BBC Worldwide use SCC

BBC Worldwide use SCC The relationship between us and SCC has progressed“ from them being a trusted advisor, to becoming part of the team – “ Andreas Arnold, Director of Strategic Projects

BBC Worldwide is the commercial arm of the BBC, creating and Andreas Arnold continued: “Being able to display your content in a distributing content across the globe. good way not only helps people to engage with it, but also helps us sell it to our partners, by making it come to life for them. This project In late 2014, they initiated an ambitious transformational project has certainly been successful for us. that would see them move their headquarters to the BBC’s historical Television Centre. They wanted to transform the space “Ease of use was important, as well as creating an air of excitement into an audio visual hub suitable for one of the world’s leading around the content and the way it is displayed was really important broadcast organisations. “People come in and they’re wowed by the environment. Staff They wanted to showcase global content throughout the building, and visitors alike will come in and start snapping pictures with their and provide the capacity for people to broadcast to everyone in smartphones, which is nice – it shows how much they’re proud the building simultaneously if need be, from wherever they are. of and enjoying their new environment.” Andreas Arnold, Director of Strategic Projects said: “We needed to seek help about what good solutions look like within the confines of our budgets and SCC really stood out. SCC planned, supplied, integrated and managed an end-to-end solution that saw BBC Worldwide’s new head office equipped with state of the art audio visual technology and business facilities, resulting in a successful and well-received transition.

SCC installed:

AV Conferencing Facilities Audio Walls Meeting room areas were equipped with audio visual conferencing These stylish speaker systems are placed across all public areas and equipment, enabling staff to hold meetings with offices, or clients meeting rooms, allowing viewers to hear whatever is being broadcast, around the world. These facilities also gave people the ability to wherever they are; broadcast messages externally and throughout the building. Multi-Function Room Digital Signage SCC included a room designed specifically to enable people SCC installed bespoke screens throughout Television Centre so that to broadcast/present from a central location. A podium in this BBC Worldwide could stream content, broadcast messages or even soundproof room is set up with cameras, with the capacity to live be used in conjunction with the conferencing facilities to address stream to anywhere in the world, as well as any, or all of the AV within staff/visitors. the building. This has been used for anything from private meetings, to worldwide announcements. Event Inject Points LED Ticker Tape These discreet and connection points are strategically placed to allow staff and external events companies to connect devices into This bespoke AV design streams live news, internal announcements the AV network and control or stream on all AV screens; and other information around the reception area. IPTV Custom AV Internet Protocol Television is used to create customised video Created specifically for BBC Worldwide, SCC integrated a one-of-a-kind content streams. This has been set up for a number of uses, 12 foot “AV totem” in the reception area, comprised of 3 movable screen such as the monitoring of BBC Worldwide’s various channels. “tiles” that can be controlled separately together to provide a truly unique experience to everyone that enters the building. Since the project completed, BBC Worldwide have made “Our AV will enable us to embrace who we are and what we do great use of the equipment. Personalities such as the CEO as a global content company” regularly address the building from the multi-function room The Television Centre is now an immersive and engaging building, and a number of high-profile events have been held there, steeped in broadcast history and now providing a new and such as the opening party which saw celebrities attending exciting audio visual experience. Visitors and staff are constantly and making use of the AV facilities. surrounded by screens and speakers, giving them perpetual Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Worldwide said: “We now have a access to the content being broadcast. fantastic new space to call our home and showcase all our amazing content. SCC James House, Warwick Road, Birmingham, B11 2LE Tel: +44 (0) 121 281 8618 www.scc.com