HIGH DEFINITION
Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) Selects LYNX Technik Interface Solutions to Help Meet Demand for HD Content in Korea
Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) selected LYNX Technik modular solutions to boost its coverage of the 2011 IAAF World Championship in Daegu, Korea.
Broadcast Solutions managed the project as systems integrator and general contractor alongside its local partner, Dong Yang Digital Co., Ltd in Seoul, Korea.
To meet the growing demand for HD entertainment and sports programming, Broadcast solutions was brought on board to aid KBS with the design and development of the new 16-camera high definition OB van. The project was completed over an eight month period. The new truck has been partitioned into four production rooms – video, audio, camera control / shading room, and equipment and was delivered to KBS on June 30th 2011. Its inaugural production was for the 2011 IAAF World Championship.
Korean Broadcasting Systems KBS Truck
The World Championship in Athletics is a bi-annual event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF). This year it was held from August 27 – September 4, 2011 and Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) served as the events host broadcaster.
Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) will use their new HD OB Van to produce future events throughout Korea including; sporting events, live concerts and shows, and more.
In order to meet the challenges posed by this broadcast event, KBS along with Broadcast Solutions selected a number of broadcast technologies, and among them was a range of the LYNX Technik Series 5000, card-and-rack-based glue products. A full complement of LYNX Technik Series 5000 interface and signal processing solutions, in seventeen 2RU frames were installed in the OB Van and include; 3G / HD-SDI , frame synchronizers, up/cross/down-converters, distribution amplifiers, as well as control and monitoring
KBS is the key public service media of Korea, whose history goes back to Kyeongseong Broadcasting Corporation established in 1927 that aired the first radio signals in Korea. On the enriched soil of its predecessors, Seoul Central Broadcasting founded in 1947 after the Independence and started TV broadcasting in 1961, KBS has transformed to a public service broadcaster in 1973, to play a pivotal role of fair and trustworthy media.
KBS installed over 140 LYNX Technik modules:
PVD 5660 2-Channel HD Frame Synchronizers
PIE 5610 FLEXCARDs with UPXD
CDX 5624 HD Monitoring Down Converter
PVD 5812 HD Frame Synchronizers
DVD 5820, 5810 HD Distribution Amplifiers
CAD 5122 CVBS to SDI Converters and Frame Sync
DVA 5710, 5720 Analog HD Distribution Amplifier
CDA 50100 SDI to Analog Video Converter
PDM 5288 Multi-format Audio De-Embedder
DAD 5220 Digital Audio Distribution Amplifier
DAA 53200 Analog Audio Distribution Amplifier
CAD 5320 Analog to AES Audio Converter
CDA 5220 AES to Analog Audio Converter
DAD 5220 WordClock AES Distribution Amplifier