14th June 2007

Televideo were pleased to provide the OB facilities and crew to Greenlight Television when they produced the International Northwest 200 for BBC Northern Ireland. The Northwest 200 is the largest outdoor sporting event in Ireland, and attracts crowds of approximately 150 000 each year, as well as top names from the world of motor sport. The motor circuit, which is a triangle running between the towns of Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine, is one of the fastest in the world, and this reason, as well as the natural beauty in the area, makes for a highly successful event every time.

Televideo covered a live preview show on Thursday 10 th May, as well as the race itself. The programme was presented by Larry Carter and Stephen Watson, with commentary from Keith Huewen and Steve Parrish. Televideo’s OB unit HD1 was used on the event, and with the extra addition of the company’s newly purchased VizRT graphics package, which was used to provide BBC graphics, the show went without a hitch. The race day coverage was streamed live on BBC online, with all the action and pit stop reports from the commentary team.