Blackmagic Design is certainly making inroads into traditional broadcasting markets and recently Obvious C broadcast the Skiing World Cup by utilizing a Blackmagic Design Workflow.
Obvious C, is a production company founded by Alexandon Kazabon that specializes in TV sports. One of the main clients is Freestyle Canada, for whom they broadcasted three World Cups in 2025 to over 20 countries.
The coverage utilized eight manned URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2s, some paired with Video Assist 7” 12Gs, three fixed Micro Studio Camera 4K G2s for creative angles, and two Studio Camera 4K Pros for general wide shots.
All camera SDI feeds were converted to fiber using Obvious C’s custom 3D printed mounting kits. All of the fiber connections led back to a mobile unit, where there were two ATEM Talkback Converter 4Ks and a lot of Mini Converter Optical Fiber 12Gs.
The mobile unit also housed ATEM 4 M/E Constellation HD and ATEM 2 M/E Constellation HD live production switchers, Blackmagic Videohub 40×40 12G, Blackmagic Videohub 10×10 12G, Smart Videohub 40×40 and Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12×12 routers, and HyperDeck Studio HD Pro and HyperDeck Studio HD Mini broadcast decks, which handled video and graphics playback and clean and dirty feed recordings, respectively. Satellite signal was handled by a Teranex AV to convert to 1080i 59.94.
By utilizing a wide array of Blackmagic products it simplified their workflow.
