Canada’s Global Television Selects Calrec for Systemwide Upgrade
Calrec Audio has announced a major sale to Canada’s second-largest broadcaster, Global Television network, which reaches more than 90 percent of Canadian English-speaking households. Global’s installation of three Hydra audio networking systems and six Omega consoles with Bluefin High Density Signal Processing (HDSP) is part of a major technology upgrade accompanying construction of central news production centers at Global’s regional facilities in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary.
“The reorganization of news production is giving us the opportunity to replace legacy equipment with the best state-of-the-art equipment available,” said Eric Heidendahl, Global director of engineering. “And in audio, Calrec is simply outstanding.”
As Global began the tender process for new audio equipment, Calrec’s equipment stood out for flexibility, rigidity, and ease of use. In addition, Global wanted to use the same consoles as in its outside broadcast (OB) trucks and its studios. Using the Hydra network, Global is able to connect audio consoles in the Toronto and Vancouver facilities to several control rooms, thus simplifying infrastructure and eliminating duplication of equipment.
“Hydra has been successfully adapted worldwide to meet a variety of needs, from simplifying installation projects to creating multiple-console/multiple-studio systems that can cater to any eventuality,” said John Gluck, Calrec sales and marketing director. “The Hydra network and Sigma consoles meet Global’s strict requirements and should streamline the network’s broadcast infrastructure for many years to come.”
Global Television is a Canwest Broadcasting network.
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Canwest Broadcasting operates two conventional television networks, Global Television and E!, and 21 of the country's most popular specialty channels, including HGTV, Mystery TV, National Geographic Channel, Showcase, Slice™, and TVtropolis. Canwest Broadcasting is a division of Canwest Media Inc.
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Canwest Media Inc. is a subsidiary of Canwest Global Communications Corp. (www.canwest.com; TSX: CGS and CGS.A). An international media company, Canwest is Canada’s largest publisher of paid English-language daily newspapers and owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites, and radio stations in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
