Extron has introduced its new Quantum Ultra 305, a 3U, 5-slot card frame, supporting any combination of Quantum Ultra input and output cards.
Custom Consoles has supplied five new control room desks for NEP Sweden’s television production facility on the outskirts of Stockholm.
Capitalizing on growing investment across the broadcast media business created by technical advances such as IP, 4K ultra-high definition, HDR and IP streaming, Custom Consoles said it has seen its business increase significantly. This includes high demand for technical furniture across the broadcast and wider engineering control markets.
UK-based system integrator Megahertz has completed a large-scale studio operations facility for global news network RT, located in Paris, which includes the installation of several workstations and technical furniture from Custom Consoles. Delivery time was a crucial factor as this was a new build completed on schedule to go on air in December 2017.
Remote studio production and virtual playout centers continue to gain traction around the world as new efficiencies and cost savings have become clear. MySports, a new 4K (UHD) pay-TV sports channel based in Switzerland, now maintains two locations—in Erlenbach and Rossens—that share video, audio and intercom signals at every level to enable precise machine control from afar.
EVS, has opened a new IP Expertise Center at its headquarters in Liège, Belgium. The facility is designed to host customer training sessions and allow professionals to test their equipment and workflows in tandem with EVS products in a fully operational IP production environment.