Broadcast services specialist Timeline TV has implemented a bespoke remote production solution to produce coverage of the Football Association’s (FA) Women’s Super League (WSL), built around the Blackmagic 3G-SDI Shield for Arduino and URSA Broadcast. To meet the WSL’s requirements for live match coverage in the 2018/2019 season, its first…
Sports and arenas
The UFC sound system that packs a fast in-and-out punch
Since late last year, live sound for the globally popular Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts events has punched through the roar of arena crowds with more impact and clarity thanks to a new, custom-configured Meyer Sound reinforcement system based on Leopard line array loudspeakers. Dedicated exclusively to audio…
Tripleplay makes the team at Donington Park race circuit
Europe’s largest motor racing circuit operator, MotorSport Vision (MSV), has selected Tripleplay for digital signage and IPTV at the Donington Park circuit in Derby, England. Tripleplay will help provide the site with technical consistency, enabling streamlined operations and increased fan engagement. Internationally renowned and historically significant, Donington Park hosts many…
Red Bull Holden racing team communicates with Clear-Com
In Australia, Gravity Media’s Gearhouse Broadcast Pty Limited (Gearhouse) and Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia Pty Ltd (Triple Eight) have entered into a four-year service partnership for communications systems, with Clear-Com’s FreeSpeak II digital wireless intercom system providing communications between car controllers and their support staff. Both Gearhouse and Clear-Com are the Official Communications Partner to…
Ahead of the game
Competitive video gaming - also known as esports - is a booming market and its growth and mainstream popularity is predicted to continue. According to analytics provider Newzoo, esports revenues will reach $1.65 billion by 2021 and as the global audience grows there will be an increasing need for venues…
Football club streaming platform offers more to fans
Swansea City football club has developed its own streaming platform, SwansTV Live, with a live workflow featuring the Blackmagic URSA Broadcast and Smart Videohub 12G 40x40 router. Joining the English Football League (EFL) Championship at the start of the 2018-19 season created a new opportunity for the football club. It…
Yamaha and Nexo are single source for arena audio system
Arena Pays d'Aix is a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose venue which can house audiences of up to 8,500. Designed to host a wide range of events, a Yamaha and Nexo audio system delivers high-quality, flexible audio throughout the arena complex. Located close to the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence, the outside of…
Tripleplay tackles football training centre challenge
Located in North-Eastern Italy close to the Austrian border, FC Südtirol is a forward-thinking football club at the heart of its community. With a desire to innovate and ensure its teams have the best possible facilities as they drive for sporting success, FC Südtirol invested in a brand new centre…
White Light’s role in the Eurosport Cube MR studio
The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 were hosted in South Korea and took place from 9-25 February. With more than 92 nations and 2,922 athletes participating, this year was the biggest Olympic Winter Games yet. The action-packed event was screened on Eurosport, the home of the Olympics in Europe, across…
The AV industry’s World Cup winning installations
The 2018 World Cup in Russia took place in a dozen stadiums. Here is AV Magazine's listing of a dozen of the most interesting World Cup AV installations announced to date. The listing is not yet complete as some suppliers are expected to wait until the championship is over to announce…