Madison Square Garden Media Retrofits New Hd Facilitieswith Ssl C100 Hd Console

摘要

Madison Square Garden (MSG) Media in New York has long been a pioneer in live HD sports production. To keep its leadership position, MSG is in the middle of a major two-tier rebuilding of its facilities to offer HD video production of all programming with a Solid State Logic (SSL) C100 HD console as the centerpiece. Its coverage of Knicks basketball games, as well Rangers, Islanders and Devils hockey games, has been delivered live via cable in the 1080i HDTV format for many years. While the events were in HD, in-studio pre- and post-game programs and most of the graphics elements at commercial breaks (as well as the commercials themselves) were upconvert-ed from SD digital. The media team was tasked with creating state-of-the-art facilities to move into the all-digital HD future, and they delivered. The new facilities produce programming for two of Cablevision's regional 24-hour sports channels: MSG and MSG Plus, with overflow into additional channels MSG2 or MSG Plus 2. The new studios are installed within the existing analog rooms but will enjoy a completely new space when construction is finished.