Qatar TV (QTV) has installed an extensive Riedel intercom system at its new broadcast facility in Doha.
The complex – which includes a 1,100-sq-m studio that is among the largest in the MENA region – uses Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom, Acrobat digital wireless intercom, Performer digital partyline intercom, and RiFace universal radio interface systems to ensure reliable coomunications throughout.
‘The Riedel system enables and even facilitates open voice communications between our different teams, resulting in more streamlined and efficient operation,’ says Abdulkarim Elsabbagh, QTV Head of Operations.
Supplied and installed by Sony Professional Solutions MEA, the intercom system is centered on Riedel’s Artist platform. It features two Artist 128 mainframes and one Artist 64 mainframe, which are networked via a redundant fibre ring that assures uninterrupted operation. As its needs change, QTV can expand the system simply by adding additional Artist frames to the fiber ring. QTV employs about 65 intercom panels from the Artist 2000 series. The Artist system also provides VoIP connectivity and Madi interfacing between the facility’s Lawo audio mixing consoles.
The Performer digital partyline intercom and Acrobat digital wireless intercom systems are integrated with the Artist platform. QTV has also incorporated professional mobile radios into the installation via Riedel’s RiFace universal radio interface.
‘With the new QTV studios in Doha, Qatar Media Corporation has raised the bar for news production,’ says Riedel Communications Middle East International Sales Manager, Ahmed Magd El Din. ‘Providing a scalable, reliable platform for communications across this facility, the Riedel line of intercom solutions helps QTV to make the most of its exceptional new production capabilities.’
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