Executive Summary
BMG’s REMI unit included 5 Grass Valley LDX-86 WorldCams and sports lens packages, 2 PTZ cameras, announcer kits, a field audio package, a transmissions package, and a backup generator. On-site, BMG provided an EIC and Tech Manager. OKG provided all other on-site support staff, including camera ops, audio assists, and utilities. At our Broadcast Operations Center, BMG supplied a staff EIC, A1, TD, and replay operator, while OKG provided the Producer and Director roles. BMG provided a remote Xpression Operator who handled graphics insertion, with OKG providing a remote graphics producer. BMG provided primary and back transmission paths to ESPN’s uplink facility and Bristol, CT.
OKG confirmed game locations 6-days in advance. Upon confirmation of the assignment, BMG’s production management team initiated calls with each host university to finalize parking, power, cable runs, and internet connectivity.
Background / Challenge
OKG, one of the industry’s top sports packagers, contracted Broadcast Management Group to provide technical facilities and staffing for five college football games on ESPN+. All games were within the Big 12 Conference throughout Texas and Oklahoma.
BMG leveraged its proprietary centralized technology and decentralized staffing workflow to meet OKG’s production needs. Our team provided a 7-camera REMI mobile unit for each game, which fed audio and video paths to our Broadcast Operations Center in Las Vegas, where each game was switched, mixed, and transmitted.
Deliverables
- On-site and remote (REMI) production facilities
- Control room staffing, including EIC, TD, A1, Replay, and Graphics
- On-location engineering support and technical management
- Remote graphics insertion
- Live streaming and transmissions
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