Swiss Indoors Basel 2024 delivered with Appear X Platform
Running from 19-27 October, the Swiss Indoors Basel tennis tournament showcases world-class tennis as part of the ATP Tour 500. In the lead-up to the ATP Tour Finals in Turin, today’s and tomorrow’s stars are facing off in Switzerland’s most important tennis tournament and one of the world’s premier indoor events, with Appear taking on the role as an official provider of cutting-edge broadcast transmission solutions.
Thanks to Appear’s X Platform, spectators at the Swiss Indoors can follow the tennis action at high picture quality and in near real-time throughout the venue. All matches will be broadcast live through the venue’s TV system to approximately 100 TV sets in various areas, such as press offices, VIP lounges, restaurants, exhibition areas and stands. Oberdorf-based R. Geissmann is responsible for setting up this system. In collaboration with Teletrend, a venue wide TV signal processing solution has been developed.
The technical implementation of the solution includes signal acquisition with audio and video signals taken directly from the control room in HD-SDI quality. The signals are encoded using low-latency H.264 encoders from Appear and converted to IP multicast. R. Geissmann relies on the X Platform, equipped with low-latency H.264 encoders and IP outputs.
Andreas Bartels, CTO of R. Geissmann, explained: “Our positive experiences with Appear’s products, in collaboration with Teletrend, prompted us to use this highly flexible, powerful and stable solution.”
Chris Alner, SVP commercial director EMEA, Appear, noted: “Appear’s X Platform delivers the exceptional quality and low-latency required for a world-class sporting event like the ATP 500 Swiss Indoors Basel. Our technology ensures that every viewer in the venue, whether in lounges or press areas, experiences the action reliably, in real-time, and at unmatched picture quality. It’s a testament to our continuing commitment to providing robust, scalable solutions for live sports broadcasting.”