Premier League champions Arsenal will take on holders Paris Saint-Germain in the 2026 UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday (30 May) at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
UEFA has appointed RTL Hungary as the host broadcaster, and RTL Hungary, in turn, has appointed One Broadcast as its technical supplier, in collaboration with Mediapro.
Under the vision of TV match director Juan Figueroa, the Final will be produced in 1080p50-HDR HLG colour space. Feeds will be available in 1080p50-HDR and 1080p50-SDR, including Dolby surround sound and Dolby Atmos Immersive audio for both feeds.
The delivery of the 1080p50-SDR feed will be achieved using LUT (NBCU) colour mapping from the 1080p50-HDR feed. All vision control and colour matching will be done as for an HDR delivery.
UEFA has allocated the following unilateral broadcast facilities:
- 146 TV, radio & social media commentary position desks
- Three pitchview studios
- 12 tribune presentations platform positions
- 26 pitch presentation positions and 10 reverse pitch presentation positions
- 10 flash interview positions and six super flash positions
- 37 unilateral camera positions and 36 social media cameras
- 10 Unilateral Broadcast Partner offices
- 12447 m2 of broadcast compound space
- 149km of fibre optical pulled by UEFA to deliver services to broadcast partner
- Official film filmed on-site and to be delivered via the UEFA Hive platform
There will be a 42 host broadcast camera plan for the Final, including:
- Aerial camera system
- Helicopter
- Two drones
- Eight super-slow motion cameras
- Three high-speed cameras
- Two jib hotheads
- Two pole-cams
Camera plan:
