Latest Lawo Technology for Peru s Latina TV

Renovation of its broadcast facilities has seen Latina TV upgrade several TV production studios and equip a press room with technology from German innovator, Lawo.

Based in Lima, Peru, Latina TV called on Lawo and Peruvian systems integrator Telefonica Servicios Audiovisuales to install two 24-fader Lawo mc 36 All-in-One audio mixing consoles and six Lawo Compact I/O stageboxes in six of its studios, along with a single Lawo crystal desk for the press area. This builds on the broadcaster's positive experience of its mc 36 console.

The studio networking is handled by a Nova73 compact, which connects the mc 36 consoles, the crystal desk and three V__pro8 video toolbox units that act as the router for integrating the video and audio. This compact, fully digital, 8-channel video processor contains all of the glue features needed in broadcast production workflow. Combining video and audio management in a single tool guarantees maximum efficiency and greatest operating safety, with significantly reduced space, wiring and cost considerations.

With a comprehensive feature set, Lawo's all-in-one mixing desk addresses all the requirements presented by ambitious broadcast productions, providing top sound quality and a powerful DSP micro-core with internal 512x512 port audio matrix and integrated I/O. Since it is natively equipped with RAVENNA/AES67 technology, the mc 36 integrates seamlessly into broadcast IP infrastructures. With six mc Compact I/O units, Latina TV has purchased a cost-efficient and compact stagebox setup that expands the connectivity of the mc 36 onboard I/Os.

For news production, the broadcaster installed a Lawo crystal mixing console. Workflows can be optimized using VisTool. This powerful touchscreen optimized PC software gives extended visualization and control of crystal installations, and can be customized to meet any requirements - displaying all console parameters or a reduced set of essential operation functions.

After in-depth market research and after a series tests, Latina TV found that the Lawo equipment met all networking capability requirements - providing integration via RAVENNA and MADI - as well as reliability, redundancy and user-friendly operation. With Lawo, the broadcaster achieved the desired flexibility by networking and integrating all control rooms and studios.

Nacho Gonzalez, Sales Director for Spain, Central & South America, comments: When the request arrived from Telefonica Servicios Audiovisuales for Latina TV, I arranged a meeting at the NAB show. After the Telefonica people were given hands-on-experience of our consoles and had learned about the networking capabilities of our solutions, Lawo developed a custom networked concept on the spot, and we could offer all the equipment needed from one source. Now Latina TV benefits from the flexible use of six studios and two mc 36 for large productions, resulting in a much more efficient workflow.

About Lawo

Lawo designs and manufactures pioneering network, control, audio and video technology for broadcast and post production, as well as live performance and theatrical applications. Products include control and monitoring systems, digital audio mixing consoles, routers, video processing tools as well as solutions for IP-based A/V infrastructures and routing systems. All products are developed in Germany and manufactured according to highest quality standards at the company's headquarters in the Rhine valley town of Rastatt, Germany. For additional information, please visit the company online at www.lawo.com.

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