NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Re-signs Video Call Center as Live Remote Production Partner for “Maury” and “The Steve Wilkos Show”
STAMFORD, CONN. AND PALISADES, N.Y. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 03, 2021 — The Video Call Center, LLC (VCC) today announced that the company has been selected as a technology partner for the second consecutive year by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios to bring live remote guests to Maury and The Steve Wilkos Show for the 2021-2022 broadcast season. VCC smartphone-based, remote contribution services provide clients with a reliable solution for booking virtual, top-tier guests in shows that offers the highest-quality low-latency audio/video while dramatically reducing travel costs and environmental impact.
“re-signing our agreement with VCC makes perfect sense for the
production of our nationally syndicated shows like Maury and The Steve Wilkos
Show. We began working with VCC initially at our Stamford Media Center Studios
to address pandemic-related production challenges but discovered that VCC’s
remote production technology is a cost-effective way to work. As we continue to
produce our shows in a safe COVID-compliant manner, VCC gives our producers the
tools to book dynamic remote stories that make our shows compelling.”
This is the second consecutive year NBCU Syndication Studios has
selected VCC to provide live remote production
services. For the previous season, VCC enabled more than 800 remotes for the
two shows, including as many as 22 guests in a single production day. The VCC
package provided last season to the Stamford Media Center provided
pre-production call-producing services, technology, as well as live support
during production hours.
VCC CEO Larry Thaler said,
“High-energy shows like Maury and The Steve Wilkos Show depend
heavily on great banter between show hosts and guests who may be anywhere in
the world. VCC enables NBCU Syndication Studios to extend its reach to access
the most relevant guests and have them on air in real-time at the highest
quality. VCC helps producers achieve their goals by managing the key
pre-production steps and providing advanced technology to ensure effortless,
face-to-face conversations occur between studio hosts and their guests.”
VCC’s StageDoor™ feature enables remote VIP guests to join the
production simply by clicking a texted or emailed hyperlink, with no need to create
user names or download software, making participation simple for new
contributors. This link connects them with an experienced VCC Call Producer who
utilizes VCC’s new Tenaciti™ feature to optimize the connection for each
guests’ device and bandwidth for the best possible audio and video during
long-duration shoots. VCC Call Producers also take cues from the Stamford Media
Center creative team to ensure that guests are fully prepared for their
appearance, know what to expect, and look their best. During production, VCC’s
patented technologies deliver hyper-low-latency video return and IFB mix-minus
for effortless interaction between host and guest.
All VCC systems are available as SaaS (Software as a Service) do-it-yourself
solutions or VCC’s white-glove, full-service Caller Cloud. Visit http://www.thevcc.tv for more
information.
ABOUT THE VIDEO CALL CENTER, LLC
The VCC is a technology and production services company devoted to handling
large numbers of IP Video remotes-by-smartphone and putting them on the air
through patented caller acquisition technology, workflow, and assistive
automation (US patents #8,767,031, #9,654,731, #10,904,386 China patent #ZL
201380050976.3, Japan Patent 0149126001 and other patents pending). The VCC
licenses its software and provides caller acquisition and production services.
VCC has helped clients produce hundreds of broadcast and web programs,
supporting NBCU, Major League Baseball, Fox TV Stations, CBS/Viacom, CNN,
Discovery, Fox Sports Networks, TLC, NBATV, WWE, Vice, Bally Sports, and many
others. Examples of programs and complete information about the VCC are
available at thevcc.tv.
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