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Our IBC exhibition experience

Last week, Neil and Liz attended the annual IBC exhibition in Amsterdam, with the pair meeting with both clients and friends that they had made over their time spent in the industry. When asking them about their show highlights, they both concluded that it was a mixture of the atmosphere created at the show with an immense number of exhibitors, its’ excellent organisation and the good food and beer that made it!

Neil’s particular highlights were recorded on camera.  Fascinated with the Enigma machine on the Rambus Cryptography Research stand,  he couldn’t resist a snap with a snapshot of history.  Later that evening, Neil discovered the familiar surroundings of Holland, with a visit to a cheese shop and the opportunity to try out a pair of gigantic clogs!

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Neil puts both feet in it!

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Neil tries to crack the code on the Rambus stand

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Audio Media Desks for Rahaleo Recording and Film Studios, Zanzibar

MW Video Systems have recently supplied audio media desks for Rahaleo Recording and Film Studios in Zanzibar.  As part of a larger project undertaken by main contractors On-Air BC Systems Ltd in the United Kingdom, a brand new professional audio recording studio was completed during March and April 2015.

The client, who belongs to the Ministry of Information, Culture, Tourism and Sports, now has a professional recording studio where local musicians and bands can hire at subsidised rates in order to promote themselves.

MW Video supplied two audio media desks 2.4 metres wide for the studio. In addition, MW Video provided underdesk and undershelf rack units which were necessary to accommodate the new video recording unit (Sony HXR Pro AVCHD camcorder and Apple Final Cut ProX NLE editing software) and Avid recording studio based on AVID Pro Tools HD Native Thunderbolt + HD I/O 16×16 with an Apple iMac 27″ computer . In addition to the new furniture, acoustic panelling and carpeting was installed by On-Air BC Systems Ltd, along with a video projector and screen based on NEC M402W video projector, to create a theatre within the studios.

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The audio media desks at Rahaleo Recording and Film Studios, Zanzibar

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The underdesk and undershelf pods accommodate all the Avid recording studio equipment with ease

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The ambient lighting creates the perfect environment for audio studio recording

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Neil’s on the button at Pinewood Studios

Back at Pinewood Studios…

This week, Neil was invited back to Pinewood Studios to visit TV Studio 2, where MW Video Systems had installed new broadcast furniture for their master control room some 18 months previous. It was Neil’s first opportunity to see the project fully completed and find out how its occupants are finding their new environment.

Whilst at the studios, Neil was given the opportunity to visit the set of the National Lottery show. Without further delay, Neil jumped at the chance to see an empty studio, but the “icing on the cake” was to press the red button! No balls were released, but Neil revelled in the opportunity, even if it was just for show!

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Above: Neil visits the National Lottery Show set at Pinewood Studios

 

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The Look Listen Experience Sees Jose Meeting Neil

Last week, Neil travelled to Chelsea Football Club to attend the London edition of the Look Listen Experience roadshow.  Dedicated to video and audio professionals, it was a good chance for Neil to see the latest in software and technological innovations of the industry. It was also a good opportunity to network with industry colleagues.

The Look Listen Experience…

There were four genre themed stands where informal presentations were being held to offer hints and tips being used on award winning shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, The Great British Bake Off and Holby City.

Of course, the location of the event was not lost on Neil. Whilst not a Chelsea supporter, he could not resist a quick snap with the team… if only to make Liz envious!

Neil meets Jose at the Look Listen Experience

Neil meets Jose at the Look Listen Experience

 

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Our BVE 2015 Highlights

See our BVE 2015 highlights as MW Video celebrate another good show!

BVE London is always the highlight in the MW Video calendar, a local event but with international flavour. Neil and Liz, our MW Video sales team, were looking forward to seeing regular acquaintances as well as meeting new ones. And this year did not disappoint as we share our BVE 2015 highlights.

The team met once again with On-Air Broadcast, whom they had met at the show two years ago, resulting in a project to provide broadcast furniture for ZBC TV studios in Tanzania. It was a chance to admire the project once again, as it formed part of the MW Video stand backdrop and case study literature available to take away.

