Multi-Camera Production Services

Here is how this works in practice. Ireland's multi-camera bench runs through a tight roster of broadcast and live-event teams whose credits define the local standard. RTÉ multi-cam studios in Donnybrook set up the long Irish broadcast custom (The Late Late Show. Longest-running chat show in the world. Dancing with the Stars Ireland, Operation Transformation). Virgin Media Television runs daytime and entertainment multi-cam, TG4 carries the Irish-language Gaeltacht broadcast brief, and BBC NI plus UTV anchor Northern Ireland under the CTA cross-border plan. The same bench handles GAA All-Ireland Final live coverage at Croke Park every September.

Here is the short of it. Six Nations Rugby at Aviva Stadium. The full 3Arena Dublin concert calendar. SSE Arena Belfast tour stops, Marlay Park summer festivals, and the major outdoor events — St. Patrick's Festival (Dublin global broadcast), Galway International Arts Festival, Cork Jazz Festival and Belfast Christmas Markets — that anchor the live-multi-cam calendar. Studio infrastructure scales from 3-camera interview setups at RTÉ Studio 4 through 12+ camera concert productions at 3Arena and SSE Belfast.

Here is the breakdown. Vision-mixing flows through NewTek TriCaster TC2 Elite and Blackmagic ATEM Constellation 8K sites. With EVS replay servers for sports and ISO recording across all camera positions. Camera packages standardise on Sony HDC-3500 system cameras (RTÉ + BBC NI + Virgin Media). Sony HDC-P50 box cameras for unusual rigging. Panasonic AK-UC4000 for 4K UHD multi-cam. Grass Valley LDX 86 for tier-one sports. Comms run on Riedel Bolero wireless intercom across operators, with Telos VX call-in systems for live broadcast.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Lens packages range Canon UHD digital servo zooms (UJ27x6.5B for sports + CJ20ex5B for studio) through Fujinon Top 4K box-lenses. The Ardmore Studios + Troy Studios Limerick + Titanic Studios Belfast + Ashford Studios infrastructure adds drama multi-cam capacity for sitcom and live captures. Cross-border CTA plan let crews move seamlessly between Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland venues on the same broadcast day. Section 481 32% relief plus 40% regional uplift covers all-Ireland production. Bilingual EN/Irish (Gaeilge) crew coordination is standard on TG4 and bilingual broadcast briefs.