Magewell & MiseOpoint Manages CHOGM
Magewell’s encoders and switchers take CHOGM to the world.
3 December 2024
Based in New Caledonia and providing specialised broadcast and production services in the Oceania region, MiseOpoint, was again tapped to handle the broadcast aspects of this year’s CHOGM (Commonwealth Head Of Government Meeting) held in Samoa. MiseOpoint selected Magewell equipment for the host broadcast service. The broadcast relied on Magewell’s Director Mini portable production and switching system, Magewell Ultra Encode AIO encoders, Magewell Pro Convert NDI-to-HDMI decoders and the Magewell Modator modular encoder/decoder chassis.
Thomas Roux, Director of MiseOpoint oversaw the broadcast setup, which utilised:
- The Director Mini for forum production with two PTZ cameras.
- Ultra Encode AIOs for main and ISO camera feeds during key moments, including King Charles’ arrival, the opening ceremony, and the final press conference.
- Modator chassis with Pro Convert NDI-to-HDMI modules to decode feeds at the media centre for HDMI and SDI distribution.
- Pro Convert NDI-to-HDMI decoders to display localised feeds on venue monitors.
Thomas Roux’s Verdict: “The Magewell products performed exceptionally well throughout CHOGM. I’m 100% satisfied with their reliability and ease of use,” said Roux.
After CHOGM, the Ultra Encode AIO encoders have since been integrated at TV9, the National TV Broadcaster of Samoa to stream to the different social media networks but also to replace the existing encoders for the contribution to the National Digital Television headend. The primary and backup IP Links are each fed with a dedicated Ultra Encode AIO delivering a H.265 NDI HX3 stream. Each encoder has been declared in the other as the failover source in case of interruption to the SDI input.
On the headend side, each IP link is feeding a dedicated Netgear Business Products switch distributing the main and backup Encoders to four different ProConvert-to-NDI AIO decoder modules.
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