Detroit Public Television is one of America's leading public television stations and PBS affiliates, broadcasting to southeastern Michigan and throughout Canada. We serve the nation's ninth largest market, operate a 24-hour broadcast schedule and have produced numerous international, national and local series and specials that have won the television industry's most prestigious awards.

Our award-winning staff provides a full-range of video production, satellite, teleconferencing and post-production services to both the telecommunications industry and corporate clients through Detroit Public Television Station Enterprises.

Detroit Public Television Station Enterprises can be your Midwest production bureau, offering a full-range of individual services - from pre-, post-, studio and field production - to a full turnkey operation including personnel, project coordination and graphic design. And with our uplinking capability, we'll send you anywhere in the world you want to go.

Transmission
KU Uplink (includes Beta playback)
KU Downlink
Telco Loop/Fiber access
Microwave

Teleconference Downlink
Services include:

• Satellite downlinking of an audio and video signal from the origination site
• Theatre style seating for 50 people (classroom or large group seating at an additional charge)
• Video projector
• Technical support staff
• Facilitator
• Telephone & fax machine
• Speaker support

Studio A - For medium to large productions

• 75 ft. X 45 ft. with 30 ft. ceiling
• Three (3) Cycloramas: 160 ft. x 12 ft. TV grey or black, 100 ft. x 12 ft. TV white
• 14 ft. high lighting grid
• 150 20-amp outlets with 300 kw total lighting capacity
• Electro-Controls 24 scene dimming board

Studio B -- For small productions

• 24 ft. x 20 ft. with 10 ft. ceiling
• 8 ft. high light battens
• 25 - 20-amp circuits with 14 dimmers and 50 kw capacity
• Electro-Controls 24 scene dimming board

On-Location Field (Production) Crews

• DVC Pro
• Beta SP
• mini-DV

Post-Production Video Editing
Non-Linear Video Editing (Final Cut Pro system)

• Off-Line (Media logging system)
• On-Line

Linear Video Editing

• On-Line Suite
• Grass Valley 110 Switcher
• DRM 700 two channel DVE
• TypeDEKO graphics generator
• Amek B2 audio mixer (includes 3 tape machine in any configuration of Betacam SP, 3/4-inch SP, one-inch and D-3; personnel not included)
• Two Machine Configuration (custom dubbing through editing system)

Production Facilities
Studio A
Studio B

• Studio Control Room
• Audio Control Room
• Character Generator
• Still Storer
• Camera (studio)
• Camera (hand-held)
• Teleprompter
• RF Microphone
• Studio Monitor
• Studio Phone System
• Phone Line (out)
• Production Ancillaries (computer, fax, viewing, meeting rooms, etc.) - Available upon request

Production Personnel

• Producer
• Director
• Assistant Director
• Production Manager
• Staging & Lighting Director
• Studio Supervisor
• Engineering Supervisor
• Eng./Prod. Technicians
• Production Coordinator

Additional services to enhance your production are available through Detroit Public Television Station Enterprises. Costs are quoted per assignment and services range from concept to completion.

Upon credit approval, payment for all services and facilities is due net 30 days of invoice date. Advance payment is required from clients without credit approval.

Cancellations made less than 24 hours before scheduled date are charged at 100% of the rate; between 24 and 48 hours notice at 50%. Over 48 hours may incur charges for outside and out-of-pocket requested services.

DPTV assumes no risks for, and makes no guarantees for the safety-of-client materials in production, preparation or storage, nor the content of materials prepared for clients.

Carlota Almanza, Production Manager
(248) 305-3826

Jeff Forster, VP of Production and Station Enterprises
(248) 305-3790

Laura Hinojosa, Engineering/Operations Manager
(248) 305-3759

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