TVC Projects

FORMATION

1985 - 2013

An original idea by Paul Longthorpe the team provided design, install, maintenance and a front line support service for both BBC and non-BBC clients in the UK and overseas. The systems integration team oversaw medium size projects like:


Broadcast TV and Radio  studios, edit suites, radio OB vehicles, control rooms, post production areas

RF Distribution                 ringmains, DTT, DSAT, dish installations, upgrades, design

Infrastructure                    cable running, wiring services,

AVID                                  sales, installation and support

Video Conferencing          sales, installation and support across the whole BBC

AV Presentation                hire of sound, lighting and projection, conference facilities, (across UK)

Procurement                      Pro AV and broadcast, VTR, non-linear, cameras, lighting

Fibre Optic                         interfacing, cable installation, termination, testing

Consumer AV                    stock of plasma, LCD, VCR, DTT and DSAT set top boxes

Safety Testing                    PAT testing both UK and overseas, broadcast and domestic


The systems integration team oversaw medium size projects like:Existing and past customers include, BBC News ( Radio & TV ), BBC Broadcast, Sport, News Online, Sport Online, Weather,  Interactive Factual & Learning, BBC Wildlife Unit, Local Radio, Recruitment, Senior Executives, BBC Worldwide, BBC Nations & Regions.

Aka:  Projects & BST, Systems & Technology,

Installation Engineering, Systems Engineering

PUBLICITY LEAFLET

Existing and past customers include, BBC News ( Radio & TV ), BBC Broadcast, Sport, News Online, Sport Online, Weather,  Interactive Factual & Learning, BBC Wildlife Unit, Local Radio, Recruitment, Senior Executives, BBC Worldwide, BBC Nations & Regions


Projects include, Multimedia TV studio for News Interactive/ News Online, training studio for BBC Weather, Newsroom, editing & graphics for Liquid News, TC11 gallery refit, monitoring room for BBC Freeview, roof cameras for the Politics Show, London installation for K Live subtitling system, RF headend relocation for White City building, design of  complete RF distribution for BBC Broadcast White City Two building ( 1 million meters of cable ), Coding & Mux test area ( Freeview), Regional AV installations at all main sites for News Online/Sport Online, Safety testing for CCA/ DTA/CDTA at TVC,  BBC News, New Media at Bush House, Overseas Bureaux.


The team comprised BBC qualified Broadcast Engineers had decades of experience in design and installation. The Engineers, Technicians and wireman were also Category 1 and 2 trained for visits to hostile overseas war-zone environments.

TVC Projects

Paul Longthorpe

Scott McLeod-Maddox

(2004)

Edit Suite

at White City (2002)

Roof Camera over Houses Of Parliament

at Millbank Tower (2003)

TwentyFirst Century Classroom

at Great Titchfield Street (2004)

Mixing Console

at BBc News Festival (2002)

BBC Weather Transmission

at BBC News (2004)