Headquartered in Ireland, TVM delivers outside broadcast services across a broad production portfolio, including domestic coverage of GAA (hurling and Gaelic football), English Premier League football and major international events such as the Paris 2024 Olympics, where the company’s fleet supported the swimming coverage.

The OB3 refurbishment required a complete rebuild of the truck, central to which was a full routing upgrade. TVM sought a modern SDI platform that would support existing operational workflows while fitting within the physical constraints of a compact but high-capacity OB unit. With established reliability, flexibility and high performance in fast-turnaround environments, the Sirius 800 SDI was identified as the ideal solution.

The Sirius 800 SDI serves as the central routing backbone for OB3, providing a stable SDI infrastructure that integrates seamlessly with TVM’s existing Grass Valley equipment. The compact footprint of the truck required detailed planning to ensure the router and associated cabling could be integrated efficiently, with Grass Valley and TVM working together to finalize layout, commissioning and testing within a compressed delivery window. Despite the challenges, the truck successfully returned to service on schedule for TG4’s football coverage at the start of the GAA season.

The successful deployment with one of Europe’s most prominent OB specialists showcases Grass Valley’s leading position as a trusted provider of SDI routing technology for OB environments, and its ability to support mixed-technology environments, delivering flexible solutions tailored to customer needs.

Building on a long-standing partnership, TVM and Grass Valley continue to explore further potential collaborations, including future camera refreshes and multiviewer systems for TVM’s fly pack configurations.