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NEP battles weather to keep the going good for Grand National coverageThe 177th running of the Grand National is NEP’s eighth with ITV Racing and this year they’ve had considerable weather challenges during the build, with high winds, wet weather and soft ground to contend with. Regardless, the NEP technical teams...
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ITV Racing under starters orders live at the Grand National FestivalThe world’s most watched horse race comes to screens once again this weekend courtesy of the thoroughbred BAFTA-winning ITV Racing team. At Aintree, Liverpool, UK, the broadcaster is in the middle of producing five live races a day of top-class...
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Live from Aintree: Grand National rerun offers detailed new perspective for viewers in minutesA unique part of the Grand National, which tales place on Saturday 15 April, is the ‘rerun’, where immediately after the live race finishes, a detailed analysis, led by Ruby Walsh alongside Oli Bell, is played back, fence by fence,...
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Live from Aintree: NEP and ITV Racing talk thoroughbred relationshipsITV took over the contract for the UK’s terrestrial racing broadcasts from Channel 4 in 2017. This year marks the end of its second three-year deal with Racecourse Media Group (RMG) but it has already signed a third deal ending in...
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Live from Aintree: Drone AR and new camera technology enhance 2023 Grand National coverage“We go racing every week of the year and produce over a 100 race meets but there’s so much more of it at Aintree,” says Rob Oldham, tech producer at ITV Sport, speaking ahead of the 175th Grand National which...
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Live from Aintree: 175th Grand National under starters ordersSince taking over the contract to broadcast horse racing across the UK six years ago, ITV has committed to presenting the sport as entertainment. Nowhere is this more important or more front and centre than coverage of the Grand National,...
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Live from Aintree: ITV Sport’s Paul McNamara on the need for planning, efficiency and precision to deliver the Grand NationalITV Sport senior director and executive producer for major events Paul McNamara is one of the most experienced (and award-winning) hands in the business with a CV that includes everything from Six Nations rugby to football World Cups as well...
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Sky Sports wins BAFTA Television Award for Abu Dhabi Grand PrixSky Sports is celebrating a BAFTA win for its Formula One coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the 2022 British Academy Television Awards. Sky partnered with Formula 1 and Channel 4 to make Sky Sports’ live coverage of...
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ITV Racing turns to NEP for outstanding outside broadcast of Grand National 2022ITV Racing has once again worked with NEP to bring the Grand National at Aintree racecourse to viewers globally. Providing 15 hours on air over three days, including ‘The Opening Show’ each morning as well as racing coverage in the...
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RaceTech and Vislink successfully deliver behind closed doors Cheltenham Festival and Grand National FestivalTwo of the most important fixtures in the British horseracing calendar were successfully executed behind closed doors in 2021. RaceTech played a leading role in the live broadcast of both the Cheltenham Festival and the Grand National Festival, providing pictures...
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RaceTech supports ITV Racing as coverage grows in 2021As horse racing has been allowed to continue as an Elite Sport under strict government guidelines and rules, so demand for content has grown as it provides much needed entertainment to existing fans as well as an increasing new audience....
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ITV Sport reveals remote production behind Royal Ascot horse racingTwo weekends ago ITV Sport resumed live horse racing with all presenters at home and a remote production in place for races from Lingfield, Newcastle and Newmarket. Last week brought the high-profile Royal Ascot meeting with lead presenters Ed Chamberlin,...
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