Greece-based INA TV used Calrec’s Summa console and Hydra2 networking technology to satisfy the complex UEFA technical specifications to broadcast European qualifying matches for last year’s World Cup.
INA TV, providers of OB and production services in the Greek and Balkan regions, used a Summa to handle the HD, 4K, and Dolby 5.1.2 immersive audio requirements.
INA TV covered home games of the Kosovan national team for the European qualifiers. Yannis Petrakoyannis, an A1 working with INA TV said, “There’s a tight protocol that includes specifications for the feeds, transmission channels, and audio. The 16-camera OB truck has been significantly customised to provide these high-level production services. Each match can require at least three OB trucks, with one operating as the “host” vehicle — often this one. There can be up to 16 condenser mics around the pitch, one cam-mic on every portable camera, plus other additional mics.”
The truck is equipped with a 24+8 fader Calrec Summa and two I/O expansion racks, all on a Calrec Hydra2 network. The truck has three I/O sound board panels inside and outside, three patch panel bays and three audio multicores on motorised reels, as well as Ethernet and LANs for IP/network connections, intercom and IFBs.
In addition to the matches, INA TV also provides coverage of pre-match press conferences, the team’s arrival on the pitch and warmups, as well as any interviews that occur suddenly during the event.
