TV2 NORWAY CHOOSE FUSIONPRO+ FOR SPORTS & NEWS
April 19th 2006
Dublin, Ireland - April 19th 2006 –
Zandar Technologies, the
leading innovator in multi-image display technology, is enjoying
further success with the new enhanced FusionPro+ MultiViewers. The
high performance systems have been installed in a new news studio
and sports playout area for
TV 2 based in Bergen, Norway
.
TV 2 is Norway's leading commercial television channel which was established in
1992 and employs 550 staff. The
company has two main offices in Bergen
and Oslo. Many smaller satellite
locations, such as Trondheim, Norway, exist around the country and communicate with these main offices
for centralized IT resources, information management and support.
TV 2 operates 22 hours a day, 365 days a year.
A contract between the broadcaster and the Norwegian Football
Association spurred the launch of 5 new sporting television channels
and the formation of a brand new studio for news production. The 5
new channels went live on
9 April, 2006
.
In
the news studio, the FusionPro+ MultiViewers drive smaller LCD
monitors placed closer to the operators which have replaced the
traditional large monitor wall. The MultiViewers in this studio
production area also utilizes the Zandar Dual Head (ZdHT) option
to display across two LCD screens.
Any of the 26 inputs on the FusionPro+ can be
viewed on either display, including horizontal spanning and it has
highly functional dual device redundancy. Another FusionPro+
MultiViewer system is used for monitoring the playout of the five
sports channels. A very compact control environment is created using
close-up monitoring and a touch screen for the Pro-bel Morpheus
automation.
Operators
can easily control the layout of sources in both Dual Head mode and
standard mode using the all new Z-Configurator software.
TV2 operators use this powerful layout editing tool to edit
layout configurations and seamlessly manipulate the images on
display.
Video 4 AS supplied the
FusionPro+ units to TV2.
Eivind Osnes, Managing Director at Video 4 AS explains, "The Zandar units save
space and increase functionality within broadcast environments.
We are pleased to see this brand new system work seamlessly
for the production of high-quality sports and news material."
About Zandar Technologies plc
Zandar Technologies is a leader in the development of high quality
multi-source display processors that match the specific needs of
any display, monitoring and surveillance environment. The company
combines innovation and experience to provide a wide range of expansive,
flexible and resilient MultiViewer solutions for many applications
including the FusionPro+, Predator, DX and MX series. Zandar’s
international customer base includes many of the world’s leading
companies in the Broadcast, Security and professional Audio Visual
markets. The company’s dedicated sales and engineering team,
professional resellers and responsive technical support specialists
underline a commitment to quality, continuous improvement and customer
satisfaction.
For further information about this and other leading MultiViewer
products please visit www.zandar.com
or contact:
Sharon Smyth
Marketing Manager
ssmyth@zandar.com
Tel: +353-1-450 0901
Fax: +353-1-450 0977 |
