SIS LIVE News Room

uPod Micro on Tape 2 following Le Tour de France

Kicking off the New Season

5th - 10th August 2010

With the football season upon us again SIS LIVE is providing satellite uplinks and outside broadcast facilities for games across Europe. In France, we provided satellite uplink services for Montpellier vs Györ on 5th August and on 8th August The World Cup winning French team of ’98 played in a charity match against European players to raise money for victims of the Xynthia storm.
SIS LIVE were there, providing OB facilities in the UK at Leeds v Derby county, Rangers v Newcastle, Manchester City v Valencia, England Under 21’s v Uzbekistan Under 21's. With the Premiership kicking off this weekend and our satellite uplink contract with Sky Sports News we are ready to capture all of the action on and off the pitch.

uPod on Tour

3rd - 25th July 2010

Mounted on top of Tape 2, uPod Micro is off on another adventure at the Tour de France, uplinking news stories and tape packages. Traversing the French countryside and villages from 3rd to 25th July, SIS LIVE’s Tape 2 is kitted out with various VT units and a vision mixer and carries the cameras and set. Micro has been fitted to Tape 2 as a temporary installation and can be dissembled quickly and easily to be used as a ground mount system if required. Micro uplink systems are also in South Africa transmitting news stories for the World Cup.

Parliamentary Pit Stop

2nd July 2010

Working closely with Red Bull, Red Bull Racing, and TVC Group, SIS LIVE provided the coverage of a Formula One first: a pit stop in London’s Parliament Square.
The shoot was based around 5 HD radio cameras and a cabled HDC1500, integrated with TVC and Red Bull Racing’s additional ENG cameras, on boards, and GO-PRO cameras for Final Cut Pro post production of the required content before play out to the world via one of SIS LIVE’s uplink trucks.
There was a window of only 5 minutes and so to capture the spectacle the Radio links had to be perfect, good communications between the Red Bull Racing team, Police and the show production based in SIS LIVE’S OB 8 were essential and of course for an event like this – the build-up had to remain highly confidential. The radio cameras and talkback covered the entire Square (as well as a view from high in the Treasury building) to allow flexible coverage of the landmark site as the mighty Formula One car driven by Mark Webber lapped in front of a bemused general public, stopping outside Westminster for a 3.2 second change of tyres on a remarkable pit stop to demonstrate the new Pit Stop rules for this year's Formula One series.

Charles de Gaulle 70th Appeal Anniversary

Game, Set and every Match

21st - 4th July 2010

WE’RE THERE, at Wimbledon with OB 1 and OB 7, two of our new generation HD and 3G capable trucks. WE’RE THERE capturing every smash, volley and backhand in HD and 5.1 surround sound.

Supporting Sarkozy’s celebrations

18th June 2010

WE’RE THERE at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London with an OB unit, satellite uplinks, camera crew and support staff covering the Charles de Gaulle 70th Appeal Anniversary.

uPod Micro operating at Mbombela Stadium at the FIFA World Cup

uPod Micro is bringing football home

11th June to 11th July 2010

SIS LIVE is supporting the World Cup with 7 uPod Micro satellite uplinks. The smallest, lightest, fully automated uplink systems are in South Africa transmitting live news feeds for various clients. uPod Micro is seen here at the Chile v Honduras game at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.

SIS LIVE Bigs up the Opera

8th June 2010

At the BP Summer Big Screen event, SIS LIVE is transmitting Carmen from the Royal Opera House in London and downlinking with our satellite trucks at 14 different locations throughout the UK. The performance of Carmen at the Royal Opera House is shown LIVE on big screens in various cities. WE’RE THERE, bringing opera to the masses.

SIS LIVE Revved up for the TT Races

3rd June 2010

SIS LIVE is in the Isle of Man gearing up for the TT Championships. Working with North One Television, we are supplying 10 ‘on-board’ HD motor bike cameras, stage cameras located along the course and comprehensive on-site editing and satellite uplink facilities. Shot entirely in HD for the first time, this is also the first outing for our HD ‘on-boards’ at the races.

