[BC] Sports headsets

[W2XJ]

Most networks rent or lease most equipment used on remotes. They generally
rent from the same handful of suppliers. Is is not uncommon for a production
truck to go from  a network A event to competing network B. This applies to
a lot of the technicians involved in the events as well.


On 9/7/08 9:19 AM, "RokprtMike at aol.com" <RokprtMike at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 9/7/2008 6:00:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
> 
> Does  anyone know if NBC (or their contractors) will sell the remote
> equipment  that was used at the Beijing Olympics?
>  
> I don't know about the headsets but most of what was used at the Beijing
> Olympics is sort of leased that way NBC doesn't get stuck with obsolete
> equipment for the next one. Sony is the major vendor.