QVC – A TV Channel

QVC – A TV Channel includes 5 Studios Complex Tokyo, Japan

THE BRIEF

Build a studio complex in one of the world’s most active earthquake zones to provide 100% availability 24/7

The first challenge here was design. The customer’s requirement was to be able to be on air 24/7 regardless. The system even had to be seismically rated to withstand earthquakes. The complex consisted of 5 HD studios with 24 cameras, 10 edit suites, 2 audio rooms, 2 PCRs and a large MCR.

Every studio has internal built-in redundancy in both audio and video and the large studios and PCRs can be exchanged with a single switch. For added security all mission critical devices are under control of a unified control and monitoring system.

The system was completed and went on air on time and now broadcasts 24/7 without interruption, even by earthquakes!

SPECIFICATION

KEY EQUIPMENT

Snell Modular Infrastructure
Snell RollMap Control and Monitoring Solution
Snell Sirius 840 512 x 512 HD-SDI router
Snell Pyxis Video, Audio and RS422 Routing System
Ikegami camera with Shotoku Robotic Control
Sony 7000X Vision Switcher Solution
Quantel SQ Server based high-speed production system
24 Robotic Cameras, including 2 x Crane Cam, 2 x Celing Rail Cam
Full Automation
Omneon Playout Server
Quantel Production System
40 x Snell IQ Modular Infrastructure Frames • 240 Input Evertz MVIP Multi Viewer
10 x Evertz Modular Frames (DSK & VIP)
Indoor and Outdoor CCTV Camera System
Custom Designed Studio Control System
Quantum LTO Archive
12 x Viz RT Graphics Servers
Fibre Optical network for all studio interconnects