering the World’s premier events. Ranging from being host broadcaster for The Royal Wedding in 2011 to providing HD fly-packs in Kazakhstan, NEP Visions has distinguished itself as one of the leading Outside Broadcast providers in the world. Specialising in the latest technological solutions coupled with experienced delivery crew and project management, NEP Visions has an extensive range of production facilities with a full in-house technical development and support crew to back it up. The Visions fleet is equipped with the latest remote and mobile production options and can be available anywhere in the world. One of the latest additions to its fleet is the Atlantic truck.
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Ning Xia TV HD OBVan
Ning Xia TV is based in the city of Yinchuan. The first HD OBVan was built together with the Sony China Professional Systems Group.
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nobeo @-car
With its independent development of the @-car, nobeo GmbH has cemented its position as a leading technical service provider for web TV formats. The vehicle, outfitted with high-quality production and streaming technology, guarantees real-time internet transfers across Europe and is, amongst other projects, already being used for MyVideo.de shows. The frequently prophesised shift of audiences’ viewing habits into cyberspace is being greeted by new and pioneering perspectives of truly high technical quality. The TV service provider nobeo presents an independently designed mobile production unit for professional web TV as well as live and social media streaming: the @-car.
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OSB Outside Broadcasting Ltd
Outside Broadcasting have been active worldwide for many years in facilitating equipment and coverage of live events for both Host Broadcasters and those requiring unilateral feeds. In New Zealand the company owns and operates four major 'state of the art' high definition outside broadcast vehicles, three standard definition vehicles. Designed and built using trans-Tasman talent, the vehicles have been progressivly commissioned since 2002. They are capable of handling the most complex outside broadcasts, are one hundred percent digital and output pristine pictures in whatever aspect ratio desired. The lates addition to its fleet was HD4.
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Outside Broadcast Unit 15
Founded in 1989, Outside Broadcast NV started to build its reputation of a first class service provider in a variety of work, from small daily soap productions to large music or sporting events. In 2002, Outside Broadcast NV believed that High Definition would be the standard for the next decade, and invested in a full blown HD Truck. As a European pioneer in HDTV facilities, Outside Broadcast started to produce European-wide for broadcasters all over the world. Today, all units & equipment is multi-format and capable of all high definition formats.With a fleet of HD-capable OB trucks, Outside Broadcast NV has the capability to cover any event. With an unquestionable track record in high-quality live productions and more than 20 years of experience, some of the biggest music, sports and entertainment events are among Outside Broadcast’s NV credits.
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Qatar TV HD1 with Studio
Qatar TV began producing and transmitting its own programmes in 1970, with colour transmission since 1974. It had a monopoly on television audience until 1993, when Qatar Cablevision began broadcasting satellite channels. Since then, four other platforms went on air: ART/1st NET, Orbit, Star Select and Gulf DTH/Showtime. Despite the broadening of television offerings, Qatar TV remains popular among Qataris. As of 2009, the state owns and operates all broadcast media, and there are only two television networks in the country: Qatar TV and Al Jazeera. Qatar TV broadcasts mostly official news from a pro-government perspective, while Al Jazeera focuses its coverage on international and regional topics, avoiding criticism of Qatar. A new HD OB truck was built by BTS in Germany and includes a TV Studio in the tender truck.
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RTV Slovenija HD1
Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija (or simply RTV within Slovenia) – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world. RTV Slovenija's national radio services operate under the name Radio Slovenija, while the television division carries the name Televizija Slovenija or TV Slovenija. The names are sometimes Anglicized as Radio Slovenia and TV Slovenia, respectively. There are three national and four regional radio services, which can all be heard online as well. RTV Slovenija also finances the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the RTV Slovenia Big Band. The first HD OBVan was built by Sony Professional Services in Basingstoke and delivered in 2013.
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Si Chuan TV HD OBVan
Sichuan Radio and Television is a state-owned large media group. As one of the leading players in China’s TV & Film industry, SRT’s business includes TV program production, broadcasting, transmitting, and the production and transaction of audiovisual products and equipment. Sichuan Radio and Television comprises Sichuan Broadcasting Tower, Transmission Center, Sichuan Broadcasting Newspaper, Journalism Research Institute, Radio & TV Research Institute, Audio and Video Library, Sichuan Audiovisual Publishing House, Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra, Sichuan TV Industrial Company, Sichuan Broadcasting Network Company, Starry Sky Mobile Digital TV Company, Starry Sky TV Shopping Company, Xindu Base Company and Starry Sky Talent Company. Recently Sony China Professional Systems Group delivered a 12-camera HD OBVan.
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SIS LIVE OB14
SIS LIVE offers a complete broadcasting solution, including host broadcast and outside broadcast facilities, broadcast systems integration services, wireless camera solutions, satellite uplinks and immediate satellite internet services, anywhere. SIS LIVE operates one of the largest fleet of outside broadcast and satellite uplink trucks in Europe with bases throughout the UK and Europe. With an award-winning satellite and broadcast product range, designed and built in-house, SIS LIVE is the ‘one-stop’ shop for all your broadcast requirements. Currently SIS LIVE is to close its outside broadcast division in March. SIS Live had previously held the majority of BBC Sport contracts since it acquired the broadcaster’s OB division in 2008, but in September 2013 BBC Sport announced that SIS had not been successful during the last round of OB tenders. That prompted SIS to conduct a five-week strategic review of its OB business. OB 14 is one of the latest additions to its fleet.
