In Broadcast - June 2015 - 4

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

InNews
RR Media Opens
European Centre
GBR: RR Media, a provider of
global digital media services to the
broadcast industry, are opening
a new European media centre in
London, becoming the newest, fully
digital facility in the region.
The build provides a wide range of
digital media solutions including
content preparation, playout and
online video services for live,
global and local multi-screen
delivery.
The centre is the largest content
preparation facility built in the UK
in the last five years.

Harmonic And WISI
Team For Solutions
GER:
Harmonic
and
WISI
Communications have partnered
to provide cable operators with
next-generation cable access
solutions. Under the joint
collaboration, Harmonic and WISI
will develop products that allow
operators to keep pace with everevolving business and industry
requirements such as CCAP,
DOCSIS 3.1 and Distributed Access
Architecture with digital fibre
transport.
Harmonic and WISI offer a flexible,
scalable network architecture that
optimises the delivery of video,
data and voice services.

Accedo Partners
With Xstream
SWE / DEN: Xstream, a provider
of OTT and TV Everywhere
services, and Accedo, a leader in
TV application solutions, have
announced a strategic partnership.
The joint solution will offer
customers a flexible, scalable
and agile OTT platform enabling
customers to create, manage,
monetise and deliver best in
breed, personalised Internet TV
service combined with captivating
applications on any connected
device including Smart TVs, game
consoles, mobile phones and
tablets.

Pinewood Irish Base
GBR: Pinewood Studios is set to
launch Pinewood Productions
Ireland Ltd - a full service production company focusing on physical
production administration, Section
481 application and packaging.
The company will service Pinewood's International clients shooting on location in Ireland. Services
range from pre-production budgeting and location scouting, through
facilities rentals, talent and crew
sourcing.
The company will hire a Head of
Production to service the Ireland
offering.

Timeline First Purpose
Built Ultra HD 4K OB
Truck In Europe
T

imeline, a major provider of Outside
Broadcast, post-production, and
studio-based services for all major UK
networks, has designed and built the
first purpose built Ultra HD (UHD) 4K
Outside Broadcast unit in the Europe.
In conjunction with BT Sport, this
represents a significant investment in
this brand new technology.
BT Sport has awarded Timeline a
four-year contract for the provision of
Ultra HD 4K OB's to complement their
extensive HD programme portfolio.
BT Sport will be launching a new BT
Sport Ultra HD channel in August with
the first UHD broadcast being the

Community Shield. UHD
events will be broadcast
throughout the year,
each week, and will
include UEFA Champions
League, Barclays Premier
League, FA Cup and Aviva
Premiership Rugby.
Driven by the demand
for production of UHD 4K content by
broadcasters, initially being driven by
BT Sport, the unit will launch in August
and be available for hire for both
sporting events and other production
genres such as the arts, entertainment
and natural history when not in use

Timeline's Ultra HD 4K OB Truck

by BT Sport. This cutting edge OB
unit, built by Timeline's SI division, is
designed from the ground up to deliver
UHD 4K programmes to the same high
standard as current HD programmes
for complex live or as live production.

UEFA Champions League Final
Captured In 4K With Sony
U

EFA produced the 2015 UEFA for the 4K production, enabling the production team's view of the action,
Champions League final in Berlin capture of crystal clear and immersive UEFA used Sony's 30-inch BVM-X300
live in 4K. The match was broadcast live footage.
OLED 4K monitor for live monitoring
from the world-famous Olympiastadion
UEFA's end-to-end live production within the OB truck.
in Berlin in stunning ultra-high workflow included Sony's PWSIn addition to the BVM-X300, Sony's
definition, and the production used 4400 4K servers and the MVS-X 85-inch
FWD-85X9600P
BRAVIA
Sony's new HDC-4300 4K/HD live series
multi-format
switchers. Professional 4K LED screen also
production camera.
To ensure the peerless footage showed live ultra-high definition
Following the success of the 2014 captured in the stadium matches the footage from the match in the
UEFA Champions League final in
dedicated UEFA showroom in the
Lisbon, the 2015 final in Berlin
broadcast compound.
represented the second occasion that
For the first time, fans were
European club football's
able to watch the action live
most prestigious match
in 4K. Various broadcasters
has been produced in 4K.
took the signal live via the 4K
For the Berlin final,
distribution provided by EBU, and
Sony's new HDC-4300 and
select locations across Germany
proven PMW-F55 4K Live Sony's HDC-4300 captured the excitement at the climax of screened the match in ultra-high
the European football season in 4K Live
System cameras were used
definition.

Nevion Opens New York Office
N
evion, a leader in transporting
media from the camera to the
home, has announced the opening of a
new office in Manhattan, New York City,
to accelerate growth and capitalise
on the US market opportunity. The
office will complement the company's
existing West Coast facility based in
Oxnard (CA) and demonstrates Nevion's
commitment to the North American
market. Situated just off Times
Square, the new office will operate as

a sales and support hub and has been
specifically selected to better serve
the company's local customers and
further boost business development.
Nevion currently has a number of high
profile customers on the East Coast,
including NBC Universal, HBO, PBS,
MLB Advanced Media, The Switch and
Intelsat.
Nevion's CEO Geir Bryn-Jensen
said: "This is a strategic step which
demonstrates our commitment to

our present and future customers
in the US. It also reflects our belief
in the growth potential of the North
American market. Operating in the
heart of Manhattan is not only vital
to our customer service and training,
but we also see it as a way for our
customers and partners to actively
engage and collaborate with the
Nevion team."
The new office is located on Floor 23,
1440 Broadway, New York City.

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