Middle East region rewards Lawo with Record Uptake of Its Infrastructure Solutions for IP Video & Audio 22 December 2015
Reporting an extraordinarily successful year in the Middle East, Lawo has seen its pioneering IP-based broadcast production video, audio and control technologies and systems adopted by the region's leading TV and radio broadcasters, including installations in Qatar, Jordan and Oman.
Installations across the region reflect the growing number and size of broadcast installations in the region's Arab territories, as well as their increasingly demanding workflow requirements. Lawo's involvement is also an indication of the continued success of the German company's developments in TV and radio broadcast production. It also demonstrates that broadcasters in this expanding and technically demanding market are ready to adopt new approaches and future-facing technologies, and have found a strong partner in Lawo.
We are becoming more and more recognized in the Middle East, not only for our products and projects in audio, but also as manufacturer of video solutions, says Klaus-J rg Jasper, International Sales & Project Manager at Lawo. There is growing respect for our efforts in becoming a key technology partner e. g. for major international motorsport events, and at the recent soccer world tournament in Brazil.
BeIn Sports in Doha (Qatar)
BeIn Sports has furnished its facility in Doha with a playout system supporting 32 parallel playout streams. The extensive installation comprises five new-generation 32-fader mc 56 consoles with a Nova73 router core, and several of Lawo's V__pro8 compact, fully digital, 8-channel video processors providing all of the glue' features commonly needed in broadcast production workflows. Within the facility, BeIn Sports operates 24 voiceover booths that are also part of the Lawo infrastructure. This accommodates de- and embedding of audio and control of mixing console routings, and supports the audio requirements of the translation of sports commentaries into English, Arabic, French and Spanish. Overall control is managed via a Virtual Studio Manager System (VSM), with a hardware fader unit for remote control of the VCAs of all the mc 56 consoles. The greatest advantage offered by this arrangement is that all assignments of the playout stream, voiceover booths, audio consoles and supervisor positions are entirely flexible, and can be adapted from situation to situation.
Oman TV in Muscat, Salalah (Oman)
Two new 32-fader mc 56 consoles have been installed in Oman TV's OB vans in Muscat and Salalah, and a third, 16-fader mc 56 providing 192 DSP channels and 64 AES in/outputs is at the heart of a flyway kit in Muscat. The mc 56 consoles support 96kHz, 24-bit digital audio with redundant signal paths and offer up to 8,192 non-blocking audio crosspoints in their matrix.
The HDTV OB vans have identical technical specifications, differing only in the number of AES ports supported by each console. The consoles are installed in 16-16 frames, each with an HD-Core loaded with four DSP cards, providing 384 DSP channels and 64 AES in/outputs. Alongside the mixing consoles, each truck is equipped with a Lawo DALLIS I/O unit installed within the vehicle, and a DALLIS stagebox for deployment at the broadcast location.
The DALLIS stagebox is connected to the audio network via RAVENNA.A further part of the system concept is Oman TV's ability to share elements of the two setups. To have several Lawo mixers means that they only need one spare parts package, and allows easy swapping of stageboxes between OB vans and flyway kit, explains Klaus-J rg Jasper. In addition, this means that operators trained on one system are instantly conversant with the whole system. Oman TV values the general flexibility of the Lawo system, as it has to cover many different jobs sports, news, culture, music shows and also recordings at the Royal Opera House.
Al Jazeera Children's Channel in Doha (Qatar)
Al Jazeera Children's Channel in Doha has equipped its new OB van with an mc 66 audio mixing desk, which has 32 faders and supports 384 DSP channels. In addition, it has two DALLIS I/O systems one installed in the truck, and the other for use as mobile stagebox. The fully redundant system comprises DSP, as well as routing and DALLIS I/O. Another OB van being operated by Al Jazeera Children's Channel is also Lawo-equipped for large events, both trucks can be linked via RAVENNA to operate as a single OB resource.
Al Kass in Doha (Qatar)
With three OB vans equipped with Lawo systems and six mc 56 mixing desks installed in all, Al Kass is Lawo's most loyal customer in Qatar. The latest OB truck to be commissioned is now underway, with a 48-fader mc 56 fitted with local I/Os and 384 DSP channels onboard. Its connectivity includes 96 AES in/outputs and two DALLIS stageboxes. A V__pro8 provides the video tools necessary to reconcile different video formats, as well as to bridge between audio and video management. High-quality format conversion, color correction, and audio embedding and de-embedding make the V__pro 8 a compact and powerful video processor that allows different standards and formats to be used as part of a single broadcast setup. The V__pro8 is a flexible matrix system its 8x8 video matrix and 384x384 audio matrix make it possible to switch any signal to any other. A modern HTML5-based GUI provides an ideal interface for easy handling of day-to-day work. One of the Al Kass OB vans recently handled live broadcast production of the Emir Cup 2015 in full DD+.
Qatar Radio in Doha (Qatar)
At Qatar Radio's Doha facility a Lawo Nova17 RAVENNA-enabled routing system is handling audio streaming to Workstation PCs, which are currently being used as an Intermediate/Distribution Router in the broadcaster's
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Middle East region rewards Lawo with Record Uptake of Its Infrastructure Solutions for IP Video & Audio 22 December 2015
