Sanoma Mia Finland, part of the Sanoma group, operates across newspapers, magazines, television, radio, online and mobile media. The company says its brands reach 96% of Finns each week. Its radio operation also covers live ice hockey from multiple arenas, bringing a familiar production challenge: The studio team must coordinate audio links, commentator handovers and communication with each venue.
Sanoma’s live hockey production supports “IS-Kiekkokierros,” a program covering Finland’s Liiga. Hosted by Jussi Paasi and Topi Nättinen, it brings together studio analysis and commentary from arenas, and is distributed across Classic Hits radio, the Supla audio service and Ruutu video. Sanoma revived the program in 2025 after Finland’s public broadcaster Yle discontinued its version, giving the format a new home across the company’s media platforms.
To manage the multiple connections for covering hockey, Sanoma uses Jutel products that link the arenas to the studio. RadioMan provides centralized studio control, while RadioMan Lamppu connects commentators for live audio contribution and two-way talkback. The arrangement gives the studio a central point to manage contributors as they report from different locations.
Lamppu works through a smartphone browser or an iOS or Android app. Its features include two-way talkback and remote audio-level control so that contributors can stay connected to the studio and operators can manage audio within the production workflow.
Jutel says the system has streamlined live production with minimal technical requirements. It also enables centralized management of multiple connections and reduces the number of systems the studio operator has to manage. For broadcasters covering events across several locations, Sanoma’s setup shows how centralized control and mobile contribution can simplify coordination between venues and the studio.
You can find more about Jutel’s work with Sanoma here.
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