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Al Mashhad Performs With
Lawo IP Infrastructure Solutions
D
ubai-based
Al Mashhad, a
multi-platform TV channel
and digital platform launched in
January 2023 and headed by GM
Tony Khalife, a renowned journalist
and news
presenter in the Arab
World, takes a modern and youthfocused
approach
in a unique
digital and technologically advanced
style. To reach its target audience,
the station provides an innovative
experience by mixing television and
digital broadcasting in a seamless
integration, based on cutting-edge
technologies. The broadcaster
implemented a digital-first, end-toend
strategy which allows to deploy
adaptive, customized content based
on analytics through a personalized
AI-powered user experience.
The
infrastructure
for
this bold
concept is based on Lawo IP-native
solutions
integrating mc²36 all-inone
audio consoles with A__UHD
core audio technology combined with
HOME, Lawo's management platform
for IP-based media infrastructures,
and Lawo VSM (Virtual
Studio
Manager) as overall broadcast control
solution. A__line stageboxes
are
used as AoIP nodes. Early last year,
following some meticulous planning,
the Al Mashhad team awarded the
broadcast
integration project
to
systems integrator One Diversified,
also a Dubai Studio City tenant.
Al Mashhad's Head of Technology,
Srinivas Kuppa, and his Engineering
Division were
very
pleased
that
Lawo was going to be a part of their
technological solution. The hybrid IP
solution designed by Kuppa serves
the vision of Al Masshad's digital
ambitions and is unparalleled in the
region. " Flawless coordination is key
for Al Mashhads IP infrastructure,
and we decided to reach out to a
company with a track record for this
kind of projects. With Lawo, we found
a partner that not just develops and
manufactures
equipment, but
services
explains
innovative quality
also provides
around the installation " ,
Kuppa. " Technically,
Lawo's HOME allows for intuitive IP
stream routing, while overall control
is handled by the device-agnostic
Lawo VSM. This allows to seamlessly
integrate the Audio-over-IP RAVENNA
network
equipment
is
of
Al
facilities. " HOME was
it
cloud-native and designed
to connect, manage and secure
all aspects and instances of live
production environments. It provides
the tools and centralized services
for swift and effective interaction of
engineers with their devices. HOME
turns an array of devices, setups,
sites, hubs and data centers into a
powerful, agile and secure network.
Integrated
in the whole
infrastructure are two 32-fader
Lawo mc²36 MkII consoles, each
accommodating 256 processing
channels
I/O capacity
at 48/96kHz
of
and
IP-native, with support
an
864 channels.
for all
relevant standards, each desk also
features redundant power supplies
and ST2022-7 'hitless
network
merge'
redundancy
demanded
with the broadcast
Mashhad's
chosen as
by live broadcast operations. The
redundancy design integrates two
VisTool interfaces with access to ruby
consoles as backups, powered by
a Power Core as processing engine.
Furthermore, the setup includes
six A__mic8 devices that serve as
stageboxes for the IP infrastructure.
It was a daring undertaking in
scope but also in time: " The project
started in late 2021, " explains
Kuppa, " and the challenge was to
turn
of
This
planning, designing, building
constructing, deploying technology,
testing and
included
rehearsals
commissioning.
addressing screen
architecture and studio designs in
just seven months. Testing, training,
and
were conducted
in December, and the channel
successfully went on air in January. "
With such a big operation deployed
at such a fast pace, training was key.
" Owing to the speed of the project,
we started training resources early in
the project with full support from key
suppliers. Lawo held a key position,
and One Diversified, especially the
extensive efforts of Suhail Ahmed,
CEO OneDiversified FZ LLC, provided
invaluable assistance " tells Kuppa.
Suhail's comment on the project:
" As we evolve towards a wider
adoption of story-centric workflows,
we will continue to see our customers
push the boundaries
technology
of
can offer today
what
and
tomorrow. Working with Al Mashhad
has really inspired our
team, and
witnessing Al Mashhad's going live
on January 11th, 2023, was a proud
moment for everyone involved. "
around the project in terms
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