Nine News recently opened its new remote operated Parliament House studios, installing Sony ILME-FR7 PTZ cameras not traditionally used in studio television.
The new four-camera studio has both fully remote production from Sydney and open plan local control in Canberra. It also comprises production, news exchange and basic edit facilities and capabilities.
Nine now has the ability to have complete access to the studio in Canberra when needed and the ability to sit talent in a remote location, while doing all the production including audio / video, lighting and comms from Sydney.
Nine Chief Technology Officer Broadcast Operations David Bowers said, “This new studio is particularly effective for us as, by using the Sony FR7 cameras, we can remotely control all of the cameras and setup from Sydney. This is not only a very efficient workflow, but it also saved us a considerable amount of money when compared to a buying and installing full robotic setup.”
Nine Broadcast Systems Integration Manager Mark Rath added, “We wanted to build a multi-purpose studio with full remote capability. For that we required the best PTZ cameras that could accommodate varying lens requirements in the studio.”
Cameras were supplied by Sony while Shape refit office areas.
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