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MCI wins contract for a 10-camera HD outside broadcasting van with a Link L1500 wireless camera syst
Date: 10-07-2008
MCI wins contract for a 10-camera HD outside broadcasting van with a Link L1500 wireless camera system for Al Jazeera Children's ChannelMCI has been awarded a contract by Al Jazeera Children's Channel to build a 10-camera HD outside broadcasting van. It will be the first HD outside broadcasting van for the Children's Channel based in Doha in Qatar.
The vehicle itself is a Mercedes Benz Actros articulated lorry with a 14 m. semi-trailer which will be extended on one side. There will be graphics and slomo operator positions in this slide-out. The company ProVan will be responsible for work on the body on a subcontractor basis.
A Clear-Com Eclipse-Median Matrix with 32 ports will be used as an intercom system since the latest Clear-Com software generation can be flexibly configured and is therefore ideal for use in an outside broadcasting van.
Al Jazeera Children's Channel has decided to use a Sony MVS-8000G video mixer with 3.5 levels and 8 DVEs. Everts multi-view monitors, 47″ Barco displays as well as 17″ and 26″ Panasonic displays will be used for monitoring in the control rooms.
EVS 2x6 channel slow motion servers will be used for all recordings.
The HD-cameras will be connected by "Osi Fiber Optics" fibre optic cables for rough production conditions.A Link wireless camera system will also be used for transmission purposes.
A LAWO mc²66 audio-console with 120 channels will be integrated as a central component into the separate sound control room. 5.1 audio processing will be possible throughout.
Particular attention will be paid to the air conditioning. On the one hand, the cooling capacity has to be designed for an average outside temperature of 50°C, while on the other hand, the intake unit for fresh and cool air has to be sufficiently protected against sand and dust contamination. Independent operations are guarantied by two redundant 50kVA power generators.
The van can be operated by a crew of up to 13 people. All the training courses required for the company's team will be given by MCI in Hamburg and Doha.
Contract negotiations were completed in July 2007. The vehicle will be delivered in summer 2008.
About Link Research
Link Research is a £13 million company with a reputation for technical innovation and an outstanding range of advanced wireless products for electronic newsgathering. It became part of the Vislink group in February 2005.
Link's broadcast contribution products use the company's own video compression and encoding technology to transit data over fast links in the challenging environment of live news and sports broadcast.
The company's low-delay wireless camera and encoding products for Standard Definition and High Definition have won many awards and are used by broadcasters worldwide. Link's distributor network spans Europe, the USA and the Asia Pacific region.
About the Vislink Group
Vislink PLC is a £100 million global technology business with companies operating in the broadcast contribution and the defence and security markets. Group companies are: Advent Communications manufacturer of satellite uplinks, Microwave Radio Communications Inc. which supplies wireless transmission links to broadcasters and governments and wireless camera system manufacturer, Link Research. The group is committed to delivering high quality video and data communications products for the most exacting remote and mobile applications.
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Anna Wood, PR and Marketing, Link Research: +44(0)20 8440 7372 . +44 7768 922 707, annaw@linkres.co.uk
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