ATG upgrade four BBC studios

ATG Broadcast has completed a contract to re-equip BBC Elstree Studios A, B and C which are now being used to originate four weekly episodes of EastEnders.
The contract also includes enhancements to Studio D where EastEnders was formerly produced and which is now being equipped for a childrens magazine programme.
The refurbishment is part of the BBC's continuing transition to digital technology and includes a four-seat Custom Consoles production control room desk, four new Thomson LDK100 cameras, a Thomson DD-35 vision switcher and a Yamaha DM2000 digital audio mixer. Serial digital routing is via a new Quartz Q6400SV 64 x 64 (32 x 32 populated) matrix with six CP3201 panels and two XY panels. Also included in the contract are an Eyeheight SQ-500 aspect ratio converter, a For-A DCC-700 digital colour corrector, Leitch serial digital video interfaces and Vistek audio distribution amplifiers. Four Ikegami grade 1 and 2 picture monitors have been installed plus 12 JVC grade 3 monitors together with a For-A PAL quad picture splitter.
Dave Whitaker, ATG Broadcast Projects Manager comments: "We were given a four week window for Studios A, B & C and two weeks for Studio D, making this one of the fastest broadcast industry contracts of its size ever undertaken. The entire operation went according to plan which is a tribute both to the BBC and to the manufacturers with whom we worked."
ATG Broadcast (www.atgbroadcast.co.uk) is an independent broadcast systems integrator working in the UK and Europe. Dedicated to meeting its clients needs, the company supplies economic and functional media technology solutions.
ATG Broadcast provides initial project consultancy, design, installation and post installation services.
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