Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
25/08/2015

Riedel Equipment Deployed At Wacken Open Air Festival

News Image
A comprehensive communications solution built on Riedel Communications' MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system was used for the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.

The Riedel equipment provided the fiber backbone and communications infrastructure necessary to support security, radio communications, and audio and video transport throughout the expansive festival site.

Each summer, prior to Wacken Open Air, the small town of Wacken transforms into a festival venue with multiple stages, fields in which festivalgoers can camp, and the infrastructure required to handle thousands of fans. The communications system supplied by Riedel since 2000 plays a key role not only in supporting audio and video distribution during the four-day event, but also in enabling festival organizers to ensure the safety of each and every guest.

This year, two MetroN core routers with a huge total routing capacity of 2 x 640 Gb provided the heart of the MediorNet installation, adding further flexibility to the well-known convenience of the MediorNet installation and providing redundancy for the overall security concept. With its 10-Gb links, the MetroN system supported the interfacing of two MediorNet rings and, in turn, the transport of multiple HD-SDI signals — from the stages to the production compound and back to multiple screens — and several separate IP networks and audio streams.

Each of the nine stages at Wacken Open Air 2015 had a large video wall, and a further five freestanding video walls were scattered throughout the grounds. Video from each stage was sent back to the operations center via the MediorNet network so that any video could then be displayed on any screen as "infotainment" for guests. A Riedel Artist intercom panel and line level audio at each stage allowed security to talk directly to each PA mixer to instruct the band to stop playing for an emergency announcement, such as a weather warning. Voice announcements could then be routed through the PA systems and any other information displayed on screen.

Thirty remotely controlled IP-based cameras were installed throughout the grounds for security surveillance. Data transported to and from these cameras was delivered to the Wacken Open Air Security Center through the Riedel MediorNet fiber backbone. Riedel also supplied nearly 700 TETRA radios to ensure that security staff and stewards maintained clear communications throughout Wacken and the festival grounds. The radios were interfaced directly with the Artist system to ensure comprehensive communications. Because the mobile radios of the security vehicles patrolling the vast campsites were GPS-enabled, organizers were able to determine the user's location immediately in the event of a problem or emergency.

For fast and trouble-free accreditation of the hundreds of working crew members, the organizers arranged a check-in location at the very border of Wacken. To welcome the team members with the right spirit and keep the local staff connected to the live event, Riedel deployed the company's new STX-200 broadcast-grade professional interface. Capable of bringing any Skype user anywhere into the professional broadcast environment, the STX-200 was used to transfer live feeds from the stages into the check-in via the available public Internet connection and to facilitate a Skype connection between the production compound and the staff check-in area.

www.riedel.net

Solidmate Ltd Memory Card Hire London

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

21/04/2023
FOR-A To Showcase NDI®-Compatible Live Video Production Ecosystem
FOR-A is showcasing a fully NDI®-compatible live video production ecosystem at CABSAT 2023 (stand S1-M10, Dubai World Trade Centre, 16 – 18 May). The
20/04/2023
DTEN's D7x Video & Collaboration Solution Now Certified For Microsoft Teams
DTEN has announced that its DTEN D7X video conferencing & collaboration solution is now certified for Microsoft Teams. DTEN, in collaboration with Mic
19/04/2023
Zero Density Displays Virtual Video Bundle At NAB 2023
Zero Density has announced ZD | Virtual Studio, a new software bundle that lowers the barrier of entry into virtual production. ZD | Virtual Studio is
18/04/2023
Ross Video Teams Up With DreamWall
Ross Video has announced a new partnership with DreamWall, a leading provider of augmented reality and virtual studio services based in Charleroi, Bel
22/03/2024
Matrox® Video To Provide Product Demos At NAB Show 2024
Matrox® Video will exhibit in Booth SL5073 at the 2024 NAB Show, April 13-17 in Las Vegas, providing product demos and featuring customer stories that
19/03/2024
Ateme's TITAn Encoders Enable New Ways Of Consuming Video Assets
Ateme has announced that its TITAN encoders now enable new ways of consuming video assets on the Apple Vision Pro. Leveraging Ateme’s Gen 7 compressio
19/03/2024
MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems To Unveil New Series Of openGear Solutions
MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems will introduce a new series of openGear solutions at NAB Show 2024 that will help customers build stronger bridg
15/03/2024
JVC Professional Video To Feature Special Guests At NAB Show 2024
JVC Professional Video will feature special guests, including NDI Technical Director Roberto Musso and vMix Senior Systems Engineer Heath Barker, at t
14/03/2024
Imagine Communications To Showcase Latest Innovations At NAB Show 2024
At the 2024 NAB Show, Imagine Communications is to showcase its latest innovations in its broad portfolio of Make TV and Monetize TV solutions in the
10/10/2016
Riedel Welcomes Successful IBC2016
At the IBC2016 show, Riedel's innovative real-time networks for video, audio, data, and communications were showcased in a variety of ways. The compan
16/11/2017
Riedel Solution Selected For Zurich Street Parade
An Artist digital matrix intercom system from Riedel Communications delivered the radio communications infrastructure for the 26th annual Zurich Stree
15/03/2023
SRZ Installs Riedel’s Artist And Bolero Intercom Systems
Riedel Communications has announced that Schutz & Rettung Zürich (SRZ) in Switzerland, has equipped its command vehicle with a comprehensive communica
05/12/2019
Riedel Provides Communications Infrastructure For Winterthurer Musikfestwochen
For the seventh straight year, Riedel Communications Switzerland AG provided a comprehensive communications infrastructure for the Winterthurer Musikf
21/03/2024
Riedel's RefCam Referee Camera System Debuts In German Bundesliga
Riedel Communications' RefCam referee camera system made its German Bundesliga debut in a recent match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg,
23/11/2023
Riedel Teams Up With Kapetanović Systems
Riedel Communications has announced a new partnership with Croatia-based system integrator Kapetanović Systems to deliver top-tier solutions to t