A recent studio upgrade has seen Radio & Television of Montenegro (RTCG) install Riedel Communications networking and communications technologies. As broadcast rights holder and host broadcaster for a broad range of national and international sporting events, RTCG has installed a comprehensive signal routing and crew communications backbone based on the MediorNet real-time network, Artist digital matrix intercom and Bolero wireless intercom.
Work on the project started in 2019 and entailed a complete infrastructure upgrade that positions RTCG to offer premier coverage of high-profile sports events, including European handball, qualifying events for the 2021 Summer Games, European championship water polo, Montenegro Division 1 football, European women’s football qualifiers, and qualifiers for the European basketball championship.
The new Riedel-based infrastructure serves two master control rooms, one each for radio and television, along with five production control rooms, an audio postproduction suite, 12 editing rooms and four commentator desks.
‘We had key requirements for our signal transport and communications upgrade – namely, decentralisation, a high degree of flexibility, and the ability to transport and route signals over fiber. As a proven solution that’s well-established in the market, Riedel MediorNet was the perfect choice,’ says RTCG Deputy General Manager for Technology, Dejan Vujović. ‘Thanks to our close collaboration with the Riedel Austria team and the systems integrators from BFE, installation of the MediorNet and Artist equipment was so easy that it was almost plug-and-play. Not only will MediorNet give us newfound agility in production of live sports broadcasts, but it will help us make a smooth transition to IP operations moving forward.’
Carrying both television and radio, the MediorNet infrastructure includes four MetroN core routers and 33 MicroN high-density media distribution network devices, 14 of which are configured using the MicroN MultiViewer app. An Artist-128 digital matrix intercom mainframe supports seven Bolero wireless beltpacks, with only four Bolero antennas supplying intercom signals to the entire facility. In addition, 50 RSP-2318 SmartPanels are distributed throughout the operation to enable agile routing and control of audio and video signals transported across the MediorNet network.
‘At RTCG, the decentralised design and production flexibility of MediorNet supports back-to-back broadcasts of many types of programs – with Artist and Bolero delivering integrated and seamless communications from main production rooms to dressing rooms,’ says Riedel Communications Eastern Europe Senior Sales Executive, Ismet Bozkurt. ‘RTCG’s audiovisual infrastructure will provide a solid foundation for IP-based operations of tomorrow.’
‘We are privileged to welcome a customer as prestigious as RTCG to our roster of high-profile installations,’ says Jürgen Diniz-Malleck, General Manager, CEE at Riedel Communications. ‘RTCG’s innovative deployment is the latest example of how Riedel solutions can help broadcasters build studio operations that are not only future-proof, but highly versatile.’
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