Allied Broadcast Group Caters to HD Needs of Various Sizes, Budgets
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Allied Broadcast Group (ABG) knows that HD needs come in many shapes, sizes, and price points. To deal with the different project requirements and budgets, ABG offers a variety of solutions to fill the vast array of needs.
ABG’s 53-ft. expando
“We work with schools and sports-production companies from high school to Division I schools,” explains ABG owner Mark Chapman. “We listen carefully to the customer’s need to [have] a custom solution to accomplish their goals. We can accommodate a wide variety of productions and budgets.”
ABG’s inventory includes a newly refurbished and upgraded 53-ft. HD expando, complete with Grass Valley LDX cameras and a Kayenne production switcher. Currently owned by a production company that covers Division I football and basketball, ABG was commissioned to help sell the unit.
However, knowing that not every production calls for a 53-ft. expando, ABG has more 20 production trucks of different sizes at its disposal and several flypack options.
Recently, ABG partnered with one of its strategic integrators to customize a 20-ft. HD production truck. The mobile unit was built to accommodate up to six Sony HXC100 cameras and offers optional EVS Nano, AJA Ki-Pro gear, and a Ross Carbonite switcher.
ABG’s 20-ft. production truck
“It was designed for maximum use of space, keeping under CDL requirements,” explains Chapman. “After doing local sports and events in the Northeast for about a year, it was sold to Canadian company doing CFL and other sports.”
Since 1997, ABG has specialized in sports and mobile production. In addition to selling a full complement of production gear and trucks, the company offers pre-owned gear and can help liquidate a customer’s old inventory or decommissioned equipment. The company also offers appraisal services.
“It has been said a person doesn’t buy a drill because he wants a drill; he wants a hole,” says Chapman. “The drill is simply a tool to accomplish a task. Our job is to help you, the video-production professional, obtain the right tool for the job, at the right time, and the right price.”
