- The Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology at Indiana University replaces analog intercom with OMNEO-enabled ADAM-M for IP-based audio and control
- Single ADAM-M digital matrix provides 128 ports in 3RU, including Dante, analog and RVON
- DKP series desktop keypanels enable student-run streaming sports broadcasts for Big Ten Network Student U on BTN Plus.
With significant broadcasting commitments as well as the need to stream and document graduations, honors convocations, and other university events, Indiana University Radio & Television Services (RTVS) is a busy organization. Along with operating the local affiliates of PBS television and NPR radio, they also contract with the athletic department to provide image support for events in the university’s football and basketball stadiums, while also enabling student-run streaming broadcasts for the Big Ten Network (BTN).
Everything came together pretty well. It’s been rock solid ever since, and we’re very happy with it.
Recently, the RTVS team designed and built two control rooms in the new Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology at Indiana University, located in Assembly Hall, the IU basketball arena. The team, including Associate Director of Production Services Eric Garabrant, Chief Engineer for Radio and Television George Hopstetter, and Senior Broadcast Audio Technician Kevin Evans, selected the RTS ADAM-M digital matrix as the intercom system for the new facility. ADAM-M provides 128 ports in just 3RU of space, with the flexibility of either analog or IP-based operation.
“Our audio was transitioning over to an IP-based workflow through Dante,” explains Evans. “With an OMI card installed in the ADAM-M and about 15 new IP keypanels, we can move audio anywhere in the system a lot more easily now. We have an RVON-16 card in there as well, which is how we communicate with the Big Ten Network operations center up in Chicago. It’s a huge upgrade in every way.”
Because the entire Indiana University campus is wired in fiber, the Cuban Center can provide communication for events virtually anywhere on campus. Typically, Production Room A provides in-venue video support for large athletic events and university ceremonies, while Room B handles other campus events, including student-run streaming sports on BTN Student U.
As the infrastructure continues its transition to IP, the ADAM-M matrix has the flexibility to adapt and grow. Since installation, its OMI-32 card has been expanded with an additional 16-port software license. Overall usage is at less than the system’s 128-port capacity, enabling future growth with full flexibility.
Installation of the system was done by the IU RTVS broadcast engineering staff, with Kevin Evans handling the programming. “It was my first time doing a system this size, but I just did a bit of ADAM-M manual-reading and everything came together pretty well. It’s been rock solid ever since, and we’re very happy with it.”
