Strictly Showcomms

The millions glued to Strictly Come Dancing may have noticed the great shots from camera crane operator Kevin French.
BBC Studios are hiring one of our hire Jelibox crane intercom talkback and tally systems so that Kevin can communicate with his grips and the gallery.
So next time you see a high sweeping shot as Ann Widdecombe descends to the ground, think of Kevin.

Busy in the Park

This time last year we said:

Showcomms are providing backstage show and lighting communications equipment and crew to SIS LIVE for this weekend's Proms in the Park... This is the 5th year running that Showcomms have provided backstage comms for Proms in the Park (previously to BBC OBs before they were bought by SIS). As they say, happy customers come back!

Well, this year, we returned to Hyde Park for the 6th year of Proms in the Park, plus Elvis Forever and this weekend's Papal Vigil.

As before, we supplied the backstage and lighting comms. Bruce took this picture of the heart of the comms system.

Tattoo again

Viewers now on BBC1 watching the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo are again enjoying it after we have again supplied Otto ear defender headsets for the BBC coverage.

BBC Election coverage communicates with Showcomms

The excitement of the election coverage on the BBC over the past few weeks has seen Showcomms supply Prolink Outside Broadcasts with walkie talkies and base stations for coverage at College Green, Westminster (some great pictures here), and at the London Eye. This included arranging licensing with JFMG (not an easy job with all the radio activity in the area), and arranging an extension for College Green for the period while coalition negotiations took place.
In addition BBC Northern Ireland hired two 4 way Altair wireless systems off us for their Election

British Gymnastics World Champion

As Britain's Beth Tweddle won Gold today at the World Gymastics Chamionships at the O2 Arena it was the same Showcomms Jelibox talkback used last month for the C4 Big brother final by Roll to Record that SIS OBs used for crane talback at their coverage for the BBC. Congratulations to Beth!

Proms in the Park and Thank you for the Music for SIS LIVE

Showcomms are providing backstage show and lighting communications equipment and crew to SIS LIVE for this weekend's Proms in the Park and Thank you for the Music.

The total rig consists of:
2 x crew (Alex Wrigglesworth and James Wilson)
16 x RTS BP325 beltpacks
1 x RTS single channel PS15 power supply
1 x RTS 3 channel PS31 power supply
1 x RTS SAP612 Source Assignment Panel
2 x RTS Biscuit boxes
5 x RTS SSA324 2 to 4 wire converters
4 x CTP 4 wire boxes (1 x 2 channel, 1 x 4 channel, 2 x 6 channel)
1 x Key Radio Base Station
Motorola GP300 radios
1 x JFMG Radio licence

This is the 5th year running that Showcomms have provided backstage comms for Proms in the Park (previously to BBC OBs before they were bought by SIS). As they say, happy customers come back!
Now, where is that Abba CD...

Otto ear defenders at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo

The Edinburgh Tattoo starts today. As everyone knows it is an event of pipes, drums, guns and fireworks!
So Showcomms are supplying 18 sets of our Otto Eardefenders for GP300 radios to BBC Scotland for their Tattoo coverage.
This is the third year running that we have supplied BBC Scotland with ear defenders for the event.

BBC South presenter to open new University of Winchester studio

BBC South presenter and journalist Sally Taylor is formally opening a new TV studio with a linked newsroom at the University of Winchester on Wednesday 27 May. She will cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony in the presence of students, staff and journalists from local and national media.
Showcomms supplied and installed the Tecpro wired and Trilogy wireless intercom talkback system for the studio.



From the Spring 2009 inspection report produced by the Broadcast Training Journalism Council:

"The new studio is a high grade three camera digital TV studio.
"The studio has a good height – probably a double floor height and an extensive and highly flexible lighting rig. In addition, there’s a green screen area, and potentially this studio will be able to do a great deal more than just run an evening news magazine programme.
"In addition, there is a live studio facility in the newsroom, with a number of inject points around the campus, which should prompt some highly varied and imaginative treatments of news and current affairs programming.
"Portable equipment is easily available to the students and includes Marantz and Sony PD170 cameras.
Technical support is good and the technical team are very helpful."
In addition the university has a dedicated multimedia newsroom with work stations provided for all students producing weekly and daily radio and television bulletins, news and features websites.
The studios and newsroom are used by students on BA and MA courses and are part of the university's focus on careers in the television and multimedia news and journalism industries. Both UK and international students take part in courses that use the studios to produce regular scheduled TV and radio news bulletins, magazine work and multimedia production.

Read about our past projects here

Broadcast Projects

R.N.L.I. AGM 2006 2007 2008



Backstage wired and wireless communications for the R.N.L.I. AGM at The Barbican Centre


BBC Proms in the Park 2005 2006 2007 2008



Stage Showcaller and separate Lighting Communications with Interface to BBC OB truck
3 Jelibox Camera Crane Talkback systems for the Technocranes
LD Turbo's comms to his 2 Spot Op Towers are kept seperate, even his truck 4 wires are sent over an Adder Fibre Optic circuit.



Live 8

In London we provided a Clearcom Easyspeak dual channel wireless intercom system for Streaky, the TV Stage Manger.
At Murrayfield we dry hired all the backstage wireless and wired beltpack communications for the show.


Industrial Communication Projects

DSTL Farnborough / RAF SpadeAdam 2006



Interface of an RTS system to a vehicle now stationed at RAF Spadeadam.
The system included repair of then interface to a Spadeadam Intercom (shown in image) plus duplex connection to 2 x Air Traffic Control radio systems and a further small system in another vehicle.



F1SuperAguri 2008



8 way Peltor Dect-com beltpack system for Car Refuellers supplied with Microm III noise cancelling microphone in-ear headsets worn under fire saftey equipment and integrated into their suits.


Eye Power Station

Lone Worker Radio System for this Suffolk Power Station


MSV Express

Setcom Radio Controller allows Operator to speak to more than one radio system (crane) on different bands using only one unit.


Isle of Man TT

Customer drops by to test and purchase2 headsets for passenger Police operators with Motorola Tetra Airwave radios
The microphone on the Mckay 3 Wire headset was found to pick up the least twin squirrel engine noise.


SPONSORSHIP

Rushden Firefighters 2006
Around the UK in 8 days - Showcomms supplied 2 VoiceVests and a small donation

The Rushden Firefighters visit Essex

2007 Metropolitan Police Fishing Team
The MPAS A team came 2nd in the National Championships
Showcomms sponsored the all Tee shirts for their teams