MANAGEMENT
May-June 2017
LCP gains control with
Axon’s Cerebrum
La Chaîne Parlementaire-Assemblée na-
tionale (LCP), the TV channel of the French
National Assembly, has installed Axon’s
Cerebrum control and monitoring system as
part of a major upgrade of its news produc-
tion facilities.
The channel, which broadcasts round-
the-clock over satellite, cable, over-the-top
(OTT), IPTV and digital terrestrial TV with
debates and commentary on major national
and global political issues, has switched its
entire infrastructure to HD — now the default
format in France. As part of this upgrade,
technical equipment was also renewed to
streamline the workflow and improve control
and monitoring.
LCP operates two studios and two control
rooms located on different sites. These are
linked by fibre-optic cables with control and
monitoring provided by a single Cerebrum
system. This is integrated with a Riedel
decentralised MediorNet/MicroN IP router
that offers advanced processing and routing
capabilities via modular I/O video blocks.
Using fully customisable remote panels,
Cerebrum manages all of the equipment con-
nected to the router, including a video mixer,
an audio console, multi-images, intercom,
tally and universal device manager (UDM).
Cerebrum was key to the success of
the project, revealed Jérome Monteil, gen-
eral manager of Ericsson’s Broadcast Service
France, who undertook the design, integra-
tion and installation of the project.
Monteil detailed: “[Cerebrum] interfaces
beautifully with Riedel’s MediorNet router
and with other third-party equipment in
LCP’s workflow.
“Cost of ownership was also a factor:
using floating licences, Cerebrum offers
exceptional value for money and, thanks to
its intuitive design, it is very easy to add new
products to the broadcast chain. We are also
able to modify the system internally, which
lowers the cost of maintenance and service.”
Besides LCP, Cerebrum has also been
Axon’s Cerebrum control
and monitoring system
lies at the heart of
LCP’s news production
facilities.
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