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Built for broadcast.
Kept for the cameras.
A 2001 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, converted for outside broadcast when it was new — and still doing the job it was built for. Scroll down to rebrand it yourself.
What's actually there
This is the van as it stands between hires — no set dressing, no placeholders.
Roof-mounted antennas
Working comms antennas, deployed as standard — the satellite mast and dish extend separately for uplink work.
Cargo bay / work area
The full-height rear body houses a dedicated production space, laid out for monitoring or logging work on location.
Brandable bodywork
Flat, unbroken side panels take vinyl, magnetic panels or a full wrap cleanly — and come back off just as cleanly.
Driving cab
Road-legal and driveable, with a period-correct cab interior that holds up in close shots as well as wide ones.
The production bay
Through the side door: a working desk with monitors, an operator's chair, rack space and an equipment trunk — laid out for monitoring, logging or playback on location.
It reads on camera as exactly what it is. No set build required — open the door and shoot.
Drag to rebrand
The van arrives as a blank canvas and becomes your network. Drag the handle to see the same vehicle plain, then in a full fictional-channel wrap — now picture your production's branding on it.
Livery shown: fictional "News Network" wrap, applied and removed in-house
On set in any decade
Analogue era
Dressed with an era-appropriate call sign and a simpler livery, the boxy body and satellite mast pass convincingly as a 1990s regional or national OB unit.
Digital switchover
The van's actual production era — no adjustment needed. Ready to represent a 2000s newsroom or sports OB unit as-is.
Modern livery
A contemporary wrap and current graphics bring the same vehicle forward, for productions set in or around today.
The unit, on paper
Full technical detail supplied on enquiry — this is the working summary.
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- Sprinter — outside broadcast conversion
- Year
- 2001
- Body type
- Outside broadcast / production vehicle
- Satellite system
- Functioning uplink with deployable mast and dish
- Interior
- Dedicated rear work & production area
- Power
- Onboard supply suitable for on-location work
- Livery
- Unbranded — vinyl and magnetic panel ready
- Screen credits
- Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Apple TV productions
- Collection
- Part of the Klassic Garage collection
- Rarity
- One of a handful of genuine OB Sprinters available to hire in the UK
Dimensions, weight, insurance and driver requirements are confirmed on enquiry, based on your production's specific needs.
Questions productions ask
Does the satellite equipment actually work?
Yes — the uplink system and mast are fully functioning, not dressed props, which matters if the vehicle needs to operate on camera as well as look right.
Can NewsVan be branded with our own graphics or livery?
Yes. The exterior is brandable in-house with your own graphics and livery, so it can carry a network identity, a fictional call sign, or your own brand for the length of the hire.
Is it suitable for period productions set in the 1990s or 2000s?
Yes. The body shape and satellite rig read convincingly across the 1990s, 2000s and present day, with livery doing the work of placing it in time.
Is the van road-legal and driveable?
Yes — road-legal and driveable, with a period-correct cab interior. Driver and insurance requirements are confirmed on enquiry.
Sound like your kind of unit vehicle?
Send dates and location — we'll come back with a straight quote.
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