Although England didn’t need any help at all at Twickenham last weekend against a lacklustre French fifteen, HyperActive Broadcast was on hand mark the occasion, supplying a number of Sony HDC-2500 cameras to RBS Six Nations partner, Telegenic.

The HDC-2500 is a top-of-the-line, 3G HD studio camera, with enhanced digital signal processing (DSP) and a 16-bit A/D converter providing amazing picture quality and high dynamic range. It has multi-format capability, from 1080/100i (double speed) to 1080/50P, as well as a wide range of other formats including 1080/50i, 1080/25P and 1080/24P, ensuring that Telegenic’s content was captured with crystalline clarity.

The game leaves England sitting pretty at the top of the table with a maximum 10 points from two games. All eyes will now be on the Principality Stadium in two weeks’ time for England’s championship-deciding fixture against Wales.

The international rugby series was a huge event that saw our HD1 and HD4 outside broadcast vehicles linked together, providing feeds for host broadcaster Fox Sports, as well as Nine’s Wide World Of Sports and Nine News.

The Lawo/Riedal combination shined, with audio and comms between the two trucks integrating seamlessly.

A booked-out ANZ stadium meant that rigging could only be performed on the TX day, making for extremely long days. Fortunately the quality of the games and the success of the production made it very satisfying for all involved.