2009

dated 23-06-09 (PDF)

Presteigne Charter has been contracted by SIS LIVE, Europe’s largest OB and uplink provider, to supply a flypack to facilitate eight of the Grand Prix races for the BBC’s F1 coverage. The races, consisting of Australia, Malaysia, China, Bahrain, Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi provide many broadcasting challenges and with many of these races being back to back, this provides a logistical challenge of its own, moving the equipment from location to location.

High Definition makes live debut at Fountain Studios
Sky 1's 'Noel's HQ' becomes first live high definition production to take advantage of Fountain's recent £1.5m high definition refit.

Victoria's Secret revealed
Creative Technology North America provided LED panels, projectors and a variety of technical services for the Victoria's Secret eagerly awaited fashion show.

Call of the Wild
Presteigne Charter provides facilities for BBC's 'Big Cat Live' programmes on location in the Masai Mara.

For the past five years the team at Presteigne Charter have been at the helm of the annual Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race live broadcast, providing wireless camera systems for the coverage of the event televised by ITVSport.

Project managed by Jason Naismith, Senior RF Engineer at Presteigne Charter, the experience of the ten strong team once again proved infallible as the tried and tested deployment of technology and staff enabled seamless coverage from camera to television.

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The Masai Mara National Reserve lies within the Great Rift Valley in south-west Kenya on the border of Tanzania. Over the Tanzanian border lies the Serengeti and the two plains serve as the migration route for many African animals, making it prime prey land for the big cats.