Lawo has worked with Euro TV Production on updating its OB vehicle infrastructure to meet the needs of an expanding IP-based broadcast environment.
With a portfolio including live sports alongside major cultural and entertainment events, Euro TV wanted to comprehensively modernise its OB truck, which has been in service since 2019 and was originally equipped with Lawo’s mc²36 Classic console.
Building on their existing relationship, the OB company selected a new mc²36 MkII All-in-One production console with an integrated HOME Gate server to replace its existing system, complemented by three new A__mic8 IP stageboxes. The existing Virtual Studio Manager (VSM) remains in place as the central control platform.
Powered byA__UHD Core technology, the console provides up to 384 processing channels at 48 kHz and 96 kHz, along with up to 864 I/O channels. Native support for SMPTE ST 2110, AES67 and RAVENNA allows integration with IP-based infrastructures, with the HOME Gate server aiming to simplify device management andnetwork re
The A__mic8 stageboxes expand the truck’s audio connectivity with premiummicrophone preamplifiers and flexibly deployable I/O refor additional audio matrix infrastucture, accelerating setup times and boosting flexibility across locations
Retaining the existing infrastructure and configuration data enables efficient integration of the new system, with the mc²36 Classic still fully operational and available to be deployed across other Euro TV productions.
Florian Polder, project manager at Euro TV, said, “The mc²36 Classic has proven itself as an exceptionally reliable production tool over many years. The fact that we can now redeploythe console elsewhere demonstrates the long-term value and investment protection offered bythe Lawo platform. With the new mc²36 MkII, we benefit from increased processing power,expanded IP capabilities, and even tighter integration into our production environment.”
Providing single interface control audio, video, routing, and communications systems, VSM enables repetitive switching procedures to be stored as automated salvos, operated at the touch of a button.
“VSM allows us to operate a wide range of different systems as if they were a single platform,” added Polder. “Particularly in live sports production, where decisions often have to be made infractions of a second, this gives us greater speed, better situational awareness, and enhancedoperational reliability.”
The project was delivered on schedule by the Euro TV and Lawo teams.
