Sports

Live sports broadcasting

Working with major broadcasters, we facilitate the broadcast requirements for the largest sporting events in the world. These range from the 2009 Australian Open Tennis coverage for the Tennis Channel/ESPN to the Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race broadcast on ITV. We are also proud to have been involved in both the summer and winter Olympics, the Red Bull Air Race Series, the FIFA World Cup, the IRB Rugby World Cup and Wimbledon.

EVS server technology

Our investment in EVS server technology means we’ve been able to design, build, commission and guarantee systems for large-scale world sporting events such as the French Open Tennis at Roland Garros, the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the Beijing Olympics. Our tapeless broadcast facility allows producers, editors and on-air operators instant access of materials, seconds after it has been recorded and transferred in HD at six times real time.

Meeting every challenge

Live broadcast means no second chances; with this philosophy, we match the appropriate people and equipment to the special demands of each project. For example, when working on the Formula One Grand Prix, we supplied a complete flypack solution to the client’s specification and took responsibility for rigging, operating, de-rigging and changing locations from one country to another to the tightest of schedules. When we were contracted to provide RF and camera systems for live event coverage on the Monsoon Cup Malaysia, we used our experience to anticipate and allow for challenging weather conditions, and our expertise to manage the considerable technical challenges; wireless camera systems and transmitters for point to point links ensured successful local broadcasting.