CBC News Network & CBC's National Boast Brand New Sets, March 17, 2010 back to recent news    

Mississauga, Ontario - March 17, 2010 – When the CBC News rebranded “CBC Newsworld” and relaunched its nightly flagship newscast, “The National,” the network turned to Applied Electronics to design, supply and integrate the display technology for two new sets and studio configurations. Rebranding “CBC Newsworld” as “CBC News Network”, CBC focuses the program block on breaking news. The new set offers viewers a fresh graphical look. “The National,” with anchor Peter Mansbridge, has been relaunched in a new studio and introduces a new, faster paced program for a more dynamic TV experience. The CBC, looking for a solution for on-air, large-screen applications, chose Applied Electronics’ solution. The timeline for the project was extremely compressed – just 60 days – as the new on-air look was scheduled to debut on Oct. 26, 2009. Thanks to the efforts of the manufacturers, we successfully met this critical deadline.

The new set for “CBC News Network” features two large DNP rear-projection screens, custom designed by RP Visual, one flat 16 x 9 ft. screen and a curved 12 x 7 ft. screen, fed by a pair of 10,000-ANSI lumens, Christie HD10K-M projectors. These are true HD (1920 x 1080), 3-chip DLP projectors built for demanding conditions such as those found in broadcast studios. The Christie HD10K-M has embedded edge-blending and color-matching capabilities that make it ideal for large and curved-screen displays.

Adjacent to the rear projection screens are a Panasonic 103” plasma screen and an array often Planar Systems 46” LCD screens fed by a Vista Spyder X20-1608. This 16-input, 8-output Spyder X20 model can be used with any display device or combination of display devices, making the display easier to design and implement. All of the screens on-set display a variety of graphics and backgrounds, as well as story and correspondent clips.

The new studio for “The National” also boasts a curved 12 x 7 ft. DNP rear-projection screen, custom designed by RP Visual, featuring another Christie HD10K-M projector plus a Panasonic 103” plasma screen and an array of 14 Planar 46” LCD screens fed by an additional Vista Spyder X20-1608. The displays for “The National” showcase graphics and in-depth news stories, interviews and discussions with correspondents nationwide in a more transparent and immediate way. A backup Spyder X20-1608 is shared between the two studios to assure redundancy for the 24/7 news operation.

For more information, please contact:
Chris Randles, Audio Visual Systems - Toronto
Applied Electronics Limited
(905) 625-4321