The first Commonwealth Games took place in Canada in 1930, where 400 athletes from 11 countries competed in 59 events covering six sports. Hosted in Glasgow, the recent 2014 games raised the stakes to 4,947 competitors from 71 nations and 261 events – all broadcast to an estimated global television audience of 1.5 billion. The ten days of intense competition saw 140 Commonwealth Games records broken. Although none fell on the table tennis table, Nigeria’s Ojo Onaolapo made his own … [Read more...] about Arena TV uses Lawo systems
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Phoenix TV programmes to be produced with Lawo equipment
Rastatt – Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV, covering news, reports and entertainment programmes for more than 100 million Chinese speaking people worldwide, has been supplied with Lawo consoles for the brand-new Beijing building. The large facilities in Beijing comprise also a 600 m² studio with a control room fitted with a Lawo mc²56 console. Further two sapphire mixing consoles are installed for the Phoenix TV news channel. The state-owned but privately run Chinese company, … [Read more...] about Phoenix TV programmes to be produced with Lawo equipment
Russia’s RT partners Lawo for HD broadcasting
Serving an overseas audience of 630 million people in more than 100 countries, Russia’s RT television network carries a cocktail of documentaries, talk shows, debates, sports and cultural programmes, supported by round-the-clock news bulletins. Requiring what Lawo’s International Sales & Project Manager Phil Hey describes as an ‘extraordinary redundancy level’, RT turned to Lawo for a particularly extensive network to support its new operation. … [Read more...] about Russia’s RT partners Lawo for HD broadcasting
