Hong Kong’s largest provider of cable television services, Cable TV Hong Kong has commissioned a further Calrec Audio Artemis digital audio console. Installed in Cable TV’s News Studio 3, it is the fifth Artemis in the network’s audio desk line-up.

The 40-fader Artemis was installed by Hong Kong-based systems integrator and pro audio specialist, Jolly Pro Audio. The company is also Calrec’s regional distributor, and handled system installation and testing for Cable TV’s entire Calrec deployment.

‘As Hong Kong’s most-watched pay-TV service, Cable TV is committed to building one of the world’s most advanced facilities for covering sports, entertainment, and news,’ says Jolly Pro Audio Executive Director, Andy Leung. ‘After rigorous evaluation and testing, they chose the Artemis because it offers the reliability and usability they require to achieve that goal. The Cable TV team also reports that, of the audio networks they’ve worked with, the Hydra2 network is by far the most powerful, flexible, and easiest to expand after initial installation.’

A division of iCable Communications Ltd, Cable TV offers subscribers a broad schedule of news, sports, and entertainment programming through more than 100 channels, 54 of which offer the network’s own locally produced shows. Cable TV installed its first Calrec console – a 40-fader Artemis for sports programming – in 2012. In addition to the latest installation for News Studio 3, Cable TV has deployed a 48-fader Artemis in its main news studio, ST1, and 40-fader Artemis consoles in both its ST2 (news) and ST9 (entertainment) studios.

Central to the Cable TV Hydra2 network is a 16-port Calrec router core. Hydra2 provides extensive control of, and access to, all of Cable TV’s networked audio resources. A Waves SoundGrid interface module provides a direct connection between Hydra 2 and Cable TV’s Waves SoundGrid network, giving the audio mixers full control over Waves software applications from the integrated touch display on the Artemis surface.

‘We are honoured that Cable TV has become such a loyal customer, and the faith they have placed in Calrec for their entire studio operation is a great testament to the excellence of our consoles and networking solutions,’ says Calrec Audio International Sales Manager, Anthony Harrison. ‘We look forward to supporting them far into the future. Thanks to customers like Cable TV and the outstanding support we’ve received from Jolly Pro Audio, Calrec is now the premier provider of audio consoles to the Hong Kong broadcast market.’