Scottish outside broadcasting company QTV has invested in 24 Sony HDC-3000 series studio cameras, 10 Sony PXW-Z200 camcorders and a Sony XVS-G1 vision mixer as it aims to take on more high-profile projects.
The studio cameras and vision mixer have been deployed in a new UHD and HDR-capable 14-camera OB truck, which has already been employed on Aston Villa’s UEFA Europa League bus parade with a rolling 17-camera OB through Birmingham delivered remotely from Glasgow.
At the Commonwealth Games, currently underway in Glasgow, the new OB truck is supporting QTV’s contract to cover weightlifting and powerlifting for host broadcaster Actua Films.
The PXW-Z200 camcorders will be used on QTV’s contracts with SPFL and the Football Association of Wales, providing single- and two-camera live streaming for the leagues’ respective OTT offerings.
Alongside its equipment investment, QTV has taken on a central role in the Host Broadcaster Training Initiative (HBTI), part of Actua Films’ delivery for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The company is running the programme in its entirety, upskilling six broadcast industry entrants to senior-level roles and 20 entry-level trainees who are working across the Games. Sony contributed equipment, time and senior expertise to the programme.
“I can count on one hand the number of problems I’ve had with Sony cameras over the last six years,” said Gareth Gordon, chief technology officer at QTV. “The repair bills for some other brands made them unsustainable. When we looked at the cost-benefit analysis, it was clear that replacing the fleet with Sony was the right decision for the next decade.”
