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SIS OB invests in LINK Wireless Camera systems
Date: 12-05-2008
SIS Outside Broadcasts Ltd, formerly BBC Outside Broadcasts, is placing a significant order for L1500 wireless camera systems from Link Research.
The systems are to be used in many different production environments, ranging from entertainment and studio shows to news and sports.
SIS Outside Broadcasts is buying Link's L1500 model, which offers the advantage of operating in SD or HD, with an easy software upgrade to High Definition. The frequencies available for broadcasters to use are changing so Link offers a set of optional frequency modules, which can be swapped to suit customers' needs.
SIS Outside Broadcasts has chosen to operate their wireless cameras at 3GHz, which is becoming the frequency of choice in the UK, as the sell-off of the 2.5GHz band continues.
Link Research has developed its own LMS-T and special modulation techniques so that its transmitters will give optimum performance at higher frequencies.
SIS Outside Broadcasts will be able to use its Link wireless camera systems for OB applications, with cellular diversity sites and in studios. Wireless camera equipment has already been introduced for shows such as "I'd do anything".
About SIS Outside Broadcasts
SIS Outside Broadcasts, formally BBC Outside Broadcasts, a division of BBC Resources Ltd, is part of Satellite Information Services Limited (SIS), It owns a large fleet of 15 television production units plus sound, support and communications vehicles and award-winning special cameras, and operates out of self-contained premises in Langley. The business supports events from music festivals, drama productions and major state occasions, to Wimbledon, the Olympics and World Cup football.
About SIS
Satellite Information Services Limited (SIS) is a long-established media business and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Satellite Information Services (Holdings) Ltd (SISH). SISH is owned by a combination of leisure and financial investors. The business focuses on TV production, broadcasting and the provision of live pictures and data via satellite from two key sites in London and Milton Keynes. It is the foremost supplier of television programming and data services to the UK and Ireland betting industry. In addition, it has long-term, high value contracts with other leading broadcasters, such as Sky and ITV, to provide live coverage of news and sports events, including Formula 1 and Rugby World Cup. SIS has recently launched services in the US in partnership with Intelsat, the world's largest supplier of fixed satellite services.
For further information www.sis.tv
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.
Contacts:
Dave Remnant, Sales Director, Link Research: +44(0)1923 474 060 daver@linkres.co.uk
Anna Wood, PR and Marketing, Link Research: +44(0)20 8440 7372 . +44 7768 922 707, annaw@linkres.co.uk
James Wilcox, Marketing Director, Vislink PLC, +44 (0)1488 685500, jamesw@vislink.com
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