Stadium: Live on the Line

Bringing Stadium’s Live on the Line to Las Vegas

10Days of Programming

51-Hr Daily Shows per Series

2Series

In This Case Study:

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Stadium brought its daily sports betting show, Live on the Line, to Las Vegas for two five-day production runs in 2022.

The first series covered March Madness from the Sportsbook at MGM Grand. The second returned for NFL Draft coverage from the MGM Grand Pool.

BMG supported both productions with on-site technical infrastructure, REMI production facilities, live transmission, remote graphics access, lighting, and production staffing, allowing Stadium to produce from temporary Las Vegas locations while keeping key parts of its existing workflow connected remotely.

The Challenge: Bringing a Daily Sports Show Into Two Las Vegas Venues

Live on the Line was a regular Stadium program, but these specials needed to originate from high-profile MGM Grand locations during major sports moments. The production had to keep the show’s familiar pace and visual style while adapting to two temporary environments: the Sportsbook for March Madness and the MGM Grand Pool for NFL Draft coverage.

Temporary Venues With Different Production Needs

The Sportsbook and pool each required a different camera plan, footprint, lighting approach, and on-site setup.

BMG had to build production environments that worked inside active Las Vegas locations without disrupting the energy of the spaces.

A Daily Show Format That Still Had to Feel Familiar

Stadium needed the Las Vegas specials to maintain the same production value and show elements as its regular daily program.

That meant the temporary production workflow still had to support live hosts, sports conversation, graphics, streaming, and the pacing viewers expected from Live on the Line.

Keeping Key Roles Connected Remotely

Stadium’s graphics operator remained in Chicago, which meant the production needed a remote graphics workflow that could connect cleanly with the Las Vegas show.

The setup had to preserve the existing graphics process while reducing the need to travel every role to the venue.

The Solution: A Flexible REMI Model for Two Live Sports Setups

BMG designed two location-specific production workflows for Stadium, using a mix of on-site facilities, remote production support, and centralized broadcast operations.

March Madness From the MGM Grand Sportsbook

For the first five-day series, BMG built a video village inside the MGM Grand Sportsbook.

The setup included a wireless Steadicam and three robotic cameras, giving the show live coverage of the hosts, sportsbook environment, and on-location energy while keeping the production footprint efficient.

NFL Draft Coverage From the MGM Grand Pool

When Live on the Line returned for NFL Draft coverage, BMG adapted the workflow for an outdoor poolside setting.

The production used a Steadicam and jib, with BMG deploying a REMI Mobile Unit on site to support the location, camera plan, and live coverage needs of the draft programming.

Centralized Switching and Live Transmission

BMG’s on-site engineering team sent camera and audio feeds from Las Vegas to BMG’s Broadcast Operations Center, where the show was switched and streamed live.

This gave Stadium a centralized production workflow while still allowing the program to originate from the MGM Grand locations.

Remote XPression Graphics Access

Stadium’s staff operator in Chicago remotely accessed BMG’s XPression system in Las Vegas to manage graphics insertion.

That allowed Stadium to keep a familiar graphics workflow in place while avoiding unnecessary travel costs.

Production Staffing and Technical Support

BMG provided the technical labor, production staffing, lighting, transmission, and on-site engineering support needed across both five-day series.

The producer and director remained on site in Las Vegas, keeping creative decision-making close to the show while BMG handled the technical infrastructure behind the production.

Impact

BMG gave Stadium a practical way to produce Live on the Line from Las Vegas without losing the structure and production quality of its regular daily show.

Across two five-day runs, the workflow connected live venues at MGM Grand with centralized broadcast operations and remote graphics support from Chicago.

By using a REMI production model, Stadium was able to keep key staff remote, reduce travel costs, and still deliver live sports programming from high-profile Las Vegas locations.