Death diving, or Dødsing in its native Norwegian, is a relatively young sport, starting in Norway in 2008, primarily for fun. Since then, it’s grown to become popular across the Nordics and even as far afield as the US, where the Døds Challenge recently rolled into Austin, Texas, for its first event outside of Europe. With this growth […] More
Vizrt has revealed details of the latest version of its Viz Engine live graphics compositor. Version 5 boasts a host of new features, including a revamped integration with Unreal Engine 5 and a reworked clip playback experience, but it’s the concept of adaptive graphics that looks set to have the biggest impact, particularly in the […] More
Vizrt and Grass Valley have announced that Viz Trio, powered by Viz Engine, can now be added as a module in the Grass Valley AMPP system for cloud-based live production and playout. Using the integration customers will be able to easily and smoothly access, connect and deploy the Vizrt graphics playout tool via Grass Valley’s […] More
Vizrt Group has created the inaugural NDI Advisory Board, designed to harness the combined experience of a panel of experts to support and steer NDI as its adoption grows beyond the media & entertainment market. Michael Hallén, CEO of Vizrt Group, and Dr Andrew Cross, inventor of NDI and CEO of Grass Valley (pictured), are the founding […] More
Vizrt, a provider of live virtual 3D graphics (AR), sports analysis and cloud-based live production solutions to broadcasters, sports rights holders and content producers, has renewed its Gold sponsorship of SVG Europe. Recent projects for the company include delivering cloud-based live production solutions for Sky Germany and ATP Media. Vizrt’s live production solution offers sports […] More
Sam Leadsom, who has today (Monday 7 February) been named as commercial director of global sports at Vizrt, has an extensive background in sports production, working for the likes of IMG Media, Fox Sports and SailGP. He also started the Premier League’s 24/7 TV channel and has worked with Sky, BBC, ITV, the European Tour, […] More
Rosberg X Racing (RXR) were crowned champions of the first season of Extreme E, securing the title after finishing fourth in the season-ending Jurassic X Prix in Dorset in December. RXR drivers Molly Taylor and Johan Kristoffersson took the title after winning three of the five events of the inaugural FIA-sanctioned all-electric SUV rally championship. […] More
By Jonathan Roberts, SVP, global sport and virtual advertising, Vizrt Without a doubt, one of the key engines powering the future of sports broadcasting is going to be sustainability. With several key technologies in the drive towards more sustainable productions already significantly boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the momentum now shifts towards cementing those gains. […] More
When Atalanta met Manchester United at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo earlier this month, it marked the first time in Italy that a UEFA Champions League match was produced entirely in native 4K HDR-HLG. It was available to Sky Q subscribers in the country. “Everything stems from the desire to always do something better and […] More
Today, more live sports productions are in UHD and HDR than ever before, and broadcasters are increasingly keen to produce graphics natively in these high-end formats. At the same time, sports broadcasters have embraced IP-based workflows to enable virtualised and remote production models. With these trends in mind, Vizrt has launched a unified IO sports […] More
