Azzurro Systems Integration partners with Russian Television for HD Upgrade to Their NY News Bureau

Sept. 17, 2012 - PRLog -- Azzurro will provide engineering, design, equipment procurement, installation, training, and project management for the facility which will allow RT to produce and distribute content in HD.

The project also includes outfitting a new studio, outdoor rooftop camera robotics, a control room and three edit stations. The studio will be used for both live transmissions, as well as off line production elements recorded to a digital medium.  The studio will be outfitted with three HD cameras and will support up to four talent positions at maximum capacity.

As part of the new contract, Azzurro will also be procuring additional equipment to support RT’s Miami and Los Angeles Bureau upgrades.

About Russian Television

RT is a round-the-clock news network broadcasting in English, Arabic and Spanish out of bureaus in Moscow and Washington, DC. It is already available to 430 million viewers, 22 percent of the world’s total cable subscribers. RT is the world’s first TV news network to receive over 500 million views on Youtube. In 2010, RT became the first Russian TV channel to reach the final of the prestigious Emmy International Television Award with a “News and Current Affairs” nomination. RT broadcasts, programming and other content is available at www.RT.com

About Azzurro Systems Integration

Azzurro Systems Integration (ASI) is a full service systems design and integration company. ASI addresses the technical needs of the television industry offering comprehensive solutions, including consulting, engineering, design, documentation, project management, equipment procurement, custom fabrication, system integration, project commissioning, training and after-installation support.  For more information visit www.azzurrosi.com