OSLO, Norway — Schibsted Media used central and portable DHD Audio mixers for remote sports production during the 2026 World Cup, offering a practical example of how field audio can connect with a newsroom control room.
DHD’s September 30 account describes an RX2 console with XC3 processing at the central facility and a portable TX2 system with XS3 processing in the field. The arrangement supported local mixing and monitoring while connecting production locations over internet protocol, or IP.
VideoXLink provided the network connection through a Layer 2 virtual private network. The workflow also incorporated control tools for production functions such as talkback and muting.
The central idea is operational: field crews retain usable local controls while an engineer at the main facility can participate in production. That can reduce the amount of equipment and specialist staffing required at each remote location, depending on the assignment.
This is a manufacturer’s account of a deployed customer workflow, not an independent RNN performance test. Statements about efficiency should be read in that context, and the deployment should not be described as a forthcoming World Cup project.
For stations considering similar systems, the purchasing questions are concrete: What continues working when the connection fails? How are mix-minus and remote guests handled? Can a local operator recover control, and what backup path is available?
Pricing, installation effort and recurring connectivity costs were not established in the announcement. Those details are essential before a smaller broadcaster can judge whether the approach fits its own field operation.
Sources: DHD Audio’s deployment account; TVNewsCheck’s coverage