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O21’s second new HD truck of year

Reflecting the rapid expansion in HD sporting coverage in the UK, O21 Television's newly built, _2million plus single expanding outside broadcast vehicle, Unit 7, is a complete HD truck built with not only the latest technology but with production personnel in mind.

Reflecting the rapid expansion in HD sporting coverage in the UK, O21 Television’s newly built, _2million plus single expanding outside broadcast vehicle, Unit 7, is a complete HD truck built with not only the latest technology but with production personnel in mind.

The company claims that Unit 7 offers production companies more than a standard OB vehicle, with capacity for up to 16 VTRs/EVSs and a two tiered VTR area that seats up to seven people.

Kevin Moorhouse, Gravity Media Group’s technical director said: “Unit 7 is a powerful outside broadcast vehicle. Although a single expanding truck, its VTR capacity is impressive and makes the unit perfect for Light Entertainment and Music productions. Production personnel who’ve viewed Unit 7 have praised both its comfortable design and layout, which is great as we’ve designed it with them in mind.”

The vehicle has a large audio room which contains a Calrec Sigma audio desk. The room has been ergonomically designed for an audio mixer and has concentrated on creating high quality acoustics and in a quiet and dedicated environment. It is fully HD capable with 20 Sony HDC 1500s and 2 Sony HDC 3300 super motion cameras. Equally, with the flick of a switch, Unit 7 can be used for SDI productions.

The truck’s first outing will be at the UEFA Cup Final in Glasgow on 16 May.