They also met a previous employee at the event, our videographer George. George worked with us last year as part of a university project initiative and produced some great videos, including our MW Video company video and interative desk assembly guides.

So what made BVE special for this year?

As MW Video Sales specialist Neil Walker summed up “the show always has such a good buzz, with exciting new products and services being promoted.  MW Video are proud to be part of it. This year, as usual, we were busy at our stand for the whole three days. We missed lunch breaks, our feet ached but we met some really great people.  We have lots of exciting new contacts to follow up on and have also caught up with some of our regular customers. I think we managed to escape the dark side with a visit from Darth Vader, but our new friend and stand neighbour Georgia from ShadowCam wasn’t so lucky!”

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 Above: Neil and Liz at the MW Video Stand E24

Below: Our neighbour Georgia from ShadowCam receives a visit from the dark side!

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We’re at BVE London 2015!

See us at stand E24 for BVE London 24-26th February

Its BVE London 2015, day 1, and Neil and Liz are ready and waiting to show you our latest range of broadcast furniture solutions at our stand E24.

Our lime green editing desk makes a welcome return to BVE London 2015.  This wowed our visitors last year, and demonstrated a high quality yet affordable solution for your workstation needs.  We supply a range of editing desks in either 1800mm width or 2400mm width, with a vast choice of finishes to suit all tastes.

Our custom designed desk also returns, giving you a typical example of the quality and solutions available for your master control room.

New to the stand this year, we bring you the latest in Evolution media wall design.  Our media wall is capable of holding larger flat screens, and the configuration we have displayed gives you 2 x 42″ screens mounted above 4 x 19″ screens.  But of course, the possibilities are endless!

We also have an array of accessories on our stand, with Novus monitor mounts and tablet holder, to our new gooseneck lamp, the Littlite, perfect for broadcast studio environments.

In addition to our stand display at BVE London 2015, you can also see an editing desk example with wooden surrounds at the For-A stand M30.

So if you’re visiting the show over the next three days, pop over for a chat with our friendly sales team!

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MW Video Systems to Exhibit at BVE London 2015

2015_bvemasterlogowithdatelockupstackedMW Video Systems will once again be returning to London ExCel for this years’ BVE exhibition. This year, the event is being held from the 24th to the 26th February, and you’ll find the specialist technical furniture company on stand E24.

BVE is the largest UK event of its’ kind and welcomes over 15,000 industry professionals each year. As well as a host of free seminars, there are a diverse range of products and services on display; for animation, media asset management, 4K, cloud, storage, finance, IPTV, meta data, mobile TV,monitors lighting and of course, furniture.

Last year, MW Video wowed the audience with a specially branded desk for the show: an editing desk in lime green! This year, the desk returns, along with a selection of broadcast furniture, including a custom designed media desk, suitable for post production and master control rooms.

A brand new Evolution media wall will also be on display, perfect for mounting large flat screen monitors, as well as an array of different sized screens to create a video wall. In addition, there will be lots of Novus; our ergonomically designed monitor mounts, tablet holders and lighting.

You’ll also find a further example of the MW Video editing desk at the For-A stand, M30, giving you a different take on the vast range of finishes available.

MW Video are very much looking forward to the event.  As Managing Director Wayne Palmer explained, “BVE is an important event in the MW Video calendar. It is a chance to meet new contacts as well as keeping abreast of the latest developments in the broadcast industry and catching up with old friends. A great illustration; meeting On-Air Broadcast at the show two years ago led to the recently completed studio furniture for ZBC TV in Tanzania. You’ll find a copy of this case study on our stand, illustrating what a great opportunity awaits to get involved with some great people and great projects”.

The MW Video sales team will be available throughout the event to advise you on your latest project, and provide a budgetary price for the furniture on display….or just meet them for a coffee and a chat!

To register for the event, head to the BVE website and sign up now….we look forward to seeing you there.

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