The Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) has taken delivery of a fleet of outside broadcast (OB) vans to broadcast live television using High Definition (HD) technology. 

It is the first media company in the region to offer this service. The first two vans have arrived following a deal with Thomson Grass Valley, a French company which provides the world’s leading media, entertainment and communications companies with technology, services and systems, said an official.

’We are proud that ADMC is pioneering a new era of HDTV reporting that further reinforces Abu Dhabi’s status as the media hub for the Arab world,” said Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei, chairman, ADMC. 

“The delivery of these two vans with another two to come are further evidence of our commitment to world class content, distribution and technology,’ said Edward Borgerding, chief of ADMC.

The new vans, which carry between five to eight cameras, also feature wireless HD cameras, digital sound systems, HD slow motion disk recorders, HD transmission systems and air conditioning systems that can deal with extreme operating temperatures during summer.

The new vans will be operational in September, said the company.-TradeArabia News Service