Podcast: BT Sport and EE on BT Sport’s new Match Day Experience

Jamie Hindhaugh, COO at BT Sport and Sam Kemp at EE join Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton to talk about BT Sport’s innovative Match Day Experience features. Last month BT Sport rolled out the Match Day Experience on its app – a collection of complementary tools that enhance live matches with a series of immersive […]

BT Sport hints at timeline for AR holographic broadcasts

BT Sport director of mobile strategy, Matt Stagg, was speaking at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum BT Sport director of mobile strategy, Matt Stagg, has hinted that consumers could be viewing augmented reality holographic broadcasts within the next few years. Stagg revealed the news to attendees of the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum, while […]

UFC adds extra content and AR feature in Snapchat extension

There are also plans for more interactivity on its platform UFC is to add extra content to its Snapchat channel after signing a new deal with the social media giant. The organisation has put pen to paper on a ‘multi-year’ extension to their current partnership. This will see the promoter continue to create highlights and […]

VIDEO: LaLiga unveils 3D graphics enhancements for 2020/21 season

New graphics provide real-time insight into set-pieces. LaLiga is rolling out a series of on-screen graphics offering insight into the game, based on real-time and predictive data. These are being applied to scenarios including set-pieces. To find out more, watch the short film below.

OZ Sports fills empty stadiums with the sight and sounds of virtual fans

The tech filling empty stadiums with virtual fans. Sports tech company OZ Sports has launched an AR product called OZ Arena to bring fans from home into live broadcasts when football resumes. Fans will appear as personalised avatars, and will make genuine cheers from home via an app. They will even be offered their preferred […]

The tech that could breathe life into an unattended game

Rosh Singh, managing director at ‘innovation production studio’ Unit9 (pictured below) reveals the tech innovations that could breathe life and energy into the broadcast of an unattended game. VR is a terrible medium for watching sports. Even ignoring the fact that the distribution of headsets is too far too low for it to be meaningful, […]

Brainstorm to collaborate with Spidercam for sports AR

They have already deployed joint installations to cover WWE Real time 3D graphics and virtual studios company Brainstorm is to collaborate with Spidercam to further develop augmented reality technology for sport and other events in large spaces. Cable camera and robotics manufacturer Spidercam has already worked with Brainstorm to cover the WWE season, including the […]

League of Legends Pro League finals unveil AR world’s first

The opening ceremony for the esports finals features a real-time AR gaming character being interviewed and joining a dance troupe on-stage Real-time facial animation and live ray tracing was used for the first time during the live broadcast of Riot Games’ League of Legends Pro League (LPL) regional finals. The broadcast saw an AR computer […]