LiveU’s Multi-Camera Remote Production Solution a Homerun for Japan’s J SPORTS Baseball Coverage

All home games – over 70 – covered using LiveU, live on renowned Japanese broadcaster J SPORTS On Demand in Japan, providing an enriched live viewing experience.

The Challenge

2021 was the first year that J SPORTS offered this live OTT service and it initially planned to use only the clean broadcast feed, adding commentary and graphics. However, working closely with their production partner Express, expanding the amount of content and increasing viewer engagement became a priority. There was also a long-held ambition to move to remote production and reliably transmit multiple camera signals via mobile networks.

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The Solution

LiveU’s solution suite and remote production workflow improved the viewer experience while reducing production costs. This was achieved by creating an on-air clean feed (switched between multiple cameras) sent from an OB unit at the ground via an LU800 along with two additional feeds – a wide shot of the ground and the score board. Commentary was then added remotely at J SPORTS’ studio, while graphics and audio mixing were carried out by Express at its Tokyo studio, Avenir-Hub. Video return feeds with graphics were sent back to the commentors so that they could see the ball, strike and out counts and check the slow-motion effects.

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“The LU800 and its multi-camera capabilities changed the way we looked at this and accelerated our move to remote production. Before we deployed this remote production system, we had to manage and arrange schedules for our crew, including travel time. That greatly reduced the time available to both our production crew and management team. LiveU’s remote production solution makes our lives much easier and at the end of the day we can make more, and even better, content.

Kanji Kato, Technical Director, Express

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LiveU’s Multi-Camera Remote Production Solution a Homerun for Japan’s J SPORTS Baseball Coverage

All home games – over 70 – covered using LiveU, live on renowned Japanese broadcaster J SPORTS On Demand in Japan, providing an enriched live viewing experience.

“The LU800 and its multi-camera capabilities changed the way we looked at this and accelerated our move to remote production. Before we deployed this remote production system, we had to manage and arrange schedules for our crew, including travel time. That greatly reduced the time available to both our production crew and management team. LiveU’s remote production solution makes our lives much easier and at the end of the day we can make more, and even better, content.

Kanji Kato, Technical Director, Express

LiveU’s solution suite and remote production workflow improved the viewer experience while reducing production costs. This was achieved by creating an on-air clean feed (switched between multiple cameras) sent from an OB unit at the ground via an LU800 along with two additional feeds – a wide shot of the ground and the score board. Commentary was then added remotely at J SPORTS’ studio, while graphics and audio mixing were carried out by Express at its Tokyo studio, Avenir-Hub. Video return feeds with graphics were sent back to the commentors so that they could see the ball, strike and out counts and check the slow-motion effects.

2021 was the first year that J SPORTS offered this live OTT service and it initially planned to use only the clean broadcast feed, adding commentary and graphics. However, working closely with their production partner Express, expanding the amount of content and increasing viewer engagement became a priority. There was also a long-held ambition to move to remote production and reliably transmit multiple camera signals via mobile networks. 

“The LU800 and its multi-camera capabilities changed the way we looked at this and accelerated our move to remote production. Before we deployed this remote production system, we had to manage and arrange schedules for our crew, including travel time. That greatly reduced the time available to both our production crew and management team. LiveU’s remote production solution makes our lives much easier and at the end of the day we can make more, and even better, content.

Kanji Kato, Technical Director, Express