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ATP MASTES SERIES 2008 HITS OFF TODAY

ATP MASTES SERIES 2008 HITS OFF TODAY ATP MASTES SERIES 2008 HITS OFF TODAY

The ATP Masters Series commences today with the first event in the series, The Pacific Life Open, held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, California, 10 March – 23 March.

 

International broadcast solutions provider Gearhouse Broadcast will provide client ATP Media with a comprehensive package of Technical, Crewing and Technical Facilities for the entire series to be delivered consistently across each event.  

 

Kevin Moorhouse, Technical Director for Gearhouse Broadcast describes the set up, “The Series will be fully high definition capable for the first time. The flyaway systems have been built to ensure additional facilities can be created with relative ease and cost effectively.  We will provide a productive tapeless solution reducing the use of tapes massively, the non-linear setup means that everyone will have access to the material whilst it is still recording and thus dramatically improving workflows.”

New to the broadcast is the fibre ring audio system which reduces the cable used, the redundant path, improving the technical quality.  It can distribute signals easily to other broadcasters using a computerised system.  Moorhouse concludes “we have delivered broadcast facilities for the Series for the past eight years and have an in depth understanding of the product and production requirements". 

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Gearhouse Broadcast will provide a range of services to include:- Consistent set up and supply of broadcast equipment and facilities at every venue; Provision of core crew at every venue with full technical back up and support ; Organisation of infrastructure including porta cabins to house equipment, office modules, power requirements, catering facilities; Logistics - movement of equipment and crew, including planning for back to back events; Accommodation and administrative support for all crew; Forward planning, site surveys and liaising with all venue managers throughout the tournament; Provision of any top up facilities and equipment to meet additional broadcaster requirements.  

Production Technology Focus Each venue will have 2 court coverage; the typical production format consists of the following:

  • Court A production control room with Sony MVS 8400 vision mixer
  • Court B production control room with Sony MFS 2000 vision mixer
  • Master Control Room includes a Sony 1500 CCU,  Pro-Bel routing, Riedel comms, EVS servers, DigiBeta or HD CAM VTRs
  • World feed production control with a Sony MFS 2000 Vision Mixer
  • Court A audio control and world feed audio are achieved using a Yamaha MC7 and Optocore Fibre System
  • An EVS server system using 8 EVS XT2 machines, Clean Edit systems, IP Browse systems and an Avid Adrenaline connected to the EVS network via a media converter.   
ATP Masters Series

The ten tournaments in the ATP Masters Series take place in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg, Montreal, Cincinnati, Madrid, Paris and Shanghai from March to November.  Over fifty broadcasters cover the series including ABC, CCTV, ESPN, Sky Sports and TV2.  Gearhouse Broadcast will deliver consistent technical and production facilities at each venue.   Gearhouse Broadcast has delivered technical facilities for the ATP Masters Series since 2000.

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