The BBC in its W1 Project opts for Snell's matrix systems

The British public broadcaster installs Snell Sirius 800 arrays at London's Broadcasting House as part of the BBC's facilities redevelopment plan called the W1 Project.

The heart of the signal process at Broadcasting House, the BBC's London headquarters undergoing a major refurbishment known as the W1 Project, will be a Sirius 800 solution from Snell. The W1 project envisages the restoration and expansion of the BBC's home in central London, almost completely remodeling the radio, newsroom and different international services. Through a public procurement process, the BBC has opted for the 800 series, integrating it as part of the second phase of the W1 Project, specifically in the new BBC communications center that provides services with the latest technology to one of the largest news newsrooms in the world.

Snell systems allow engineers to mix and match 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps HD, SD, and ASI signals over fiber and cable interfaces, as well as AES and MADI audio, all within the same framework with the ability to add cards as routing demands require. Expandable to 1152 x 1152, the Sirius 800 Series offers redundant video and audio cross-point capabilities, as well as a host of multi-display outputs, status indicators and operational reporting.

A simple touch on the screen interface provides quick and easy access to a wide range of situational diagnostics. All this information can be linked to a Snell MCM system, allowing remote access to the same information, or if you wish to generate an MCM rules engine for automatic signal rerouting.