SIS LIVE Stream with the Chris Moyles team

17th - 21st May 2010

Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and his team have left their London studio and are broadcasting this week from a cottage on the Isle of Anglesey. SIS LIVE has set-up a VSAT antenna in a field behind the cottage, enabling live video streaming to the Radio 1 website during the breakfast show. Using our iDirect hub and dedicated satellite capacity we provide high quality services streaming services to cover any live event.

FA Cup Football Finale

15th May 2010

As excited fans packed Wembley stadium anticipating the biggest game of the season, SIS LIVE was there, ready to capture all of the action on and off the pitch. How did we do it for ITV Sport and Al Jazeera? With 4 SIS LIVE HD OB trucks, 43 cameras, 5 radio cams, 2 Steadicams, 5 Superslo cameras, plus 2 fully equipped studios. Next stop Madrid for the Champions League Final…

Sky Italia's uplink in use at the UK elections

Out for the count

6th May 2010

SIS LIVE supplied over 70 satellite uplinks for the UK elections including Sky Italia’s Mini Micro. The Mini’s small ‘footprint’ made parking in a narrow side street easy and the fully automated uPod Micro satellite uplink allowed transmissions at the push of a button.

RouteCase used at Championship football match

Back of the net!

2nd May 2010

SIS LIVE's HD goal cams were in play at the Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace Championship relegation decider. RouteCase HD made its debut and was used to monitor the special cameras set up in the back of the goal nets, capturing all the action. Routecase HD's ability to view up to six inputs on its multi-viewer screen makes it invaluable for monitoring multiple HD feeds.

SIS LIVE in the running...again

2nd May 2010

Fresh from covering the London Marathon last weekend, SIS LIVE provided LIVE production facilities and crew at the Great Edinburgh Run today.

A Marathon Effort

25th April 2010

SIS LIVE provided LIVE production facilities for the 2010 London Marathon today. Six OB units, special cameras and satellite uplink trucks were at various locations along the 26 mile route.

FAB at NAB

12th - 15th April 2010

...uPod Micro hanging from a drop wire, yes it really is that light, weighing in at under 23kg (50lbs).
New uPak flat panel antenna, RouteCase HD, and not forgetting uPod IP.
See our award-winning products on stand SU 1920.

OB's Uplinks and Special Cameras all play their part in the University Boat Race

Down by the riverside

3rd April 2010

From Putney to Chiswick, OB 1 was at its first major event today – at the Oxford v Cambridge University Boat Race. All 4 miles, 374 yards of the course were covered using our LIVE production facilities, with OB 1, OB 7, satellite uplink vehicles and various special cameras capturing every stroke…

Bigger is better! OB1 is here...

28th March 2010

Introducing our new OB truck, OB 1 – the biggest OB truck in the UK. OB 1 undertook its first job on Saturday at Match of the Day and performed perfectly. OB 1 offers a huge amount of flexibility and advanced engineering features, like new generation sister vehicles OB 3 and OB 7.
See press release for more

SIS LIVE at Satellite 2010

16th - 18th March 2010

We are in Maryland, USA at the Gaylord Exhibition Center for the Satellite 2010 show. We are exhibiting uPod Micro and RouteCase on our inside stand. Mini Micro satellite uplink (pictured) is demo'ing LIVE outside. Next stop NAB in sunny Las Vegas...
See Mini Micro video footage at the show

Signing the contract for 19th Commonwealth Games

The official contract signing ceremony was attended by (left to right) Aruna Sharma, Director General, Doordarshan. B. S. Lalli, CEO, Prasar Bharti. Phil Aspden, Commercial Director, SIS LIVE. Vaseem Delvhi, Resident Project Director, SIS LIVE. Naveen Goel, legal representative.

XIX Commonwealth Games signing ceremony

8th March 2010

The XIX Commonwealth Games contract between SIS LIVE and Prasar Bharti was signed today in Delhi, India. Prasar Bharti awarded SIS LIVE the multimillion dollar contract back in October 2009, after an exhaustive tender process. Broadcaster Doordarshan, a subsidiary of Prasar Bharati, is the Host Broadcaster for the Games. SIS LIVE will provide all the production facilities and personnel to cover 17 different sports across 12 venues in Delhi, as well as the Games’ opening and closing ceremonies. Click for more information.

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