Mediatec Asia Pacific becomes openTruck partner
Published: ASIA
AUSTRALIA: Melbourne-based Mediatec Asia Pacific has become the latest Ross Video openTruck partner. openTruck provides standardised yet customisable configurations when manufacturing remote production vehicles (OB Vans) and offers partnership with equipment manufacturers, system integrators, truck builders, mobile producers and freelance operators. Mediatec provisions video and broadcast services for Harness Racing Victoria with approximately 470 events per year.
‘Our team at Mediatec knew we needed to find a solution that delivered HD quality broadcasts of the 470 events annually,’ stated Owen Davison of Mediatec Asia Pacific. ‘We decided that the best way to broadcast all the racing events, while still maintaining flexibility in how to use the broadcast equipment, was by building two large OB trucks with a new design that would be significantly more cost-effective.’
These two trucks have been outfitted with Ross Carbonite eXtreme switchers, XPression motion graphics, openGear signal processing and Dashboard system control. Following their success, Mediatec has now started construction on a further two units that will allow it cover more events around the country.
‘At the end of the day,’ furthered Mr Owen, ‘broadcasters need content, and if we can deliver it at a lower cost, then they can make more great quality content. The Ross openTruck design enhances the value proposition of our OB trucks and increases the ability to satisfy customers.’