Sony has delivered another SRW-1 videotape recorder (VTR) to Arri Media, the 50th unit the manufacturer has sold to the equipment hire company in three and a half years.

The HDCAM SR format recorders are rented in conjunction with the Arriflex D-21 film-style digital camera to production companies for feature films and TV dramas.

Recent projects include BBC's Silent Witness and Sky One's Hogfather. The 50 VTRs are worth more than£2m.

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