Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast announces a new addition to its technical support team with the appointment of Rees Williams as broadcast engineer. He joins the company after four years with event presentation company Universal Live where he was a technical project manager specialising in audiovisual operations.

CJP Broadcast announces the completion of a new 4K-UHD virtual studio for the University of Sunderland. The system includes a Mo-Sys StarTracker Studio with a camera tracking unit, wireless-linked handheld StarTracker Viewfinder and Cartoni JibO lightweight jib. CJP Broadcast has also provided and integrated Kinoflow Diva Lite 401 LED luminares and a Zero 88 FLX S24 lighting control desk, plus high-grade green-screen walls and flooring. The studio itself has a 6 x 6 metre floor area and is 4 metres high. Installed at the university’s David Puttnam Media Centre, the new resource gives students the opportunity to gain practical experience in latest-generation virtual studio production techniques.

CJP Broadcast announces the completion of a system relocation project for Core London TV. CJP provided de-rig and installation services, assisting the move from studio premises near Victoria station.

"The building Core occupied in Victoria was due for complete refurbishment so there was a tight timeline to get the new studio up and running," says CJP Broadcast MD Chris Phillips. "We were approached because some of our engineers were part of the TSL team which installed the original system. Our role was to decommission control room cabling at the Victoria studio, then install and test the system in new production headquarters at 215-221 Borough High Street. The new system was fully up and running by mid December, just two weeks from commencing the move."

CJP Broadcast announces the launch of StreamSmart+, a flexibly defined service enabling sports clubs to launch their own television channel quickly, easily and affordably.

"StreamSmart+ is a complete glass-to-glass solution including latest-generation equipment, fully focused operational training and all relevant supporting services," says CJP Broadcast MD Chris Phillips. "Operating an online TV channel allows sports clubs to extend their visibility both locally and globally. It is also a potential revenue source both for clubs and their sponsors. Unlike free to air services such as YouTube, a properly managed online TV channel retains full control over all its content, independent of commercials that might otherwise compete with sponsors' brands."

"The service is based on nearly 10 years of experience we have gained as an SI. That includes partnering with various sports organisations from grassroots level up to major event finals across football, cricket and rugby."

"Initially adopted to offset the impact of coronavirus restrictions on audience attendance, online TV has now proved itself a logical expansion path for sports clubs of every size. Live streaming allows clubs to televise entire matches including supporting titles, subtitles, close-ups, action replays, slow-motion, ad-insertion, sponsor logos, visual effects plus live sound, commentary and supporting news."

MG ALBA, which manages and operates Scottish Gaelic language channel BBC ALBA in partnership with the BBC, has chosen a Streamstar X4 Live Production Studio to extend the creative resources available at and from its Stornoway headquarters. The new system will be used primarily for broadcast and online coverage of remote location events.

Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast reports a challenging but successful 2020.

“2020 was expected to be the year when 8K became a practical resolution for future-focused TV and digital cine content producers,” comments CJP Broadcast MD Chris Phillips. “Instead the media world, like everyone else, had to face the upheaval of a pandemic. The consequent restrictions on social gathering had one positive effect in encouraging organisations with a strong membership base to explore the potential of television. We’ve been working with several football clubs by making their matches accessible to fans who would otherwise have attended in person. We also successfully completed a video production and live streaming project for the highest-profile semi-finals and final in the UK football calendar. This solution centred on our Live Sports Production System which was deployed to augment the traditional broadcast coverage with behind-the-scenes content. The resultant video content was then made available online for easy access by supporters during and after each match.”

Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast announces a new addition to its engineering staff with the appointment of Joseph Franklin. A BSc (1st class Hons) graduate in television production technology, he will be active with CJP colleagues across a variety of projects.

Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation has chosen CJP Broadcast as its technical support partner for a third consecutive year. The contract includes project consultancy and equipment supply as well as routine equipment maintenance.

Hereford Football Club has chosen CJP Broadcast as its technology and production partner for the 2020/21 season. CJP will be providing the club with the system, crewing, streaming platform and paywall. This will deliver a complete multicamera HD live sports production service to Bulls fans both home and abroad, as well as for the away fans for every home league fixture. CJP will also be covering all home cup fixtures for domestic fans only where the rights owner is not covering the games on terrestrial or satellite.

Oxford City FC is the latest in a growing list of UK football clubs extending their visibility via live-stream television. The club's first National League South game of the 2020/21 season, on Tuesday October 6th, was captured and transmitted by a technical team and production crew from CJP Broadcast.

CJP Broadcast announces the supply and integration of a Quicklink ST100 ultra-low latency bi-directional live HD codec to the Leeds Beckett University TV Studio. It will be used primarily to provide experience in online remote interviewing between commentators in separated studios or with IP-linked contributors.

Darlington FC, one of Britain's leading fan-owned football clubs, has joined the growing number of sports organisations establishing their own IPTV channel. Core of the club's new live-streaming service, Quaker TV, is a complete system including a Streamstar X4 Live Production Studio and four-channel talkback, supplied and installed by CJP Broadcast Service Solutions Ltd. Quaker TV will be run entirely by Darlington FC volunteers, building on their experience in running the Darlington FC You Tube channel and Darlo Fans Radio.

CJP Broadcast announces its appointment as exclusive distributor of the Mo-Sys StarTracker Studio to the educational, sports, corporate and regional broadcast markets in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, and Gibraltar.

Mo-Sys products are used daily by over 100 broadcasters and have been deployed on more than 100 major motion pictures. The Mo-Sys StarTracker camera tracking technology has proved a key component in the rapid growth of virtual production. Designed for use with blue/green screens, and more recently LED walls, it seamlessly blends photo-realistic 3D graphics with real elements.

CJP Broadcast announces the successful completion of a video production and live streaming project for three of the highest profile games in the European sports calendar. A complete system centred on a CJP Live Sports Production System captured content to supplement terrestrial and satellite coverage of the events.

The Department of Creative Arts at Edge Hill University (EHU) has renewed its technical support contract with CJP Broadcast Service Solutions for a further year. The contract includes maintenance of two HD TV studios, radio and sound recording studios as well as upgrade planning and installation services.

"Our aim has always been to ensure students gain hands-on practice with the technology they will be working with as they start their careers," comments Neill Cockwill, Creative Media Technology Development Manager. "CJP has partnered with us very efficiently and effectively over a long period, providing the continuity of experience which is essential in any rapidly advancing industry. The CJP team's skills are evident in the quality of the engineering maintenance they provide and in the perceptiveness of their advice as we plan for the future."

"We have been privileged to provide technical support and broadcast engineering services to a number of education facilities over the years,” adds CJP Broadcast Managing Director Chris Phillips. "It is particularly gratifying to assist renowned universities such as Edge Hill which play a key role in developing future generations of media industry talent."