People
Meet the… founder and director
Rory Springthorpe, founder and director at outside broadcasting company Vivid Broadcast, talks to TVBEurope about his route into the industry and understanding the value...
outside broadcasting
Production & Post
Preserving TV’s technological heritage
Jenny Priestley meets a group of enthusiasts who are working to preserve TV technology from across the decades, including cameras, OB trucks and telecine...
Business
TVBEurope March 2024 issue available to download
The March issue focuses on the on-going move to sustainability in the media technology industry, goes behind the scenes of The Traitors, and discovers...
Business
EMG, Gravity Media announce merger
The new entity, which is yet to be named, will include more than 100 outside broadcast trucks and flypacks and 40 studios and production facilities
Business
Televideo assets go up for auction
The assets on sale include outside broadcast trailers and rigid trucks, Sony and Panasonic camera channels, Vinten and Sachtler grip, EVS video servers, outside...
Sustainability
EMG orders first fully electric 19T rigid tender vehicle
EMG said the new Volvo FE Electric truck produces 414 kg of CO2 compared to the previous 10,000 kg
Live Production
Remote production and resilience run the show
Developed well before the pandemic, and used to great effect since 2018 in Australia and other countries, a remote production workflow offers indisputable advantages,...
Live Production
Keytown Productions hits the bullseye with PDC European tour
Robbert van Loon explains how the production company built a permanent production solution built on technology from Blackmagic Design that can be deployed anywhere...
Live Production
Small but mighty: Why compact OB vans are perfect for live events
Zest4.tv’s managing director, Simon Roe, looks at the ways in which compact OB Vans are the epitome of efficiency, proving that size does not...
Media Management
RTVE says hi to Broadcast Solutions’ interface system
The system detects, manages, and controls Dante, NDI and SMPTE 2110 networks within the same environment
Live Production
German production company drives off with new reporter vans from Broadcast Solutions
Based on VW Transporter vans, the primary source of power is a lithium-ion battery pack, capable of supporting all the technical equipment for up...
Live Production
Second UK OB company enters administration
Televideo celebrated 47 years in the outside broadcast and production industry in 2023, with clients including the BBC, Sky Sports, Netflix, Channel 4, Channel...
Business
Procam Take 2 enters administration
The company is headquartered in West London, with rental locations in Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and a staff of over 150
Live Production
EMG accelerates move to sustainability with four new remote production trucks
The vehicles can be used standalone or scaled up to work together, and have been designed to fill all styles of production; traditional, remote...
Business
Former Arena Television executives to go on trial in France
Robert Hopkinson and Richard Yeowart have been charged with money laundering and using false documents
Audio
Nixer Audio updates monitoring and mixing engine for use in IP-based OB trucks
The engine has been designed to work across both Dante and Ravenna IP-based networks, with models designed for both
Audio
Denmark’s TV 2 integrates SSL System T broadcast audio mixing consoles into galleries and OB truck
The broadcaster has installed three SSL System T S300 and two S500 consoles of various configurations at its headquarters in Odense and in two...
Live Production
EMG increases sustainability credentials with OB truck update
The Volvo FH tractor units feature the latest safety and sustainable operation features, said the company
Live Production
LiveU launches on-site production solution for outside broadcasts
The solution includes LiveU's multi-cam/compact 5G 4K field units, and Mobile Receiver in the OB truck
Audio
Finland’s Soundon selects Genelec monitors for new OB truck
The 8351 three-way coaxial monitors were installed in the LCR positions, accompanied by the compact 8331s at the rear and complemented by a 7360 subwoofer
Live Production
EMG awarded DPP’s Committed to Sustainability mark
EMG has made significant investments in infrastructure to support more sustainable live productions, with a focus on remote production workflows
Live Production
Mediapro to use 15 HD OB units as host broadcaster of European Games
The European Games take place in Krakow, Poland from 21st June to 2nd July
Live Production
How a passion for photography led to courtside success
The founder and owner of Art’Istic Production talks about his passion for photography and how it led him to delivering OB production services for...
Live Production
How robotics is transforming the outside broadcasting of sporting events
Brian Allen, head of product design and development at CP Cases, looks at the benefits and drawbacks of using robotics for broadcasting sporting events
Live Production
Teradek debuts bonded cellular 4K HDR video encoder
Prism Mobile includes two built-in high-performance cellular modems, as well as support for nine simultaneous network connections across WiFi, Ethernet, and cellular
Audio
Radio Television of Serbia adds AoIP to new OB van
The heart of the audio system is a 40-fader Lawo mc²36 All-in-One mixing console and two compact stage boxes, each with 32 mic/line inputs...
Live Production
Stop and Go Production employs scalable next-gen workflow for outside broadcast
The company built an OB truck in just six months for the event, which can house up to four technicians and features a hybrid...
People
James Poole joins outside broadcasting company Televideo
Poole has over 15 years of experience in the outside broadcasting industry and joins Televideo from Timeline Television where he was most recently senior...
Live Production
Creating a cinematic look for outside broadcasts
Procam Take 2 technical director Dan Studley talks to TVBEurope about the company's new OB truck OB1, and why the technology inside contains is...
People
Mick Bass joins Presteigne Broadcast
Bass has over 30 years of experience in the TV industry overseeing the delivery of live sporting and cultural events for broadcasters across the...
Live Production
EMG goes green with HVO fuel OB trucks
The company says it has saved over 300 tonnes of emissions so far with the move, the equivalent of powering an average UK house...
Business
Former Arena Television execs deny involvement in fraud
Nicholas Cousins and Paul Froom have filed documents at the High Court
Live Production
Procam Take 2 debuts UK’s largest cinematic outside broadcast truck
It is able to handle all cinematic frame rates as well as HD formats, said the company, allowing producers to choose cinematic, broadcast or...
Live Production
ITV plans biggest OB in its history for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
All of the day’s programming from 6am to midnight will be simulcast on all of ITV’s main channel and five digital channels and hub...
Business
Investigators ‘find missing Arena Television director’
Administrators have launched a £285 million lawsuit against two new individuals involved in the case
Live Production
EMG delivers broadcast facilities for UEFA Women’s Euro 2022
The company had a fleet of five NOVA OB trucks at ten stadiums spread across England, including both Wembley and Old Trafford
Business
Arena Television administrators widen fraud investigation
Civil investigation now includes a member of the company's finance team
Live Production
Gravity Media debuts new custom-built French OB truck
Truck supports 18 cameras, with up to three vision operators, two Replay operators, and an OB supervisor position
Live Production
Ikegami adds new 4K camera to its OB and studio options
UHK-X750 full studio/OB camera supports simultaneous output in UHD and HD video formats
Live Production
How content creator Michael Praetorius built his own OB van
The small van provides a workspace for a crew of two - with everything else done remotely
Live Production
TVN Live Production travels across Europe to broadcast five football finals in 10 days
Six outside broadcast vans and several SNG vans are being deployed for the mammoth task
Live Production
NEP launches latest IP-powered OB truck
Supershooter 6 is powered by NEP’s Broadcast Control (TFC), the company's proprietary software engine which powers its global production ecosystem