Telex RTS, the broadcast communications specialist, has been enlisted by Technicolor to provide a building-wide talkback system, for communication with ITV newsrooms around the UK.
The RVON (RTS Voice Over Network), VoIP (voice over IP) system has been installed in Technicolor’s main transmission centre in Chiswick, London, as part of the firm’s take-up of all play-out and delivery duties for ITV, the UK’s leading commercial broadcaster. The system has also been integrated with an existing ADAM (Advanced Digital Audio Matrix) in Technicolor’s adjacent playout facility.
ITV’s move to Technicolor’s transmission centre was completed at the beginning of March 2009 and supports linear television channels, broadband, mobile and catch-up television services. The addition of the RVON VoIP system will now allow transmission controllers and regional stations to communicate with each other quickly and reliably.
RVON VoIP functions run from a card installed into the ADAM intercom frame and provide voice over IP communications for the RTS intercom product family. Regional ITV centres utilise RVON I/O VoIP interfaces with their existing equipment, allowing them to communicate with Chiswick Park seamlessly. Cards can also be used in numerous matrices to produce a trunked system that appears to the user as one unified matrix. The RVON 16 Card is an integrated solution for connecting key panels to the intercom matrix over standard IP networks by supporting 16 channels of audio I/O, as well as data, allowing systems located in adjacent studios and around the world to interconnect instantaneously. RTS RVON offers the advantage of running both voice and data communications over a single network, saving on infrastructure costs.
Adrian Richmond, sales manager for Telex RTS in the UK and Ireland commented: “This was a very exciting project for us, as the regional nature of ITV required a true IP solution for its communications needs.”
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Colin Judge of IPE, the independently owned broadcast systems integrator who installed the RVON VoIP system, added: “The RTS Telex system offered us a flexible integrated solution which enabled traditional local talkback requirements to be seamlessly linked with remote ITV newsrooms via RVON VoIP interfaces.”
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