2001

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter outside broadcast van with the satellite dish raised on set for an Amazon Prime production in London

Broadcast · Satellite news van

Mercedes Sprinter Outside Broadcast Van for hire

Name: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Outside Broadcast Van (2001)
Brand: Mercedes-Benz
Availability: InStock

2001 · Mercedes-Benz Sprinter · Genuine OB conversion · Working dish & mast · London based, nationwide

A genuine outside broadcast Sprinter, not a sticker van pretending to be one. It carries a real satellite dish, a deployable telescopic mast and a full rear production bay, so on camera every detail reads true. One of a handful of authentic OB Sprinters left on the road, it is a camera-ready satellite news van for film, TV, live events, brand activations, exhibitions and photoshoots across London and nationwide. The bodywork is deliberately blank, ready to wear a real brand or a fictional network for a drama.

Year2001

VehicleMercedes-Benz Sprinter

ConversionGenuine outside broadcast

UplinkSatellite dish & deployable mast

RearFull production bay

LiveryBlank, brandable in-house

Best forFilm, TV, live events, activations

AvailabilityOn enquiry

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Driven only by our team, on set or moved into position for a static hire. The dish and mast are deployed by us in advance and only where it is safe and permitted. Self drive is not offered unless separately agreed.

Owned by us, hired directly from us

Every vehicle in our fleet is wholly owned by Klassic Garage. We are not a broker or middleman for other people's vehicles. We take real pride in our own collection, and we know each vehicle's history, character and abilities inside out, knowledge that comes with every hire, whether it is working on set or anchoring a live event.

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Ideas for your hire

A believable satellite news van that puts a broadcast on set in seconds, for productions, launches and live events across London and nationwide.

Outside broadcast van with its satellite dish and mast deployed at a unit base near Canary Wharf, London

Film & TV

An instant newsroom exterior.

A real OB van for dramas, films, adverts and music videos, wrapped in-house as a fictional network or run blank. Driven and rigged on set by our team, with the dish and mast up so the shot reads as a genuine live broadcast.

Live events & PR

A broadcast focal point.

An eye-catching anchor for launches, sports days, festivals and press events, where a working satellite van signals a live moment. It draws a crowd and gives photographers and reporters a natural place to gather.

Brand activations

Your channel, on the road.

The blank bodywork becomes a rolling billboard for a campaign, wrapped in your brand for exhibitions, roadshows and activations, then reset to blank for the next production. One van, endless liveries.

Photoshoots & exhibitions

A camera-ready set piece.

A striking prop for editorial, stills and stand displays, with the dish, mast and production bay giving depth and authenticity to the frame, as a driven feature or a static centrepiece.

The vehicle

A genuine outside broadcast Sprinter.

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has been the workhorse of European broadcast and support fleets since it arrived in the mid 1990s, roomy, dependable and easy to convert. Ours is a 2001 example that was given a full outside broadcast conversion, the sort of van that once travelled the country to beam live pictures back from news stories, sport and events.

As real OB work moved to newer trucks and bonded cellular kit, most of these Sprinters were scrapped or stripped out. This is one of a handful of genuine OB conversions left on the road, kept complete rather than gutted, which is exactly why it holds up under a camera.

We keep the bodywork blank on purpose. Our graphics team can wrap it in-house as a fictional news channel for a drama, or in a real brand for an activation, then return it to blank for the next job.

Camera crew working alongside the Mercedes Sprinter outside broadcast van on a film and TV shoot in London

Rear of the outside broadcast van open on set, showing the production bay and equipment, supporting a London shoot

What it does

The dish points. The mast deploys.

This is what separates a real OB van from a sticker van. The satellite dish is functional, the telescopic mast raises on cue, and the rear opens into a proper production bay, so the whole thing behaves like the working vehicle it once was.

That authenticity is what directors and coordinators come for. When the dish is up and the crew is around the tailgate, the shot sells itself, no dressing or fakery required. Every deployment is set up and operated by our team in advance, and only where it is safe and permitted.

The dish points. The mast deploys. The cameras believe it.

Gallery

The OB van in detail.

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Mercedes Sprinter outside broadcast van with the dish raised on an Amazon Prime shoot in London

Outside broadcast van with satellite dish and mast deployed near Canary Wharf, London

Camera crew filming beside the outside broadcast news van on a London location

Rear of the outside broadcast news van open on set, showing the production bay in London

Outside broadcast satellite news van parked on location for a London production

On screen

Trusted by the streamers.

It has already earned its screen credits, standing in as the working news van for major productions and platforms, hired directly from us with no agency in the middle.

Amazon Prime Video Netflix Apple TV

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Get in touch

Hire the outside broadcast van.

Send us your date and location, and whether it's a shoot, a live event, an activation or a photoshoot, and whether you'd like it blank or wrapped. We'll confirm availability and everything the booking needs.

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