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(Lincoln, NE) -- The new multimedia production facility for HuskerVision will produce its first football game this Saturday when the Huskers open the home season against Akron.
The newly renovated 25,200-square foot facility features three control rooms, a production studio, 40 equipment racks, a Podcast studio, and still photography studios. The new $12M HuskerVision area will support in-venue replay boards and B1G+ live broadcasts from eight athletic venues.
It is built in the old Husker Football offices and team space on the second floor of North Stadium.
Director of Athletics Troy Dannen said, “This investment will enhance our fan experience across all venues and set a standard for the next 30 years. This is far and away the best production facility in college athletics.”
The facility will support the new 4K/HDR, LED big screen inside Memorial Stadium and Pinnacle Bank Arena. It also features a full IP infrastructure that supports over 20, 4K/HDR cameras, and over 20 channels of replay.
Husker Athletics employs over 100 University of Nebraska students in multimedia production.
The press release from Husker Athlethics gives additional details:
FACTS/FIGURES/TECHNOLOGY
• 3 full feature production control rooms
• SMPTE 2110 IP broadcast deployment
• Full IP data center level infrastructure
• 12, 4K HDR camera systems
• 10, 4K, point of view cameras
• 20 channels of replay/record
• 2 terabits of IP fabric switching capacity
• First university install of a complete LAWO VSM/Home routing and IP management infrastructure
• 2,617 Square foot studio space with LED Lighting and green screen cyclorama wall
• 34 operator positions
• Over 30 student workstations
• 40 equipment racks
• Centralized UPS backup power system
• Dedicated Video Shading/Robotics and Replay Rooms
• 160 Input, 80 output production switcher capability with 3 control surfaces
• Full AES 67 IP audio integration with 3, LAWO audio consoles, Riedel Intercom, Q-SYS audio cores and 132 Dante audio endpoints
• Fiber connectivity to Memorial Stadium, Bob Devaney Sports Center, Pinnacle Bank Arena, Hawks Field, Bowlin Stadium, Hibner Stadium, Osborne Legacy Complex, and Big Ten Network Studios
• Centralized Husker Radio Network Studios with IP distribution to 52 regional affiliates
• 4 Husker Radio Network Production Pods
• Podcast studio
• Still photography studio
• 146-seat Husker Athletic meeting space
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