RECENT EVENTS (Feb - April)
Posted on: April 24 2012

• The Megalink 1 was on hand to cover a number of high profile sporting events over the past couple months, including the Six Nations matches held at the Aviva Stadium, (Ireland v Italy, Ireland v Wales, Ireland v Scotland), the Airtricity League and the Heineken Cup.
• The SD Truck was on hand to share the spectacle of Dublin's St Patrick's Day festival with viewers across the nation.
• And the crew have also been working on audience favorite The Voice of Ireland, with the show looking set to bring in huge audience figures with its live final this upcoming weekend.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Posted on: February 21 2012

Enda Kenny's national address from Merrion St. One of the most prestigious jobs covered by Digital Space last year. This was a multi camera OB fed from Megalink 1.

The Obama Visit: Digital Space provided all of the uplinks for US President Barack Obama's visit in May of last year.

The Queens Visit: All 4 trucks were booked out for Queen Elizabeth's historic state visit to Ireland, as Digital Space provided the majority of the host broadcaster satellite signals, which were subsequently fed worldwide.

The Sixteenth Heineken Cup: Digital Space provided 3D and HD trucks and fibre distribution with embedded Dolby 5.1 signals for the tournament.

International Soccer:For each match 2 HD signals with embedded Dolby 5.1 was fed via fibre from the OB unit to the satellite uplink area. The signals were then combined and sent via satellite to the broadcaster. The uplink truck has comprehensive HD and Dolby monitoring and switching. HD receivers are used for reverse signals from the tv station or other venues. The receivers can also be used to monitor the outgoing feeds. We successfully distributed and uplinked 3D signals for the first time in the Ireland v Wales Carling Cup match in February 2011. There have been several 3D uplinks throughout 2011.

NEW KIT
Posted on: February 21 2012

Digital Space have recently purchased two HD MPEG 4 encoders with built in DVBS2 8PSK modulators. Depending on the client’s requirements, the encoders can be used in truck 1, truck 2, truck 3, and truck 4, and have already been used on several HD and 3D jobs with embedded Dolby 5.1 signals. The HD MPEG 4 encode using BISS 1, BISS E or RAS encryption if required, and can encode up 4 stereo audio pairs with Dolby E pass thru also available for each pair.

MPEG4 encoding provides broadcasters with a 2/3 saving in satellite bandwidth.