QVC – A TV Channel

QVC – A TV Channel includes 5 Studios Complex Tokyo, Japan THE BRIEF Build a studio complex in one of the world’s most active earthquake zones to provide 100% availability 24/7 The first challenge here was design. The customer’s requirement was to be able to be on air 24/7 regardless. The system even had to be seismically rated to withstand earthquakes. The complex consisted of 5 HD studios with 24 cameras, 10 edit suites, 2 audio rooms, 2 PCRs and a large MCR. Every studio has internal built-in redundancy in both audio and video and the large studios and PCRs can be exchanged with a single switch. For added security all mission critical devices are under control of a unified control and monitoring system. The system was completed and went on air on time and now broadcasts 24/7 without interruption, even by earthquakes! SPECIFICATION KEY EQUIPMENT Snell Modular Infrastructure Snell RollMap Control and Monitoring Solution Snell Sirius 840 512 x 512 HD-SDI router Snell Pyxis Video, Audio and RS422 Routing System Ikegami camera with Shotoku Robotic Control Sony 7000X Vision Switcher Solution Quantel SQ Server based high-speed production system 24 Robotic Cameras, including 2 x Crane Cam, 2 x Celing Rail Cam Full Automation Omneon Playout Server Quantel Production System 40 x Snell IQ Modular Infrastructure Frames • 240 Input Evertz MVIP Multi Viewer 10 x Evertz Modular Frames (DSK & VIP) Indoor and Outdoor CCTV Camera System Custom Designed Studio Control System Quantum LTO Archive 12 x Viz RT Graphics Servers Fibre Optical network for all studio interconnects