Newtech
Gives
VTM’s
DSNG
Vans
New
Versatility
In
Tour
De
France
Coverage
July
23,
2010
Belgian
commercial
broadcaster
vtm
−
owned
by
Vlaamse
Media
Maatschappij
(VMMa)
− is
providing
live
coverage
of
its
interview
and
analysis
show
"In
het
wiel
van
de
Tour"
during
the
2010
Tour
de
France
with
DSNG
units
equipped
for
multi-camera
operation
and
remote
office
functionality
using
Newtec’s
DualFlow™
modulator
technology.
DualFlow
technology
allows
vtm’s
DSNG
van
to
use
satellite
bandwidth
both
to
transmit
live
coverage
and
for
file-exchange
over
IP
with
the
studio
and
the
web
using
the
same
equipment.
For
the
post-race
show
located
near
the
finish
line
of
each
stage,
vtm’s
crew
creates
a
three-camera
set.
Each
camera
is
separately
connected
via
an
encoder
to
the
ASI
input
of
the
Newtec
Azimuth
modulators
for
transmission
over
satellite
to
the
production
centre,
where
the
incoming
streams
are
demodulated,
edited
and
mixed
for
playout.
The
DSNG
crew
uses
the
Azimuth
modulator
provision
of
an
"always
on"
IP
connection
over
satellite
for
information
exchange
including
text
translations,
correct
spelling
of
names,
biographical
notes
and
comments.
The
journalists
keep
track
of
unfolding
events
over
the
Internet,
via
e-mails,
web-browsing,
and
social
media.
Through
the
vtm
text-based
newsroom
system,
vtm’s
crews
can
also
directly
plan,
create,
publish
and
archive
news
broadcasts
remotely
from
the
DSNG
vans
over
the
satellite
IP
link.
"This
is a
big
advance
in
the
productivity
and
versatility
of
our
DNSG
operation,"
says
Frank
Mathys,
CTO
of
VMMa.
"Before
we
had
this
IP
link
over
satellite,
our
crews
were
using
mobile
phones
and
3G
connections
to
communicate
with
the
studio,
and
this
was
both
expensive,
time
consuming
and
prone
to
error.
Now,
our
DSNG
crews
can
achieve
much
more
through
direct
exchange
of
information
with
the
studio."
DualFlow
also
facilitates
new
DSNG
workflows,
with
multi-camera
operation,
transmission
of
metadata
to
the
studio
and
local
editing
on
content
downloaded
from
archives
at
the
production
centre.
"The
DSNG
van
is
now
a
far
more
flexible
and
powerful
tool
for
broadcasters,"
says
Serge
Van
Herck,
CEO
of
Newtec.
"The
DualFlow
technology
− in
addition
to
providing
a
whole
range
of
new
functionalities
−
also
reduces
CAPEX
by
making
modem
equipment
for
data
transmission
unnecessary,
and
removing
the
need
for
multiple
transmission
modulators."
Newtec
Azimuth
modulators
are
used
for
all
satellite
transmissions
from
each
SNG
truck.
Newtec’s
Azimuth
DVB-S2
broadcast
modulators
are
available
in
both
IF
and
L
band
versions,
operate
between
50
kbauds
and
63
Mbauds
at
rates
of
up
to
155
Mbps,
providing
unique
features
such
as
combined
GbE
and
ASI
inputs
(DualFlow™),
linear
and
non-linear
predistortion
and
embedded
IP
encapsulation.
