MNET Nigeria upgrades studios with RTSTelex
Published: MEA
NIGERIA: MNET Nigeria has opened a new studio complex and upgraded one of its existing studios to HD adding an RTS/Telex intercom system in the process.
The new studio project was for MNETSupersport Nigeria, which opened in Lagos in mid August. Divided between two large studios, a total of eight HD cameras are now in use. At a similar time, the studio in which the popular Nigerian soap opera Tinsel is produced was also undergoing a three-week renovation with four HD cameras added.
The intercom solution within and linking the various studios is based on two RTS/Telex Cronus matrices complemented by a variety of KP-612 and KP-632 keypanels. The studio system also includes four channels contributed by floor beltpacks from the 800 series as well as six TIF systems all, also from RTS/Telex. Interconnected over fibre links, the Cronus matrices have been installed with the intention of expanding them further to meet future requirements.
The technical design and realisation of the project was the responsibility of the UK-based company C2S Systems / WTS Broadcast. ‘One of the demands of the project was to create a system that would allow MNET technicians in South Africa to train and support their colleagues in Lagos in the most intuitive and efficient manner possible,’ explained Natalie Bainbridge, general manager of C2S Systems. ‘RTS/Telex systems are known for their user-friendly interfaces, which are of crucial importance in enabling engineers to familiarise themselves swiftly with the GUI-oriented set-ups of modern systems. Furthermore, MNET has been working for years with RTS/Telex systems and has had nothing but positive experiences with them.’