Mo-Sys transforms a radio study into a virtual television set

Talkradio in the United Kingdom produces live twenty hours of audio and video content from a virtual study based on its radio study.

Mo-Sys Engineering He collaborated with TalkRadio, the commercial news of radio news in the United Kingdom, to create a virtual production environment in hand that was first used for the coverage of the presidential elections of the United States.

Talkradio, part of Wireless Group. With the election of the United States approaching, Talkradio sought new ways of capturing audiences and satisfying advertisers. Going beyond simply putting cameras in radio studios, I wanted to create a rich virtual environment.

Only four weeks at the night of the elections, Talkradio went to Mo-Sys Engineering, who had recently launched his preconfigured virtual production system all in one, Startracker Studio.

Providing the monitoring of multiple cameras, mixture, photo-realistic graphics with Unreal Engine, composition and recording, Startracker Studio is designed for virtual production flows VFX Multicámara live live and live and take by take, supporting both green screen studies and LED wall.

A complete solution

Nick Prater, director of Broadcast technology at Wireless Group, points out that “we wanted our small study space to look large, to look luxurious. MO-SYS could provide the complete solution, and they understood that we wanted it to seem real. Getting the appropriate textures and lighting in the virtual study took time, but Mo-Sys designers understood what we wanted and delivered it”.

In any electoral transmission, even without the complications of COVID-19, there is a need for flexibility since the guest list changes, and the contributions arrive online (generally zoom) as well as in person. The use of a combination of PTZ cameras of Panasonic With monitoring systems PTZ the startcacker, allowed the cameras to move dynamically within the virtual study, simplifying the configuration of the study and allowing complete creative freedom.

Michael Geissler, CEO of Mo-Sys, highlights that "what we achieved with this project was to bring them closer in a new way, to improve the commitment of the stations with the audience. This is absolutely unique, a completely new way of visualizing the radio."

Nick Prater, from Talkradio, he adds that “after the broadcast I spoke with a television executive who said of our coverage‘ that looks very good… as well as television ’. For a small radio equipment, supported by Mo-Sys and with only four weeks to gather everything, I think we have achieved something remarkable. It is a sensational achievement that meets our audience and pushes the limits of the radio display”.