Tata Communications look at the broadcasting success of their work with the European Tour and the technology behind it with the help of Michael Cole, the European Tour’s Chief Technology Officer.
Michael Cole, Chief Technology Officer Of The PGA European Tour: “Golf is undergoing something of a transformation in terms of broadcasting. The wider perception is that it’s old-fashioned, and fixed in traditional media. But, unlike many other global sports organisations, we are actually in the unique position of having seen our audience increase in recent times.
Now this could be down to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – it helped golf connect with new audiences who had never watched before. We’re talking more than three billion people worldwide. The knock-on effect is huge. But, also a large part of this can also be attributed to the European Tour’s desire to lead the transformation of the sport by putting content at the centre of our operations.”
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In this week’s episode, Neil speaks to Gareth Jones – Head of Production Management at Host Broadcast Services, or HBS. Gareth recalls his start in the broadcasting industry, highlights from major sporting events like the World Cup and predicts what might hold the key to the future of the broadcasting and media industry.
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Breeders’ Cup is the organizer of The Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the annual climax of the North American horse racing season. The event, first launched in 1984, attracts horses from across the world, as well as racing fans and sports bettors.
In 2020, Breeders’ Cup, their digital agency Grand Slam Social and betting partner TVG/FanDuel were facing a unique set of challenges. Covid-19 lockdowns meant fans and bettors could not attend the event in person. At the same time, Breeders’ Cup wanted to up their social media game and be the first to publish results, highlights and other shoulder content ahead of other providers. Unfortunately, they did not have the capacity to publish all this video manually.
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MOG’s streamlined production workflows have been helping broadcasters worldwide ensure a smooth acquisition and distribution of UHD/QFHD/FHD/HD/SD feeds in multiple formats and resolutions, with its powerful cloud software applications.
Recently, MOG and its Partner Exton has been selected by Síminn, the Icelandic Broadcaster, to ensure the smooth recording of 4 simultaneous HD 3G-SDI channels of the Premier League to fans across Iceland, with an intuitive but powerful remote software.
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We caught up with Supponor CEO James Gambrell to hear about their 2020 growth (including expansion into Europe), and how they have increased their presence in European football with more engagement with the major leagues and clubs along with their US expansion through ongoing engagements with Tier-1 leagues and franchises.
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Announcement of the Connect BaM Award® Winner from the IABM Awards Ceremony 2020.
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British Cycling, the main national governing body for cycling in Great Britain, approached Cyclevox to find a more cost-effective way while maintaining quality and to help them satisfy viewers who didn’t want to watch a half hour TV show about each event.
Cycling is not an easy sport to cover: it’s high-speed and can be very close racing; the terrain/style of racing varies hugely, from inner-city criterium (crit) races to much longer road races and then there’s the track too; and connectivity options vary greatly, even across a single event. Additionally, when an event closes down a city center production companies don’t have all day to lay the fiber cables needed for full coverage of the race.
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Rugby is one of the most popular sports in South Africa and has been growingin popularity in other African countries, with Morocco, Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast and others having impressive results.
Rugby Africa is he administrative body for rugby union across Africa, including 38 member nations. It runs several rugby tournaments for national teams, including the Rugby Africa Cup which is the main 15-a-side competition for African nationsal teams. In 2019, Rugby Africa (RugbyAfrique.com) initiated the new Rugby Africa Cup (RAC) international rugby union tournament in a format that was “easier to follow for spectators and more inclusive for teams across the continent”.
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This panel of supply chain experts examine the state of business, operational and technical risk at media companies. With the pandemic accelerating established technology transitions such as the move to virtualized infrastructures, have media companies effectively managed the security risks that this transition implies. And what about the increasing use of data to drive media operations, will that pose new challenges that media professionals have not been accustomed to deal with? This session is laser focused on every type of risk encountered by media companies in today’s volatile media world. It is an ideal session for media technology professionals wanting to grow their awareness of new types of risks that could radically affect their work as well as how to manage them effectively.
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