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Shanghai Media Group #4 HD OBVan
Radio and Television Shanghai and its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Media Group (jointly referred to as SMG) evolved from the former SMG, which was first established in August 2001 by merging Shanghai TV Station, Shanghai Oriental TV Station, Shanghai Cable TV, Radio Shanghai and East Radio Station. In October 2009, amid China’s reform to separate production from broadcasting and with the approval of SARFT(the State Administration of Radio, Film, and TV), the current SMG was formed as a single entity with two branches. One is Radio and Television Shanghai, a public institution that oversees the gathering, editing, and broadcasting of radio & TV news programs, while the other branch, Shanghai Media Group, is a state-owned enterprise that controls major business assets. The #4 HD OBVan was built by the Sony China Professional Systems Group.
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Tai Zhou TV HD OBVan
Taizhou Television (TTV) is a local television station based in Taizhou, Zhejiang. One of the internationally know events is the yearly Golden Autumn event in TaiZhou: Approximately 40,000 people packed into the TaiZhou Sports Centre Stadium see a star-studded line up of the biggest music and comedy superstars from China and Hong Kong, all performing in the acclaimed “Golden Autumn” concert. This is recorded for broadcast by the local TV station, TaiZhou TV.
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Telegenic T25
Over three decades Telegenic has established a reputation for excellence of quality and service in delivering failsafe outside broadcasts of any size and complexity. We employ a large full time staff of talented and highly professional crew, many of whom have been involved in the design of our trucks and therefore have a clinical understanding of their operation. Our core staff are supported by a number of key freelance personnel who are able to guarantee our units and do so on a regular basis. Telegenic's extensive fleet is equipped with the most advanced technology available for HD and 3D production of the biggest sports, entertainment, music and State events. Since commissioning the UK’s first HD vehicle in 2001 and launching the world's first 3DTV mobile unit in 2010, we have continually demonstrated our vision and our ability to adopt and build cutting-edge facilities in support of groundbreaking broadcast techniques backed by a fully trained team. Our goal is to ensure that your creative and editorial productions are the best they can be, free from the limits of technology. T25 was on duty at the Confederations Cup 2013 in Belo Horizonte to record three matches in 4K.
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TopVision HD Ü2.1
TopVision Telekommunikation GmbH is Germany’s leading TV production company and are a familiar sight at Germany’s largest sports event and are employed on a number of high-profile national and international assignments. Although sports coverage plays a major part of the company’s activities (Bundesliga, Champions League, Athletics, Tennis, Wintersports), the portfolio includes high profile concerts (New Years Concert, Salzburg Festival) and other shows and events (Live Earth, Scorpions, Wacken). With its Ü1 3D TopVision is able to produce 3D alongside HD simulcasts. And with its Ü2.1 TopVision has set the standard for HD production. Besides Sky Germany, the client list includes ARD, ZDF, Sportcast, Plazamedia, Swiss Television, Austrian Television ORF, DFB, Infront, Kentaro, and Music Delight Concert. Outside of its native Germany, TopVision operates in countries as far apart as Japan, the USA, Korea, Greece, Russia, Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom.
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Triofilm Ü3
Located in Hamburg and Düsseldorf, Triofilm TV GmbH & Co.KG have been specializing in TV productions since 1989. Triofilm provides complete solutions for TV productions as well as the technical facilities and staff for studio productions and outside broadcasts. Two high definition OB Vans and an AVID-Editing-Unit are available. To complete the portfolio, the sister company Bildfenster GmbH offers advertising and promotion film solutions.
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TRP Metro
TRP provides exclusive High Definition production services to the Victorian Racing Industry, producing broadcasts for more then 525 thoroughbred race meetings conducted throughout the State. These broadcasts are provided for Free-To-air and Pay-TV channels in both Australia and overseas, to On-course Patrons and importantly the Stipendiary Stewards who mange the integrity of Racing. That means delivering premium sports vision that not only captures the spectacular excitement of thoroughbred racing but also the finer detail. When TRP commissioned Sony to develop its new fleet of High Definition Outside Broadcast Vans, it wanted only the best. The result is a racing production machine that can cut it with any sportscasters in the world. Our expert team of OB Supervisors, Broadcast Engineers, Technicians, Directors, EVS Operators, Camera Operators and Production Staff ensure each project is delivered at optimum quality.
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Visual Impact Vi1
This multifunctional HD Outside Broacast Vehicle is designed and built for productions up to 14 cameras. Modern Setup and comperhensive Vehicle External Panel ensures easy connection to other OB units. These features enable a major production up to 20 cameras and more. The reference list includes the Jelen "Super Liga", the Euroleague Basketball, The UEFA Europa League, the Terano festival in Sibenik and the Exit festival in Novi Sad.
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Zhu Hai TV HD1
Zhuhai Television is a long term partner of Zhuhai International Circuit, it has already been involved with the television production and broadcasting of many race events, such as the FIA GT Championship, Pan Delta Super Racing Festival, China Superbike Championship and has amassed plenty of useful experience. The Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, as a top notch, global race event, chooses to host its 1000km race at Zhuhai, is undoubtedly a vote of confidence on its commercial operation and television production capabilities from the organizers. With the co-operation of Zhuhai Broadcast Television Station Co Ltd and Zhuhai International Circuit, the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup – 1000km of Zhuhai was a high speed feast for motorsport fans watching from all over the world!
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