Euphonix aids Olympic torch Everest broadcast

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Rob Hughes May 14 2008, 11:00am

Olympic torch ceremony broadcast live on System 5-B

Chinese broadcaster CCTV used a Euphonix System 5-B as part of a live transmission of the moment that a team of climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest carrying the Olympic torch.

With 16 different channels of programming, CCTV is mainland China’s major television broadcaster. As one of only six Chinese broadcast companies to be selected to publicly broadcast the Beijing Olympics, CCTV has been eagerly preparing for the upcoming Olympic Games, with ten Euphonix on-air mixing systems installed for on-air, HDTV and OB productions.

“Here at Euphonix we take great pride in being a major supplier of audio consoles to CCTV since 1992 and we couldn’t be more proud to be involved in this live broadcast from the peak of Mount Everest,” enthused Russell Waite, executive vice president of sales and product marketing.

The System 5-B digital broadcast console is specifically configured for live and live-to-tape production with dual redundant power supplies and a redundant DSP SuperCore. At NAB Euphonix introduced a high-density fibre stagebox solution. Useful for sports or music applications, each modular remote Stagebox can handle up to 56 mic preamps and can be fitted with combinations of the modular I/O to match the exact requirements of the particular application.
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