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Portfolio

Our experience in television systems is extensive and includes several 'turnkey' television stations as well as television studios, news suites, production control rooms, head-ends, outside broadcast vehicles and linking systems.

In addition to creating innovative facilities, Gencom provides its clients with on-going service and support to protect and maintain their investment into the future.


  • IPTV Playout centre for Telekom Malaysia

    Working with its Malaysian partner, Dagang Teknik, Gencom Technology (Gencom) was selected as Project Designer and Systems Integrator to supply a specifically engineered IPTV system to Malaysian residents through Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM).

    TM chose an IPTV solution as the simplest and most logical platform that would allow for rapid expansion from 22 to 30 and finally 50 channels.

    The site for a new playout centre was selected in Cyberjaya, south of Kuala Lumpur, a specialist communications systems location.

    In a project of this size and complexity, specialist suppliers were brought in and coordinated by Gencom to produce a seamless integration of the required technologies that would work on launch day and continue to work efficiently and effectively for the long term.

  • ESPN Star Sports, Singapore

    With a time-frame of only six weeks to build and commission ESPN's first HD production studio and control room to replace the existing second studio and PCR,there was no room for error for Gencom staff and contractors to bring the project in on time and get the station fully operational again. A combination of ESPN and Gencom supplied equipment was used in the fit-out and included Ensemble conversion equipment, Harris multiviewers, Pixel Power's Clarity graphics system, and Plura LCD screen monitoring.

    One year later ESPN asked Gencom back to upgrade their Studio 3 facilities and associated PCR for HD production.

  • NZ Parliament TV, Wellington

    The New Zealand Government commissioned Gencom to supply equipment and integration services for their heritage NZ Parliament building in Wellington. The television system was pre-built in our Auckland factory and then shipped to the site. The system comprises all video and acquisition equipment, two identical control rooms, a CAR and web streaming facilities.

    The cameras are linked to a Telemetric robotic pan and tilt system, which have a fibre connection back to the control rooms and CAR area. The Telemetric system integrates tightly with the cameras allowing a high degree of camera control through the Graphic User Interface and uses the same fibre to send the pan and tilt data and camera control to the camera end.

    The Telemetric computer control software is designed to automate control of camera positions, CCU control, Video Switcher DSK, Video Switcher Program/Preview busses, and Character Generator graphics, allowing a single operator to efficiently control the studio.

  • Television New Zealand (TVNZ) HD Upgrade

    This HD upgrade project, for TVNZ's Avalon Television Centre in Wellington, involved installation of a new HD capable infrastructure and Master Control Room. These new facilities enhanced and integrated the existing HD capable studio. The project involved new routers, distribution equipment, flat screen multiview monitoring and included all new furniture.

    Subsequently Gencom combined two unused Production Suites into one facility - the project required complete design, equipment supply and system integration.

  • Maori Television Service (MTS)

    This project involved the design and installation of a complete ‘turnkey' television station for the Maori Television Service in Auckland, New Zealand. The station has a large traditional studio and control room, a dedicated news studio; four edit suites, audio post-edit and graphics facilities, a central technical area and CAR. There is a large desktop operation incorporating a newsroom computer system, desktop browse and editing facility with video file management capability.

    As MTS has expanded Gencom has designed and installed a second production studio and control room for news and current affairs including a virtual studio set and robotic cameras. We have also rebuilt the Playout Suite to incorporate a second channel.

  • BBC News Bureaus - Washington DC and New York City, USA

    In 2003  The BBC approached Gencom to build a new bureau in Washington DC. We completely rebuilt the bureau into a state-of-the-art facility, the largest BBC news bureau in the world. It comprises five digital radio studio/control rooms, a manned studio and Master control room, an automated TV Studio and a newsroom that can accommodate 40 journalists. There are also three edit suites and a large record bank for monitoring and recording the many outside feeds from CNN, NBC, ABC and other broadcasters; and for playing out feeds to London and around the world.  3 months later Gencom built the BBC's New York City news bureau. This comprised a sophisticated newsroom; digital radio studio, record bank and two edit suites. Design, documentation, furniture manufacturing and some pre-build wiring were all carried out in our Auckland factory.

