PMTV @ Super Six Boxing for ARD & World Feed

PMTV weighed in at the Super Six World Boxing Classic featuring Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur Abraham in the main event. PMTV provided Broadcast Production services for ARD Network Germany and World Feed Transmission services for Sauerland Event the worldwide distributor for the event. For ARD Network PMTV provided an HD Television truck, TV Crews, HD Satellite Uplink trucks, Satellite Transponders, Teleport relays, fiber transmission services, venue site survey, technical management and production coordination services. PMTV has provided production services to ARD Network on numerous World Cup and Olympic events over the past 20 years.  For more info and some great photos go to: http://www.pmtv.com/portfolio/sports/international-boxing-production

3D Television Production Trucks growing

GAME CREEK GOING 3D.... I read an article that MSG will soon be broadcasting NHL games in 3D with 3Ality Digital and Game Creek Video providing the 3D Technology and Television Production Truck respectivley for the productions.  So that makes THREE 3D trucks in the 3D strean per se, Game Creek/3Ality, NEP/PACE and AMV/?  More to follow..

Out of the TV TRUCK Museum, now back at work!

So in addition to our ACTIVE working TV Truck database.. We also keep track of all trucks that are for sale or have been retired and gutted etc.  One reason for this is that some of these trucks eventually get sold, and we revive them, link to new owner company record, update the specs, evaluate the truck and give it a Class ranking.  Well lo and behold found out this week that 3 trucks we had as "retired" status have actually been given a new lease on life, excuse the pun.  Former MVP Canada units Delta 1x, 2x and 5 are currently being leased y our colleagues at CBC.  We have used the Delta trucks many times in the past (thru Gentlemen Bill Graham at MVP) and hope to booking them for appropriate events now that they have been have revived. As full capability SD trucks are dwindling down it's good to know of 3 additional resources that our SD clients can have access to..  and that bumps our current USA/CAN working TV truck count to 493... -bp

PMTV 3D TV Launch with Black Eyed Peas in Concert

Check out link to photos from one of our recent events. PMTV provided HD TV Truck, microwave and fiber transmission services and crews for the debut of new 3D LED TVs by a major manufacturer, and the Black Eyed Peas performed.

3D Cameras look like...

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PMTV Pass Database Screen Shot

This is a screen shot of our current PASS database GUI, this screen is from Mobile Units tables, Game Creek FX HD Audio tab (Unit 149 of 667) We are migrating to MS CRM/Sharepoint soon which will greatly enhance this element of our service, ability to pin point best choice for projects, availability, etc.  **Click on image to view complete image in browser window.

PMTV photos from various events

I added a link above to our picasa photo webpage.. Photos from various PMTV productions. http://picasaweb.google.com/PMTVUSA/

TV Trucks North America update

Ok so I amend my TV Truck count... we also have some of the "Support" trucks in our database, but those don't count as they're not involved in actual production, used for extra space on site, storage, transporting over weight gear, etc.  So our TV TRUCK count for North America is 480 units from all categories.. 

TV Truck rankings are subjective but based on specific criteria, vintage of gear, numerical counts of standard inventory carried on truck, # Cameras, # VTR/EVS, make/model of Switcher/Routers, Audio Console, Comms systems, Size/Dims, etc. Examples of HD-A1 units would be NFL "A" game trucks like Game Creek FX HD or NEP Supershooter 18, etc.  more later...

TV Trucks and Random Thoughts

NEW BLOGGER..  lets see...  today's count for North American TV production trucks, the survey says....  490 TV trucks (i.e. vehicles with tires, a switcher and 2 or more cameras, VTRS, CG, Audio, etc. These counts do not include Production/Uplink units although some are fully capable of a 5-6 camera,EVS,HyperX booking..

From PMTV's PASS database, Mobile Units, as of March 9, 2010

TV TRUCK TOTALS NORTH AMERICA BY RANKING/CLASSIFICATION
  2 3D Mobile Units... how many by 2012?? and WHO'S PAYING FOR IT??

137 HD Units, all sizes/configurations
 = 89 HD-A1 full specs trucks network show capable
 = 16 HD-A2 ranked units, less overall numeric gear counts
 = 19 HD-A3 ranked units, less is less, small 4-5 camera shoots
=  16 HD-B ranked units, 2-3 cameras, not sports capable
All of these trucks work in the HD world depending on event spec, budget, locations, etc.

SD WORLD
 14 SD-A1 ranked trucks, still viable for many shows, but low numbers indicate a die off.. 5 years ago there were 120 SD-A1 units on the road
 55 SD-A2 level trucks, less than Kalypso switchers, older EVS and cameras
 76 SD-A3 less gear, older gear, etc.
107 SD-B1/2/3 ranked trucks, basically based on less numeric gear counts
 85 C ranked trucks,  some still viable for 2-3 camera shoot, etc.

Still waiting for the SNG industry to ramp up to HD Production capable units, currently only 10 HD production capable units (i.e. HD Switcher 5+ cameras, EVS, HD CG, etc.. will blog our SNG counts at a later time..

Thoughts about the Vancouver Olympics.  Watched approx 50 hours, overall great coverage, kudos to Host Broadcaster and NBC..
one other thought...  Did CNBC change their name during the games to "CURLING.. NOTHING BUT CURLING" ??? :

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