Broadcast Studios case study

XRM Media Broadcast Facility

Over four years, JAZ combined real estate, construction, production, networking, security, events, mobile displays, and a broadcast trailer into one 30,000-square-foot XRM Media ecosystem.

Client: XRM Media
Location: Burbank, California
Customer type: Media production
Primary discipline: Broadcast Studios

Completed front exterior of the XRM Media production facility

01 / Project brief

What the project required.

The challenge

XRM Media needed a Burbank property with sound stages, edit bays, offices, parking, event space, and mission-critical production infrastructure. After site selection, the work became a four-year transformation of more than 30,000 square feet.

The facility required two diverse fiber paths with automatic failover, upgraded stages and client areas, a rooftop event venue near Burbank Airport, a later 1,500-person back-lot venue, a mobile nine-monitor video wall, and a custom 28-foot traveling broadcast trailer.

The approach

JAZ helped identify the property and coordinate the transaction, financing, insurance, utilities, remodeling, gate, lobby, stages, mezzanine, screening room, production areas, network, security, and automation.

For the rooftop venue, JAZ secured access, coordinated a 100-ton crane and FAA NOTAMs, and installed a broadcast shipping container. The later back-lot venue added 4,000-pound ballasts, truss towers, color-controlled lighting, high-output sound, permanent 400-amp production power, branded hospitality, red-carpet, and guest areas.

The network used Cat6a, multiple 10-gigabit systems, Dante, two ISPs entering opposite sides of the building, Cisco Meraki automatic failover, fiber to a production container, RAID storage, Verkada security, and Control4 automation.

JAZ engineered a rolling three-by-three wall around nine existing monitors with a cantilevered ballasted base and integrated tiler, Apple TV, AirPlay, and HDMI. A custom 28-foot trailer added five 75-inch displays, gaming, broadcast space, a 30-foot PTZ mast, roof platform, PA, stabilizers, and integrated production controls.

Original scope

Real estate search, transaction support, financing, insurance, utilities, and four years of project management
Office, lobby, gate, mezzanine, 3,500- and 6,000-square-foot stage, edit, theater, and coworking improvements
30,000+ square feet of Cat6a, dual diverse fiber, Meraki failover, 10-gigabit production and Dante networks, RAID, routing, and production-container fiber
Verkada surveillance, badge access, Control4 automation, cameras, lighting, jibs, robotic camera, lifts, vehicles, and branded equipment
Rooftop and back-lot venues, crane and FAA coordination, truss, ballasts, sound, 400-amp power, hospitality, red carpet, lighting, and branded event assets
Custom rolling three-by-three video wall with ballast, casters, tiler, Apple TV, AirPlay, and HDMI
Custom 28-foot trailer, Ford F350, multiple displays and sources, gaming, acoustic broadcast area, 30-foot PTZ mast, rooftop platform, PA, stabilization, controls, and commissioning

02 / Execution

How JAZ solved it.

01
Selected and activated the facility, then managed four years of improvements.
02
Built redundant high-bandwidth production, audio, security, and automation infrastructure.
03
Created rooftop and back-lot event environments for up to 1,500 guests.
04
Engineered the mobile video wall and 28-foot traveling broadcast platform.