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
An advanced virtual set graphics ecosystem from Vizrt has helped convert a simple studio into BBC Sport’s ‘Pres 2’ set and a home studio for BBC Sport in Salford, UK. John Murphy, creative director and head of graphics for sport at the BBC, said: “We had a small studio space at Media City which was […] More
TF1, the biggest private broadcaster in France, is using Vizrt XR (Extended Reality) Playbook for post-match analysis during its coverage of UEFA Euro 2020. Vizrt XR Playbook gives in-studio and outdoor broadcasters enhanced creative potential in visual storytelling capabilities and sports analysis, including virtual, augmented, mixed and extended reality graphics and video wall control. Using […] More
Eleven Portugal has had an exciting football season this year, culminating in hosting the UEFA Champions League final in Porto last month. “Despite all the global challenges it has been a great season here for Eleven Portugal,” says managing director Jorge Pavão de Sousa. “LaLiga Santander and Ligue 1 Uber Eats went to the final […] More
By Jonathan Roberts, SVP of global sport and virtual advertising, Vizrt In 2020, one of the sports broadcast industry’s most dependable components, the live sport fixture list, was completely upended. This specific component is worth noting for a discussion on sports broadcast because so much relies on the certainty of the list. Contracts are signed, […] More
Vizrt has contacted SVG Europe in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic, with the message that its leadership position in visual storytelling can help broadcasters, media producers and other organisations build a better-informed world for their audiences at this most difficult time. The Vizrt message says, “We recognise that our customers, whether they are tier […] More
SVG Europe and NCE Media Bergen are very pleased to announce that Vizrt head of sports for Europe Thomas Nelson will make the opening remarks as part of the company’s Title Sponsorship for Nordic Summit 2020. The event will take place on Thursday 12 March in Bergen’s Media City. Nelson is head of Vizrt’s head […] More
SVG Europe and NCE Media Bergen are pleased to announce that Vizrt has become the Title Sponsor for the Nordic Summit 2020, which will take place on Thursday 12 March in Bergen’s Media City. Bergen is also corporate HQ and R&D home for Vizrt, which employs 700 employees in 30 offices around the world. Last […] More
Grass Valley’s Kula AV – a multi-format video and audio mixer – was one of the most high profile of several combined AV production systems launched at IBC 2019. Oriented towards more streamlined and space-restricted applications, including remote production, these solutions look set to presage a new generation of integrated systems with extensive video and […] More
NDI (stand 7.C12) released the 4th generation of NDI technology to both developers and end users at IBC2019 in Amsterdam. Using software, computers, and networks, NDI is a crucial part of the organization’s mission of making software-defined visual storytelling (#SDVS) accessible to everyone via the universal power of IP-based video. NDI is the dominant IP […] More
