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MillimeterFox Television Stations Adopt Panasonic P2 HD/P2 for All Owned-and-Operated Stations
Jan 16, 2007 2:17 PM
Panasonic Broadcast announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with the Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. to supply P2 HD and P2 solid-state camcorders and recorders to all Fox owned-and-operated television stations.
Fox Television Stations, Inc. part of the Fox Entertainment Group, is one of the nation's largest owned-and-operated broadcast groups, and is comprised of 35 stations in 26 markets, covering nearly 45 percent of U.S. television homes. This includes five duopolies in the top 10 markets - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Washington, D.C. - as well as duopolies in Houston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, and Orlando, Fla.
Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Panasonic will be the exclusive supplier of certain electronic news gathering (ENG) equipment for Fox’s owned-and-operated television stations. The agreement covers AJ-HPX2000 2/3in. P2 HD camcorders, AJ-HPM100 P2 HD mobile recorders, P2 cards, P2 drives, and other P2 products.
John Baisley, president, Panasonic Broadcast, said, “We are very pleased to be chosen by Fox, one of our original development partners for P2, to supply its television stations with P2 HD and P2 equipment. This substantial commitment reinforces Panasonic’s leadership in high definition.”
“P2 is a proven technology with extensive customer experience, and Panasonic is deeply committed to the continued development of innovative yet practical P2 HD solid state solutions that deliver substantial workflow improvements and overall operating efficiencies,” added Baisley
Currently, five Fox stations - WNYW-TV and WWOR-TV, New York City; WTXF-TV, Philadelphia; KRIV-TV, Houston; and KTVI-TV, St. Louis - are using Panasonic’s P2 standard-definition equipment in their news production operations.
P2 HD provides the reliability of solid-state production; the immediate connectivity to existing IT infrastructures; the speed, ease of use, and portability of P2 cards; and the interoperability with leading NLE systems. The core products within the P2 HD product line offer solid-state high-definition recording without the mechanical wear and environmental limitations of tape, hard disk, and optical-disc-based systems. P2 HD ensures the highest reliability, especially in challenging conditions of extreme temperature range, shock, and vibration. P2 HD products provide a significant reduction in maintenance costs, longer useful product life, and immediate access to recorded video (no need to digitize, ingest, or create proxy video files) and metadata.
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