In Broadcast - June 2015 - 36


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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 5 - Issue 6 | June 2015

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ITV Sport Chooses SIS LIVE For
Rugby World Cup Connectivity

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IS LIVE has been announced as the
supplier of connectivity services
for host broadcaster ITV throughout
the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The company will provide ITV with
all communications and live feeds for
the six week competition of world class
rugby, featuring teams from the top 20
rugby nations, starting in September
2015.
The contract covers the opening
ceremony at Twickenham on 18th
September 2015 and 48 matches
broadcast live from 13 stadiums across

the UK.
New fibre connectivity will be
installed at all rugby locations to
add to its rapidly expanding fibre
network, that also includes Premier
League football stadia. New rugby
venues include Wembley, Twickenham,
Millennium and the Olympic Stadium.
SIS LIVE will also provide 10 single and
three dual antenna uplinks with over
1000 hours of satellite capacity and
significant fibre links.
David Meynell, Managing Director,
SIS LIVE, said: "The Rugby World Cup

SIS LIVE's Network Operation Centre

Boxx TV Introduces
New Zero Delay
Atom System
B

oxx TV is pleased to announce
the delivery of the Atom, a new
zero delay video transmission system.
The Atom features a sleek, lightweight
transmitter, (answering the demand
from Steadicam operators and
production teams globally) with HD,
wireless, zero delay transmission and a
range of 600 metres or 2000 feet.
Perfect for the video assist market,
the manual channel select ensures a
stable connection and flexibility for
configuring multiple systems in one
location. The Atom can work with
up to six systems at a time, and one
transmitter can operate with multiple
receivers. The SDI Loop feature on the
transmitter is essential for Steadicam
operators to have an instant view, in
order to give them a feel for the video
they are receiving.
The Dual SDI output on the receiver

provides two channels, one for
monitoring and one for live feed.
Operators ideally need this feature for
all live TV shows, sports events, and on
film sets.
Commercial Director, Darrell Bilton
states: "From our humble beginnings
a mere decade ago, we've developed
into a mature company, with high
quality innovative products, and
great support to match. We are the
industry standard now for TV, film, and
progressively, the sports broadcast
industry. I am really proud of what
we have achieved here. We aim to
continue to be at the forefront of
technology so watch this space!"
Boxx TV have received an
overwhelming interest in Atom which
is currently available to purchase
directly from Boxx TV in the United
Kingdom, or from a local reseller.

SIS LIVE's teleport
at MediaCity

is the most significant sports contract
in the UK's 2015 calendar and we are
delighted to have been asked to supply
the connectivity services to ITV.
"It is a great opportunity for us to
showcase the unrivalled connectivity
skills which have already made us
a familiar presence at the country's
most high profile sporting venues, and
allowed us to roll out new fibre across
the UK.
"We already have an excellent
working
relationship
with
ITV
and we look forward to utilising
our
comprehensive
connectivity
infrastructure to deliver the highest
quality live coverage from up to four
matches per day."
SIS LIVE will deliver video, audio and
communication feeds to ITV, as well as
feeds for global distribution, through
its extensive fibre networks and via
satellite links. The company will utilise
its highly specified uplink trucks (the
largest fleet in Europe), and its two
large broadcast teleports and dual
Network Operation Centres.
The Rugby World Cup emphasises
what SIS LIVE can offer the market
place, and allows the company to
immediately increase their connected

fibre venues by nine sites. The amount
of connectivity and resilience that
SIS LIVE will offer for this event
really is second to none, and reflects
a unique position in the market. It
also highlights the vision of being the
connectivity provider of choice for
critical media content.
SIS LIVE operates an exceptionally
capable teleport at MediaCity, backed
up by a teleport in Milton Keynes, with
two Network Operations Centres and
resilient connectivity to all sites.
The
company
also
provides
innovative,
cost-effective
and
reliable end-to-end high quality
streaming solutions for live webcasts,
social
streaming,
brands
and
marketing initiatives for premium
content providers. The best talent and
latest technology are utilised to deliver
content to multiple platforms in all
formats to all devices.
SIS LIVE works closely with global
broadcasters and platforms such as
YouTube, Google and Skype, and holds
the Guinness World Record for the
most concurrent LIVE web streams of
an event for Red Bull Revolutions In
Sound, at the EDF Energy London Eye
in November 2013.
SIS LIVE's DriveForce truck
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