Polsat, One of Central Europe's Largest Media Companies, Upgrades Two Main Studios with Solid State Logic System T Digital Mixing Consoles

Polsat's fully networked solution, complete with System T

According to Polsat TV studio engineer Łukasz Zawadzki, “We are building a facility-wide Dante network in our headquarters that will also be connected with our studios in Lubinowa Street, which is also in Warsaw. Choosing SSL’s System T, which works natively with Dante, was the best solution for building a Dante network in the facility.”

Additionally, System T’s software-based foundation enables the desks to be set up for each operator’s preferred workflow. “From the operating side, with System T, any operator has a fully configurable surface for their individual needs,” he says.

The adoption of Dante networking in Polsat’s facility streamlines audio routing through the plant, Zawadzki continues. “The technological change to audio-over-IP allows us to simplify making new signal connections between audio equipment. Now, there is often no need to plug in new cables if we want to send new audio signals. And System T allows easy control of these connections.”

Upgrades in Studio A and Studio B

Studio A is the main studio for the Polsat News channel, which broadcasts live 18 hours daily. The channel’s most popular news program is Wydarzenia (Events). Studio A’s System T, which is integrated along with an SSL SBi16 Stage Box, replaced an aging console that was installed when Studio A, which has always hosted news programming, was launched in 2008.

Studio B was previously used for the Superstacja channel and for some programs for Polsat Sport but has since been repurposed to become the broadcaster’s second news studio, hosting Wydarzenia 24 (Events 24). The new System T, fully automated by Vizrt’s Viz Mosart studio automation, is interfaced with the plant via SSL’s SB32.24 Stage Box and a Net I/O D64 32 x 32 AES-to-Dante converter. It replaced a 15-year-old analog desk dating from the inception of Studio B.