Fromn Sony Press release:
ABS-CBN Philippines, Asia’s first commercial television broadcaster, has just announced its intention to acquire 24 Sony HDC-1400 R HD portable studio cameras. ABS-CBN is upgrading its studio facility at Quezon City, north of Manila, from SD to HD and Sony was the obvious choice.
ABS-CBN owns the biggest cable network in the Philippines and is involved in the production of television programming for domestic and international audiences. They deliver content around the world to countries including North America, Europe and the Middle East.
The decision to upgrade to high definition was based on the increasing demand for high definition content from their domestic audiences and those that they export to around the globe. ABS-CBN is at the forefront of broadcasting in the Philippines and is the first to invest in Sony high definition studio cameras.
Although Sony has a long history of working alongside the network, ABS-CBN evaluated a number of products from other suppliers too. The decision to go with Sony was made even easier when their technical evaluation team saw the stunning picture quality delivered by the Sony HDC camera. The evaluation team, comprised of Mr. Edwin Mendoza, Head of Technical Production Facilities Management, Mr. Danton Wieneke, Head of News and Current Affairs Engineering and Mr. Raul Bulaong, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations Division, also noted that the portable HD studio camera offered enhanced operational flexibility for a variety of studio and Outside Broadcast applications.
