MiNT Studios Complex – TV Studio, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

THE BRIEF: A TV STUDIO COMPLEX IN ETHIOPIA

The Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MiNT) in Addis Ababa, required a studio and production centre to generate original content for its own satellite and web streaming channel.

C2S installed a turnkey system of studio and post-production facilities as well as a satellite transmission system.

A mix of Sony Broadcast Cameras and Panasonic PTZ cameras operate in a studio with Full cyclorama, green screen and white screen lit by up to 60 x Canara lights; the grid, lights, and screens all installed by C2S.

A Ross Carbonite vision switcher and Studer audio mixer along with CG, Teleprompter, wired and wireless audio systems and Intercom support the studio operation. Ross openGear Infrastructure and a NK series router provide the signal handling and processing.

8 x Adobe editing stations are linked to redundant Promax storage, and Harmonic Mediadeck systems are used for recording and playout of both studio content and final transmission via a 3.8M fixed dish.

THE SOLUTION

The result is a complete TV studio in Ethiopia covering every step of the production chain. Programmes are shot in the cyclorama studio with Sony and Panasonic cameras, mixed in the control room with Ross and Studer equipment, and edited on eight Adobe Premiere workstations sharing redundant Promax storage. Harmonic Mediadeck servers then handle recording and playout, and the 3.8M fixed dish sends the channel to satellite. With studio, post-production and transmission integrated by a single contractor, MiNT can produce and broadcast original content from one site.

KEY EQUIPMENT
  • 2 x Sony HSC-100 Broadcast camera chains
  • 3 x Panasonic PTZ cameras
  • Canon Broadcast lenses
  • Libec pedestals
  • Ross openGear Infrastructure
  • Ross NK Router
  • Ross Carbonite vision Switcher
  • LIVE CG
  • Canara lighting
  • Prompter People teleprompter
  • RTS intercom
  • Sennheiser wireless microphones
  • Studer Audio mixer
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Promax Storage
  • Harmonic Mediadeck