TV3 News - Ireland

It could be possible that the new TV3 Sony studio is on debut for Vincent Browne Tonight. A picture has been tweeted of the new gallery. http://campl.us/ohWq

Here is a video at the launch of the new studio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mxrk-XyxL0 which is the largest in Ireland at 500sq metres. It could also be featuring prominently on UK screens with ITV piloting a show from the Sony studio and an entertainment series in the pipeline to be broadcast in Britain.

EDIT: Indeed the new studio is in use tonight!

Interesting. Even mixer out and preview look to be on multiviewers and so are likely to be sub-HD resolution. Low cost, and simpler to build, but not great if you want to see what you are doing (particularly when it comes to looking at problematic stuff that is moire-ing etc. as you have no idea what you're looking at)

Many multiviewer-based galleries will still have individual monitors for Mixer and Preview so you can see them in full resolution and quality.

Multiviewers are arguably better for SD galleries than HD - as most flat-panels used are 1920x1080, and so only capable of displaying a single HD image at full-res. If you display 4 pictures, you're at SD res (or a bit less as you need to leave space for virtual UMDs and Tallies), and if you display 9 you're at sub-SD res.

They're great in restricted space, for situations where you need to reconfigure a stack for very varied types of programme making, or where you need to save money. For straightforward general production studios - they may not always be the best solution.



When you say Sony studio - do you mean it is Sony Systems who have built it ? Looking at the Youtube video it looks like they are sponsoring it ? (Bit like Panasonic did with ABC's HD football coverage in the early days?)

I guess it would be a bit of both.

You could imagine that happening in the UK for one TV studio.

An article with a little more information regarding the new studio... http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/tv3-s-most-promising-baby-gets-a-star-studded-welcome-1.1319354

Thought the new studio looked fantastic tonight in comparison to the old green screen they operated from for years, also with two major exclusives this week they're giving RTÉ plenty to think about.

Last nights Vincent Browne went out from the new Sony HD Dublin studio. It was looking great. http://www.tv3.ie/3player/show/41/60315/1/Tonight-with-Vincent-Browne

Not sure when it happened, but I notice there is now a short 4pm update branded 3 News and lasts just 1 minute. I suspect it's little more than a fancy promotion for the 5.30 really, but I think it's the first time they've done a bulletin between Midday and the main news.