KBS adds more Studer consoles
Published: ASIA
KOREA: South Korea’s largest broadcasting company, KBS (Korean Broadcasting Systems) has equipped its new HD OB van with a Studer Vista 9 digital mixing console. The van was first put to use at the 2011 IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) World Championships in Daegu.
The OB van was built by Broadcast Solutions of Germany and Dongyang Digital of South Korea. Broadcast Solutions installed the Vista 9, along with a complete audio/video system within the vehicle. The multi-room van includes an audio production room, where the large-frame, 52-fader Studer Vista 9 anchors the audio system, which has been optimised for 5.1 Surround Sound monitoring and mixing.
‘KBS likes the tradition of reliability, high quality and high performance of Studer products,’ said Bruno Hochstrasser, GM of Studer. ‘Studer’s advancements in digital technology, including the intuitive Vistonics user interface, have enabled KBS to tackle the power of digital in unprecedented fashion.’
In addition, KBS has ordered a second Vista 9 console with 52 faders for one of its television production studios in Seoul, which will be installed in November 2011. Also, four more Vista 5 consoles have been ordered and will be installed later this autumn in four new HD OB vans for the four regional main centres in Pusan, Kwangju, Daegu and Daejeon.
These new upgrades are the latest in a long line of Studer purchases by KBS, which has a total of 11 large-frame D950 mixers and nine large-frame Vista 5, 6 and 8 consoles in daily use in television production and live television news studios throughout South Korea.