Archive for May, 2007

Los Angeles, CA National Mobile Television (NMT) was founded in 1968 and operated as a division of the King Broadcasting Company. In 1992 the company was spun off as an independent entity. Oaktree Capital Management (a private equity firm) acquired NMT in 1997. The company grew rapidly during the 1990s, mostly through acquisitions including VTE, John Crow Productions, CTV (UK), and LFI. The current management team took over in 2000 and spent the next five years organizing the business. In 2005 the company divested CTV and sold off a portion of its fleet to NEP and used these proceeds to pay down debt and position for future growth. more

Hudson, NH In the process of designing a new mobile truck, one of the most critical and often under-appreciated systems is the intercom system. We can have the latest video and audio gear in the truck, but without solid communication to tie the infrastructure together, a crew cannot work effectively as a production team.

Jason Taubman, VP of Design & New Technology for Game Creek Video, knows what critical communication means in a broadcast environment:

“Prior to launching Game Creek Videos’ latest and largest mobile unit for Fox Sports in the fall for NFL and NASCAR, we had many new design challenges in communication that were met with some of the latest capabilities of the ADAM intercom system; dual buss expansion, intercom over Ethernet with RVON, as well as time-tested traditional two-wire party line intercom. The ‘Fox Trucks’ as they are collectively known, initially rolled out the door as a three-truck system for NFL, and has grown to five trucks for NASCAR broadcasts.” explains Jason more