Remote Production and OB vans

Remote production is a new technique for the creation of audiovisual content.

Live broadcastings and their production are managed remotely, at a different location from the event site, by transferring audio and video streams to a centralised location, where the video cameras and on-site equipment are remotely controlled.

Telecommunications infrastructure is used, which is offered on the market by the different operators for this purpose.

This way of producing significantly reduces production costs.

TSA designs all kind of solutions for this remote production, backed by the Telefónica Group’s experience, which currently performs the remote production of sporting events such as basketball from Movistar, operational in recent seasons.

Traditional events productions require a large number of staff to travel to the location where the event takes place, as well as a mobile unit to carry out the event. This implies a great economic cost in terms of travel, time invested for the transfer of personnel and for the start-up of the event equipment, and a huge environment impact, all of which can be avoided thanks to remote production.

There are different ways and technologies that allow remote production to be carried out, depending on the needs of each client and project, the quality required and also, why no say it, the available budget.

The easiest method to carry out a remote production, as it requires no fix infrastructure or cabling, is 4G/5G transmission backpacks, which can also sometimes be supplemented with a hybrid satellite or Wi-Fi signal in addition to the mobile signal. This solution makes it possible to transmit and distribute the recorded signal from everywhere in the world in a simple way to the production center where the production will take place. TSA relies on the manufactures of this type of equipment among its suppliers.

The automatic production systems TSA works with, allow, in a relatively simple way, to carry out an unattended remote production. Thus, the platform itself, through Artificial Intelligence algorithms, is capable of monitoring the event, switching the cameras and choosing the best shot at any given moment. This content can be broadcast live or on demand across multiple platforms and allows clients to monetise their events. This kind of solution is making a big impact in some types of sport events, cultural events, shows or cultural environments.

Finally, large productions, also have a place in remote production environments. The arrival of IP, cloud services, and the investment of large production equipment manufactures in this technology are making this type of production a reality. Usually, they are based on solid communications with point-to-point fibre that connects the event location with the facility where the production takes place. The main broadcast manufactures are betting on this type of technology and, especially on its Cloud version, being able to carry out events of different kinds with broadcast or audiovisual media, for its subsequent transport to a cloud environment, which allows and/or facilitates the different phases of the process (production, realisation, graphics, monitoring, support) from different locations, with the benefits and costs savings that this entails, as in this way, the resources, both technical and human, that have to travel to the event location are considerably reduced.

In areas where there is no problem in getting a good data connection it is possible to send video and audio signals live without the need for satellite support, thus taking advantage of the capacity available in mobile phone networks.

In this way, it is possible to send video and audio signal without having to broadcast via satellite, with the possibility of carrying out live broadcasts from anywhere with mobile coverage.

TSA has agreements with manufacturers of 4G Backpacks and implements all types of custom designs for any special needs that may be required.

Large, medium or small, in high definition, UHD, with custom configurations from 3 to 24 cameras, with HD, 4K or IP technology. TSA builds and configures any vehicle for the production of any event.