In revamping its broadcast infrastructure Sky Sport Deutschland has sided with fellow German company Lawo for a large part of the job.
According to a release the project includes a “total of 12 IP-native Lawo diamond broadcast mixing consoles… Lawo Power Core units as DSP engines and to provide the diamond consoles with expandable I/O connectivity for AES67, MADI, analog, AES3 and Dante sources and destinations.”
In addition it should be noted that Sky was previously using Lawo equipment and is committed to Lawo’s “VSM system (Virtual Studio Manager), a comprehensive control and workflow solution for IP-based broadcast infrastructures…”
Planning and laying out the job took a year. Sky Sport Deutschland Director Production Platforms, Origination & Distribution Christian Barth explained it needed console and workflow flexibility for “anything between mono voice-over assignments and Dolby Atmos productions while being easy to operate.”
Sky Head of Production Architecture Florian Hennig added further detail, “Sky has developed a tightly integrated audio-processing stack. It therefore makes sense, for example, for the sound engineer to hear the effect of how their mixes hit subsequent audio processing stages in the monitoring chain, and to tweak the settings accordingly on the mixing console.”
Wolfgang Götz from project consultant promediatools adds: “Sky Sport wanted to have the expertise in-house, which is why Lawo placed great emphasis on training and support during the project’s implementation.”
In other Lawo notes, it will be at the upcoming ISE 2024 show in Barcelona Jan. 30–Feb. 2. It has an event scheduled to show off the IP content delivery system it built with Telefónica for the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, home of the Real Madrid football team. A release said, “Featuring latest IP media infrastructure and easy-to-use IP control systems the new Bernabéu provides the future-proof production environment for any broadcast, streaming and in-stadium entertainment challenges to come, whether for football, concerts or other applications.”
The Jan. 31 gathering will be at Lawo’s stand, 5F700. Register here.
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