The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus now has the largest Hydra2 network in the world.
This follows the installation of six more Calrec consoles in its Moscow facility inside the Television Technical Centre Ostankino, bringing the total number to 10. All are connected using Calrec’s Hydra2 networking system.
Commenting on the development, Oleg Kolesnikov, CTO at NTV-Plus, said: “The Hydra2 network is especially useful in a large multistudio installation like ours, where we handle many complex live productions, including world-renowned sports programmes. Now we have even more I/O to draw from. Hydra2 gives us unlimited flexibility in tackling any kind of task or broadcast requirement.
“Besides that, all of the Calrec consoles have full redundancy, from the input ports to the faders, and Calrec’s Bluefin2 DSP has proved its reliability and good sound quality time after time.”
Michael Reddick, Calrec’s European sales manager, added: “NTV-Plus was our first customer in Russia, and with nearly one million subscribers, it is a significant force in the Russian media landscape, especially when it comes to live sports production.
“Apart from moving signals around, Hydra2 lets NTV-Plus control and manage more of its network from any one of its consoles. That means operators have unmatched networking capability and I/O access at their fingertips, which is a powerful benefit in live, real-time operations.”
