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04/2005

Japanese TV broadcaster Fuji TV selects AURUS digital console

New MEDIAGROUP distributor in Japan General Traders announces first AURUS sale to Japanese broadcaster

Buttenheim, April 2005: Japanese TV broadcaster Fuji TV has selected the digital high-end console AURUS by SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP to equip one of its recording studios in its Tokyo based broadcasting centre. The sale to the top-ten private broadcaster was agreed between the new MEDIAGROUP distributor General Traders and Fuji TV in early 2005 and installation is scheduled to be finished soon by week 15. Just a few weeks after having set up the partnership between General Traders and the MEDIAGROUP, the contract marks the first sale of AURUS into the Japanese broadcast market. Other MEDIAGROUP installations in Japan comprise venues such as the New National Theatre in Tokyo or the iMedio Centre, a business incubator for the multimedia industry.

Configured to Fuji TV’s requirements, the new AURUS will feature 40 channel strips on the control surface and a total DSP power of 168 audio channels plus 128 mix buses. A NEXUS audio network made up of 5 base devices complements the installation and provides for the huge number of 220 multi format I/O’s including analogue ports, digital AES/EBU and MADI. For maximum safety during on-air operation all components are equipped with redundant power supply units and connected via redundant fibre-optics. At Fuji TV AURUS is mainly dedicated for the use in post production and recording but will also be in use for on-air mixing during one of the most popular music programs in Japan called “Music Fair”, which is broadcasted by Fuji TV once a week since 40 years.

“Since dual use for live mixing and production was intended, Fuji TV was seeking for flexible equipment that adapts to both tasks”, explains Tadayoshi Shiraishi, Managing Director of General Traders. “With the combination of AURUS and NEXUS we were able to close the gap between these two different applications and offer a perfect solution: Compatibility to almost any digital or analogue format including SDI forwarding via NEXUS, easy integration of supplementing equipment such as VTR or ProTools, full dynamic and static automation for recording, extreme reliability thanks to redundant layout and – last but not least – an excellent sound quality!”, he continues.
 

The SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP, a consortium comprising three companies, is one of the major system integrators in Europe and a leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality digital audio products such as NEXUS, AURUS, CANTUS and the C.A.S. product series. MEDIAGROUP installations can be found at hundreds of venues throughout the world, in broadcast stations, OB Trucks, theatres, government buildings and multipurpose halls. Check www.stagetec.com for more information and a complete list of references.