View Master Events, a production company based in Athens, Greece, has used Riedel's products to heighten the quality of cultural, educational, and sports events at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).
View Master Events has entered a joint venture with Live Productions to create the UHD5 OB van. In collaboration with Telmaco, a European systems integrator located in Athens, the UHD5 was equipped with technology, including Riedel's MicroN UHD, Artist-1024, SmartPanel, and Bolero products. Offering integration into SNFCC's technical infrastructure through its MediorNet Compact stage boxes, these products enable connectivity for a variety of productions at one of Athens' most iconic venues.
Since its opening in 2016, the multifunctional SNFCC complex — which houses the Greek National Opera; the National Library of Greece; the expansive Stavros Niarchos Park; and an opera hall with an alternative stage, outdoor stages, and conference rooms — has been using Riedel's MediorNet Compact stage boxes. The distributed MediorNet system serves as a distributed AV signal-routing backbone for distribution of video, audio, data, and communications signals throughout the venue's diverse spaces.
Through these stage boxes spread across the premises, View Master Events can integrate their UHD5 mobile production infrastructure, ensuring production quality for every one of SNFCC's events. Besides reducing cabling, enhancing system stability, and providing extensive versatility in signal routing, MediorNet's modular structure allows easy scaling as SNFCC's production needs evolve.
During its tours primarily around Greece, the rest of Europe, and Turkey, the van's MicroN UHD devices allow View Master Events to handle a wide range of video formats, including 4K/UHD signals. This ability to handle different signal types and formats streamlines workflows and reduces the need for additional peripheral devices. Overall, this tight integration of Riedel's products enables efficient signal routing, processing, and monitoring for live events spanning the opera house, outdoor stages, conference halls, and park areas.