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1990 - 1996
Carlton Television London , Carlton 021 (Birmingham UK)
OB3 , a double expanding side rigid 6 wheeler 16 camera OB , built originally
in analog PAL and subsequently converted to SD-SDI
1996 - 2001
Contracted by CTV OB and European Tour Productions to provide all of the
custom-designed OB vehicles for the live-coverage of European PGA Golf.
Comprising OB1 (triple exoanding side 16 camera OB
trailer), MVT1 (single expanding side graphics / sub-mix / VTR & editing
trailer) , 4 x technical support trailers , containing built-in commentary
facilities and one kitted out to control RF communications and wireless
cameras.
2001 - 2002
24 camera triple-expanding trailer OB4 and MVTR3 (double-expanding housing 18 VTRs and editing)
for CTV OB
A single expanding 12 camera trailer for Emirates TV Dubai.
2002 - 2003
Corinthian Television (London Origination Centre) - design
, install and commission a new studio , post-production and
multi-channel satellite transmission system for their prestigious new West London headquarters. The RFP called for a state of
the art file-based automated environment involving digital robotic archive
storage, digital asset management systems and server-based automated
transmission playout.
The project included 2 broadcast TV studios and associated control rooms , 10 non-linear editing suites , 2 x 3D Graphics
origination suites, 6 Transmission master control rooms and 4 multi-language
audio dubbing suites, CAR and associated technical and IT infrastructure.
NWE was contracted to procure most of the capital equipment involved in this project .
We also liased with the customer with regard to
staff training , some of which was undertaken by ourselves backed up by many
years of operational broadcast experience and supplemented by manufacturers
training and support for some specific items of software and hardware.
The contract was completed to the full satisfaction of the customer and
called for strict compliance with the technical requirements set out in the
RFP and rigorous confidentiality of information
2002 - 2003
Corinthian Television (London Origination Centre) - design
, install and commission a new studio , post-production and
multi-channel satellite transmission system for their prestigious new West London headquarters. The RFP called for a state of
the art file-based automated environment involving digital robotic archive
storage, digital asset management systems and server-based automated
transmission playout.
The project included 2 broadcast TV studios and associated control rooms , 10 non-linear editing suites , 2 x 3D Graphics
origination suites, 6 Transmission master control rooms and 4 multi-language
audio dubbing suites, CAR and associated technical and IT infrastructure.
NWE was contracted to procure most of the capital equipment involved in this project .
We also liased with the customer with regard to
staff training , some of which was undertaken by ourselves backed up by many
years of operational broadcast experience and supplemented by manufacturers
training and support for some specific items of software and hardware.
The contract was completed to the full satisfaction of the customer and
called for strict compliance with the technical requirements set out in the
RFP and rigorous confidentiality of information.
2003 - 2004
Corinthian Television (London Origination Centre) - expansion of existing
transmission facilities for simultaneous multi-language origination. 2
multi-language audio dubbing facilities with 4 voice-over rooms
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4 Avid non-linear suites.
Transmission Suite for ABC1 Freeview and addition
of channel branding system
Avid DS Suite and After-Effects graphics suite for Skaramoosh.
2004 - 2005
Sky Italia - design and installation of new digital intercom system using
Voice-over-IP technology linking Sky's broadcast centres
in Milan and Rome and replacing the existing legacy
system.
Thomson Broadcast -
contract to provide installation facilities for new transmission facilites at LOC to go on air in January 2005.
2005-2006
CTV OB
NWE was contracted by United Media Group – owners of leading UK OB facility
CTV OB – to provide design and installation services for two key projects.
The first was the complete refurbishment and HD conversion of an existing
truck that had originally been built by NWE in 1998. The second was a brand
new, state-of-the-art, 24-camera HD vehicle with full-length triple-expanding
sides.
Each truck is based
around a large multi-format HD router – Sirius Gold 512 x 512 HD/SD – and a
large audio router – Sirius 256 equipped 192 x 192 AES. Aurora router control is being used in both
vehicles with a range of control panels. The trucks were designed and
integrated by NWE to a very high specification with entirely HD signal
monitoring and Dolby 5.1 digital audio using Dolby E encoding. The
multi-format Sirius routers allow both vehicles to operate in HD or SD with
very rapid conversion.
The picture monitoring uses the latest in flet-screen
technology.
The first vehicle was
completed in time to provide major coverage (including the opening and
closing ceremonies) of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Overlapping the commissioning period , the second
vehicle was already under construction and was required to be completed in a
very short timescale in time to provide HD live coverage for UK test cricket .
In September 2006,
this vehicle will also host the coverage (for the first time in HD) of the
2006 Ryder Cup , which will be the largest ever
fully HD Outside Broadcast , involving some 60 cameras.
Using experience
gained on multi-format system design , NWE has more
recently been involved in the complete re-design , rebuild and conversion to
High-Definition operation of 2 existing 6 camera studios for a major UK
broadcaster.
The first of these was completed and went into operation in August 2005 ,
the second
which was undertaken to a very exacting timescale successfully commenced
operations in September 2006.
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