At the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Slomo.tv’s videoReferee-SR system was used to provide video assistance to referees during the water polo competitions. To achieve correct and error-free refereeing for Tokyo 2020, The International Swimming Federation (FINA) chose Slomo’s video assistant referee (VAR) technology. FINA decided to adopt this technology for water polo in 2018. Since […] More
Tata Communications is enhancing the sports experience of fans with its Virtual Video Assisted Referee (V-VAR). Powered by Tata’s Media Cloud, V-VAR enables an unlimited number of umpires, referees and judges to connect remotely from anywhere across the globe to assess and declare the winner when contestants are racing to the finishing line, offering a […] More
Gravity Media has adopted EVS’ Xeebra multi-camera review system as the core technology for the company’s new integrated Television Match Official (TMO) and communications solution to provide precision video adjudication for a wide range of live televised sports. The Gravity Review System (GRS) harnesses Xeebra to provide clients with precision live video judicial replay and integrated communications as a full-service OB […] More
Instant replays, slow motion and the ability to rewind live TV are fans’ favourite innovations in sports broadcast, according to new research, which also shows that video assistant referee (VAR) is the least popular. Meanwhile, teletext and waiting for Match of the Day highlights on Saturdays make more fans nostalgic than any other aspect of […] More
Broadcast Solutions will deliver two additional Video Assistant Referee (VAR) systems for the Cameroon Football Federation, an extension to the existing platforms that were deployed last year. Local systems integrator Optimum was mandated in 2019 by the State of Cameroon to design, deploy and operate VAR infrastructure for the competition. More
Euro Media Group (EMG) has launched a fully cloud-based video review solution for video assistant referee (VAR) with Simply Live. The new combined technology means that VAR match officials can work remotely from anywhere with internet access. Spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic, EMG and Simplylive have worked together to develop and deploy a cloud-based […] More
The video assistant referee (VAR) system has become a household name in the industry and has a major role to play in enhancing the transparency and quality of the game of football. This technology not only provides a supportive tool to improve referees’ decision-making process but also heightens the fairness of the game. As in […] More
ChyronHego’s Virtual Football system has been certified as an official virtual offside line technology by football’s world governing body FIFA. The system, which is used for inserting virtual graphics onto the field of play, is said to addresses the stringent performance requirements essential to the accurate placement of offside lines as part of the video […] More
Vodafone’s new 5G network on the Isles of Scilly has been used to introduce Fan-Assistant Refereeing (FAR) to live football coverage. The network, which launched on 3 July, enabled fans around the Isles to receive a live Facebook stream of the opening game of the season between Garrison Gunners and Woolpack Wanderers, the two members […] More
In the first of a number of video interviews conducted at SVG Europe’s Football Summit 2019 in Paris, Joe Hosken of SVG Europe and Mo Goyal, senior director of international business development at Evertz, discuss the evolution and use of technology for the video assistant referee (VAR). “There are still some growing pains. The challenge […] More
