The media world is transforming fast. Broadcasters are rethinking how they produce, manage, and deliver content to bring their most valuable assets to the widest audience. Reaching viewers with tailored live news and sports experiences across multiple platforms has never been as important — or as challenging.
LiveU – Clubs go bananas for LiveU’s sports production solutions
As the M&E industry continues to evolve, the growing pressure to produce more content at lower costs, while retaining the same high-quality, has increased the demand for cost-effective, flexible IP-based production models. As well as enabling broadcasters to utilize ground-to-cloud-to-crowd turnkey sports production workflows, this has opened up new opportunities for diverse and niche sports to create dynamic live content and to drive online fan engagement.
Ateliere – Overcoming extreme conditions to livestream niche sports
Niche sports have a remarkable opportunity to grab a global audience’s attention, but broadcasting events from remote locations presents unique challenges. Take the CX80 World Cup and European Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships (EMTBOC) as an example. This cross-country event, deep in a Polish forest, showcases the power of technology innovations in overcoming infrastructure hurdles.
Appear – The sustainable future of sports broadcasting: remote production, hybrid compute, and IP transport
The sports broadcasting industry is at a critical turning point. Fans demand ever-more immersive, high-quality experiences, while broadcasters and production companies face increasing pressure to reduce their environmental footprint. Traditional production models – characterized by large-scale travel, extensive on-site infrastructure, and energy-intensive workflows – are no longer sustainable.
Net Insight – Efficiency first: streamlining sports video delivery
Innovation has always been integral to the broadcast industry, such as with the rise of HD, digital audio and 4K, as well as more recent developments surrounding IP. Each new wave of development has encouraged experimentation, leading to solutions that stand the test of time, like the ones mentioned, and solutions that do not. The latest experimental wave is, of course, AI which finds itself full of potential but lacking enough real-world use cases to make it resonate across the industry.
Imagine Communications – The Home Field Advantage: France TV delivers coverage of Paris 2024 Olympics in UHD, with an assist from Imagine Communications’ SNP
In the past for its coverage of the Olympic Games, France TV has built a dedicated facility at the International Broadcast Center (IBC) in the host city and delivered signals back to its headquarters in Paris for distribution to viewers via over-the-air TV. However, with the 2024 Games taking place in its own backyard, the broadcaster saw a unique opportunity — it could forgo the IBC and instead use its own facilities for the event. Furthermore, to enhance the viewer experience, France TV committed to delivering its Olympic coverage in UHD.
Net Insight – Maximizing efficiency and monetization in live sports
Live sports provide huge business growth opportunities that linear TV providers cannot ignore. This is reflected by the numbers, with the Premier League being the most-watched league globally, NFL games accounting for 96% of the most-watched 2023 US TV broadcasts and Super Bowl LVIII bringing in a record 123.7 million average viewers. The growth has extended to streaming as well, with the NFL’s first streaming-exclusive playoff breaking records with 23 million viewers.
Appear – How to be an immersive and green broadcaster
Delivering immersive live events, whether it’s the thrill of the Olympics’ 100-meter sprint or the suspense of an awards ceremony, while simultaneously meeting sustainability goals, is no easy feat. Broadcasters are rising to this challenge by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovative production methods. Today’s audiences expect nothing less than best-in-class coverage, and the recent summer of sports presented broadcasters with the dual challenge of delivering high-quality live content, while adhering to stringent sustainability standards.
Imagine Communications – The long road to Paris: the rise of remote production in broadcasts of the Games
With Paris 2024 just around the corner, I can’t help looking back on the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, where I had the privilege of working with one of Imagine Communications’ broadcast customers. In all the excitement, one thing that struck me the most was the sheer size and complexity of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC). Broadcasters from all around the world had packed the space with a massive amount of equipment — including multiple control rooms and dozens of full editing suites — and thousands of people were working tirelessly to produce their programs. It was a spectacle on par with the games themselves.
Elevating the game: Star Media Production Services’ cutting-edge solutions in global golf broadcasting
During the period from October to November 2023, the international technical team of Star Media Production Services provided professional technical services for four of the world’s top golf events in just five weeks. These four events included the PGA Japan ZOZO Golf Open with a total prize pool exceeding $300 million, the ASIA TOUR Macau Golf Open with a total prize pool exceeding $40 million, the Shenzhen Volvo China Open, and the Hong Kong Open. These overseas golf event services spanned four different locations: Japan, Macau, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. Utilizing three sets of advanced broadcasting equipment, Star Media’s technical team delivered comprehensive technical support, showcasing its robust technical capabilities, logistical expertise, and equipment supply prowess. We provided top-notch broadcasting technical services and production experiences for clients both domestically and internationally, earning unanimous praise from industry peers.