Innovations Park Studios (IPS), a brand new digital television production facility located at Frenchs Forest on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, is now open. The facility boasts three state of the art television studios, two edit suites, an audio production suite for mixing music & voice
overs, & a playout facility capable of broadcasting four round-the-clock TV channels.

The largest studio, Studio 1, is already fully booked, being the home of TVSN, Australia’s only shopping channel seen on Foxtel, Austar & Optus. That studio is live-to-air each day from 9.30 in the morning until 9.30 at night and is supported by a technical & production crew of around 15 people. The studio also features 4 robotic cameras that can be controlled either remotely from the control room, or traditionally via camera operators on the studio floor.

Studio 2, with more than 200 metres of floor space, includes a completely fitted-out lighting grid with more than 140 individual dimmable circuits, along with 3 widescreen cameras that can also be robotically or traditionally operated. Studio 2 is available for either long term or casual hire & already has been booked by commercial directors, programme makers & internet producers. In particular, the free-to-air digital broadcaster EXPO, is a regular user of IP Studios.

Studio 3 is available mainly for product video ‘pack-shots’ or still photography. It is fitted with a complete floor to ceiling infinity sweep cyc, along with comprehensive lighting & grid.

The editing facility at IPS includes two Final Cut Pro suites available for hire, along with an Audio production & voice-over suite fitted with Pro-Tools audio engineering software. The entire facility is connected via digital fibre to the Master Control Room at Foxtel HQ in North Ryde, giving IPS a conduit to deliver live or recorded television content anywhere in the world.

“Innovations Park Studios is a modern & sophisticated complex, designed to meet a wide range of digital television & on-line production requirements,” says Nick Pigot, General Manager, IPS.

“I encourage production houses & networks to trial the IPS facilities, which represents the very latest in TV production technology in a purpose built, versatile & comfortable environment.”