IBC 2012: Snell Kahuna 360 Drives Production for Sky Sport News HD, Germany and Austria's First 24-Hour Sports News Channel

Snell announced that its Kahuna 360 video switcher is driving production for Sky Sport News HD, which is the first 24-hour sports news channel for German and Austrian viewers. The Kahuna 360 uses a studio automation solution from Mosart®, and it joins Inews, Avid® Interplay®, and Vizrt systems to provide a complete workflow for switching and playout of multi-format video and graphics sources to air. 

Sky Sport News HD is a production of Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH and is available to Sky subscribers in Germany and Austria as part of the satellite provider's Sky Welt package. Snell partner Wellen + Nöthen GmbH provided systems integration for the Kahuna 360 installation. Kahuna 360 features up to six mix effects (M/E), four of which are currently in use by the Sky Sport News HD production. The reserve power provides ample room for growth as the new channel expands. 

"In our highly complex production environment, Kahuna 360 is being used in a rather unconventional way. Since it's so closely integrated with our automation systems, the switcher is able to deliver fully automated playout without anyone having to touch the console," said Francesco Donato, vice president of broadcast operations for Sky Deutschland. "Furthermore, thanks to the switcher's user-friendly graphical interface, Kahuna 360 makes it very easy to produce sophisticated effects to wow our viewing audience.” 

"Not only is Sky Sport News HD breaking new ground as the first 24-hour sports news channel in its region, but it's also our first deployment of Kahuna 360 in a 24-hour live transmission environment," said Stefan Geradts, Snell sales director, Central and Eastern Europe. "The fact that Sky Deutschland chose Kahuna 360 for such an important new service offering is a real testament to the versatility, performance, and technology excellence of the switcher, which truly is the most innovative automated live production concept in the world."

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