/ 07.08.2010 12:00AM
Game Creek to Build its Next Fleet Around Grass Switchers
HUDSON, N.H., and NEVADA CITY, CALIF.: Game
Creek Video is building its next fleet of production trucks around Grass Valley
switchers, the equipment maker announced this week. Grass said Game Creek
bought several of its Kayenne video production centers for new planned mobile
units.
Game Creek is using the Kayennes on two 3G-capable 1080p60 HD production trucks
to be ready for deployment this year. The new trucks will be dedicated to
supporting sports productions. Game Creek’s Larkspur will work for ESPN, and a
yet-unnamed truck will work for the YES Network that covers the New York
Yankees.
Larkspur will go out at the end of this month for “ESPN College GameDay.” The
YES truck will be ready by the end of August for Major League Baseball playoffs,
and later be available for the National Football League’s network. Game Creek also
has committed to taking delivery of four additional Kayenne switchers for future
truck projects.
“Our crews like the layout and functionality of the Grass Valley Kayenne, so we
have committed our scheduled new truck builds to this very powerful switcher
platform,” said Pat Sullivan, president of Game Creek Video.
Game Creek has been using a Kayenne switcher nearly a year on college football
games for ABC and NFL games for ESPN and Fox Sports, as well as for Fox’s
coverage of the the 2010 Daytona 500 in February.