Imagine Communications has delivered core technology for a major refresh of an outside broadcast truck for NEP Belgium. As well as providing state-of-the-art and future-proofed solutions, a key part of the challenge was the very tight timescale allocated to complete the refurbishment. Imagine Communications was able to deliver on the tough timetable with the support of its Belgian dealer and partner, VP Media Solutions.

“Our Unit 14 still had many kilometres in it, but with a technology platform that was life-expired,” said Geert Thoelen, transitions manager at NEP Belgium. “We wanted a solution that would fit into the existing space, would give us all the functionality we need today, and be ready for the future, including increasing use of IP connectivity. And we could really only take the truck off the road for little more than a month earlier this year, so our partner had to be capable of moving swiftly to install and commission.”

Imagine Communications was able to comfortably meet the requirements. The new infrastructure is built around the Platinum™ IP3 router. In a single 15RU chassis, this router provides very high-density switching of today’s SDI-HD signals. It is also capable of seamlessly integrating uncompressed video over IP, so is ready to form the basis of a migration to IP connectivity — for example, to introduce Ultra HD signals. In Unit 14, the Platinum IP3 router is also fitted with the Platinum SX Pro multiviewer cards, adding functionality while reducing rack occupancy and power consumption.

Imagine’s Magellan™ SDN Orchestrator provides overall system control in the truck. It is specifically designed to provide unified operational interfaces in a hybrid environment, easing the transition between traditional, SDI-connected technology and software-defined, IP-connected architectures.

Belgian TV Everywhere provider Medialaan took the highly coveted IBC2018 Innovation Award for Content Distribution for its remarkable advertising management system, developed using Yospace technology. Viewers of Medialaan’s Stievie TV Everywhere service benefit from tailored advertising, allowing them to catch up on live television while only seeing commercials that are fresh and relevant.

Systems company Studiotech Belgium has supplied further broadcast equipment and expertise to Africa. The 8th Francophone Games were held recently in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa, and to televise the events, RTI (Radiodiffusion T©l©vision Ivoirienne) awarded a contract to Studiotech Belgium to supply audiovisual equipment including a DSNG OB van for production and transmission.

Luc Peumans of Painting With Light lit the high profile Belgian TV Music Industry Awards (MIA)s event for the first time last year ¦ and producers VRT (Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroeporganisatie) Belgium were so impressed with his work, that this year Luc was invited back to create a full production design - incorporating lighting, set and video / visuals.

Studiotech Belgium, a key player in global broadcast systems, AV and engineering has designed and launched a new product, the Studio Mobile NLE, a complete flyaway Non Linear Editing system, with the prime objective of making field activities for editors and operators speedy, simple and reliable.

Studiotech Belgium, a key player in the global broadcast systems industry, has completed and commissioned a new installation for ORTMs second channel TM2 in the West African state of Mali. Studiotech was awarded the tender for the construction of a new building in Bamako and the supply and installation of production equipment.

Premier TV station BeTV has become the first broadcaster in Belgium to invest in Junger Audios Award-winning T*AP Television Audio Processors.

Based in Brussels, BeTV was established in 2004 when Walloon cable operators and investment funds Deficom and Socofe acquired local Canal+ assets from Vivendi Universal. The broadcaster prides itself on offering an extensive range of programming and delivering high quality services to its French-speaking audiences.

Pilat Media Global plc [AIM: PGB], the leading supplier of business management software to the media industry, today announced that the company will host a session on "Current Market Trends in Airtime Sales and Content Repurposing" at the Association of Television and Radio Sales Houses (egta) IT Users Fair in Brussels, Belgium. The session is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Dec. 1 at RMB Belgium.