Not all television production crews today include a sound recordist but, as extreme location cameraman and director Phil Coates tells Kevin Hilton, that does not mean audio is any less important in the making of exciting and stimulating programmes.
County Cork-based OB facilities company Television Mobile (TVM) Ltd has purchased three SoundField UPM-1 stereo-to-5.1 upmix processors for use in two of its five-strong OB truck fleet, writes David Davies.
Most of the focus on media facilities in the UK this year has centred on the northwest of England – and Salford in particular. But city neighbour Manchester is having its own audio, film and TV studio expansion through The Sharp Project. A central part of this is post-production and music facility 80 Hertz. Kevin Hilton paid a visit.
Halo Post Production took over the closed dubbing suites of Pepper Sound in Noel Street, Soho during September, expanding an already well established audio operation. Kevin Hilton looks at the background to the expansion and how the company is upgrading the studios to cater for today's market.
A great strength of radio is the sense of community it creates but, as Kevin Hilton reports, sound wireless now has to come to terms with social media and data technologies if it is to keep the position it has built over the years.
Volume is high on the broadcast technology agenda. First it was loudness and now it's audibility. Kevin Hilton looks at Fraunhofer's system for controlling speech and backgrounds independently and how it was used during Wimbledon.
The second screen was everywhere at IBC 2011, linking TV with smart phones and tablets. Among the many companies looking at this area is Dolby Laboratories, which envisions a five-screen future. Kevin Hilton looks at the approach.
UK independent broadcast services provider Arena Television has invested in further Optocore converters to streamline transmission between one of its OB trucks and the production gantry during sports event coverage, writes David Davies.
Phil Ward talks to Marc Brunke and Simon Browne of Optocore and Clear-Com (respectively) as the two companies strike an alliance to combine intercom with fibre-optic networking.
This year's IBC saw the low-key but significant first appearance of a newcomer to the radio microphone market, Audio Wireless. Company founder Aldo Hakligil talks to Kevin Hilton about starting again and his enthusiasm for all things RF.
In the run-up to IBC 2011, manufacturer and distribution company Canford's recently appointed chief executive, Leif Friestad, talks to Kevin Hilton about five year plans, new sales and marketing structures and his take on the broadcasting market.
Automation has become an integral part of broadcasting in the last 20 years but, as Mark Errington of IT automation specialist OASYS tells Kevin Hilton, the last five years have seen the biggest changes in how TV is played out, with audio a key factor in recent developments.
Allen & Heath’s iLive digital mixing system controlled the audio broadcast feed for Hungary’s answer to America’s hit reality TV show The Real World, writes Charlotte Wilson.
The newest addition to London’s post-production scene is due for an official launch next month. Kevin Hilton looks at the ambitions and technology behind Rain Post Production and how audio fits in with the facility’s overall plans to carve a niche for itself in Soho’s broadcast and film market.
London's post-production scene is used to seeing established facilities close and newcomers open. In the latest cycle Pepper Post closed in June, while Rain will launch soon. Kevin Hilton gets a snapshot of the market and hears about the part audio plays in bringing in business.