  • Telecom New Zealand National Contribution Video Network

    Telecom New Zealand needed to provide a national contribution video network for two of its major clients - Television New Zealand (TVNZ) and the NZ Racing Board. This major project involved building an integrated broadcast network operating across eight New Zealand cities and included sites in urban and rural locations on both New Zealand's north and south islands.

    Gencom was able to demonstrate that it could create a comprehensive network that would serve several client's who all had differing criteria - including bandwidths, service and latency requirements. The project presented many challenges in terms of merging a number of state-of-the-art technologies to achieve the unique result required by Telecom within the two-month roll out time frame.

  • Television New Zealand (TVNZ) Channel 7

    TVNZ approached Gencom to build an easy to operate, low cost studio for a new dedicated news channel. The brief was for as much automation as possible so that minimum staff numbers were required and set-up was simple. We came up with a system based on the Ross Video, overdrive automation system. Overdrive enabled vision mixer, audio mixer and camera automation so that a single presenter/producer could run the studio totally unassisted. This also meant considerable cost saving for the channel, which has a very tight operating budget. The studio was completed on time and on budget.

  • Outside Broadcast Vehicles

    Gencom is often approached to produce custom-built outside broadcast vehicles. OSB NZ recently contracted us to provide three semitrailers and one rigid truck. For Moving Pictures, we produced a 14.5 metre semitrailer and Fiji TV needed a six metre outside broadcast van. On all these mobile control room projects Gencom was responsible for the overall design, construction and project management.

  • NZ Racing Board Up-linking Project

    As part of NZ Racing Board's requirement to link live content back from 73 racetracks around New Zealand to the new Avalon facility, Gencom was asked to provide five portable satellite up-links on both C and KU Bands.

    These systems - built by Gigaset - are deployed with five OB trucks and down linked to three NZ Racing Board sites - Avalon Studios in Wellington, NZ Racing Board headquarters in Petone and their Te Rapa site.

    This project was carried out in a very short timeframe and after completion allowed low cost, flexible linking from anywhere in New Zealand to the NZ Racing Board.

  • EMTV Papua New Guinea

    EMTV is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiji Television in Suva. Fiji TV, a longstanding Gencom client, commissioned us to design and conduct a complete digital rebuild of EMTV's twenty-five year old analogue facility.

    Gencom partnered with Harris to provide an integrated technology solution that included a new studio and playout system as well as ingest and editing suites. The entire facility was rebuilt and tested in Gencom's Auckland factory and shipped to Papua New Guinea for re-assembly, final commissioning and training.

  • Indigenous Broadcasters

    Over the years Gencom has worked with indigenous broadcasters in New Zealand and throughout the Pacific - Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tahiti. We have also been involved in similar projects in Africa and parts of Asia. Gencom recognises that these broadcasters are integral to preserving indigenous culture and language and that these groups have a perennial struggle finding funding and gaining recognition in their markets.

    In March 2008 Gencom co-sponsored the first World Indigenous Broadcast Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. It was inaugurated and hosted by Maori Television one of Gencom's long-term clients.

  • Waitemata Health Authority- Digital Mammography Trailer

    Gencom was approached by WHA to manufacture a 14 meter trailer, with all the comforts of a normal hospital as well as a sophisticated, highly specialized digital imaging system.

    Gencom worked closely alongside WHA to;

    • Develop the conceptual workflows from ground up and produce a proposed trailer design.
    • Produce all detailed system design and documentation.
    •  Supply and procure all materials and products for the installation.
    • Pre-build, and test the system offsite at Gencom’s Albany factory.
    • Complete the build on site, and integrate into WHA data centre.
    • Provide all commissioning and training and support.

    With our world class design centre and factory in Auckland, we had all the right resources to integrate the first digital breast screening mobile trailer in New Zealand. It was comprised of a reception area, change rooms, x-ray equipment, UPS, Generator, Air conditioned units and a fully wired electrical fit out.  

    The new mobile facility, which made its debut in July, will help extend health care outreach to rural areas and provide an additional 700 breast screening appointments annually in the Rodney area. By using the latest in digital breast screening technology, the screening process is made shorter and more convenient, as the image can be captured and reviewed immediately.

    All the projected goals were achieved and the client was very happy with our service. As the project progressed the client began to realise how important it was to work with professionals like Gencom. The many years of combined experience amongst the Gencom team added great value and we managed to meet their high expectations.