ATG Danmon to promote integration services at IBC2023

ATG Danmon will promote its comprehensive range of systems integration services at IBC2023.

These include pre-project consultancy, system design and structural layout, installation, workflow configuration, testing and commissioning, documentation, training and lifetime support.

The company has undertaken some high-profile projects over the past year. Head of sales Paul Shonfeld says: “In the broadcast category, we completed a studio control room upgrade for ITN at its London headquarters. This included the integration of a latest-generation production switcher, control surface and production server. Transition to the new system was completed over a single weekend to ensure continuity of the facility’s daily transmission schedule. The new infrastructure can be upgraded from HD to 4K-UHD, and SDR to HDR, if or when those capabilities are required.”

ATG Danmon also provided a video production facility for London retailer Fortnum & Mason. The installation comprised a food and drink studio incorporating a kitchen with remotely controlled cameras and adjustable lighting, as well as a dedicated control room.

“We recommended a solution based on compact overhead 4K-UHD HDR cameras with integral motorised pan/tilt/zoom,” says Shonfeld. “These have proved highly effective and efficient in many of our recent systems integration projects, notably in newsrooms and theatre venues. The results have proved eye-friendly from a video production viewpoint, and as experienced by Fortnum & Mason customers visiting the suite.”

Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Digital Arts chose ATG Danmon to equip its new School of Digital Arts. The project encompassed the design, installation and commissioning of two motion-capture studios, two green-screen studios, a stop-motion studio, film studio, edit suites, a multipurpose studio, a colour grading and editing system, and related AV equipment.

“The university gave us clear guidance at every stage of the project, from initial design specification right through to completion,” says ATG Danmon project manager Howard Dixon. “The result is a comprehensive resource which allows undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers to get to gain experience with the tools and technology deployed across the broadcast, film and wider media industry.”

The installation of an audio system in the clock tower of one of the oldest national government buildings in Europe was among the high-profile projects completed by ATG Danmon this year. The project has allowed the chimes from the tower’s five bells to be captured for live transmission, as well as for use in news programmes and parliamentary broadcasts.

The company’s managing director, Jonathan Hughes, says:  “An unusual complication was the need to test the system’s acoustic and electronic performance before the date when the bells were officially permitted to resume their public duty. This was overcome by performing tests at a church with a similar clock tower.”

ATG Danmon will be on Stand 8.B60 at IBC2023, which takes place in Amsterdam on 15-18 September.