USGA Calls NEP’s NCP14 Unit Home for U.S. Open World-Feed Production
More than 190 countries will broadcast the U.S. Open via a world feed produced by the USGA out of NEP’s NCP14 production unit. More
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NFL Kickoff 2020: NBC’s Sunday Night Football Adds New Production Tools On-Site, Shifts Graphics and Edit Teams Back Home
NBC Sunday Night Football enters its 15th season — after nine straight atop the primetime-TV ratings — facing unprecedented challenges in the face of the pandemic. However, that’s not stopping NBC Sports Group from continuing its tradition as one of the largest and most high-tech live sports productions in the business. More
WWE SummerSlam: WWE Goes All Out at Amway Center With New ‘Thunderdome’ Viewing Experience
After a months-long hiatus in which events were confined to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, WWE has returned to big-time arenas with SummerSlam Weekend at Orlando’s Amway Center, its first PPV event from a major venue since early March. In addition, WWE is debuting its “Thunderdome” viewing experience, featuring live virtual fans in shown […] More
UFC Creates Live-Production Ecosystem From Scratch on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi
UFC’s much-hyped Fight Island officially kicked off last weekend with UFC 251, the first of four events to be held in two weeks at the one-of-a-kind compound created on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. With a full quarantine bubble in place, UFC’s production-operations team worked with NEP to create a broadcast center from scratch inside […] More
NEP Adds Canon UHD-DIGISUPER 111 and 122 4K Field Box Zoom Lenses to Arsenal
NEP Group has added Canon’s UHD-DIGISUPER 111 and UHD-DIGISUPER 122 4K field box zoom lenses to their lineup of Canon broadcast equipment. NEP Group helps to produce and broadcast some of the largest and most-watched live sporting and entertainment events across the United States and the globe. The newly acquired Canon 4K field box zoom […] More
SVG On Demand: What’s New in Camera and Lenses From Canon, Fujifilm, Grass Valley, NEP, and Sony
Looking for the updates on the latest developments in camera and lens technology? You’re in luck, as leading broadcast vendors took the virtual stage recently to discuss their new offerings, new features, and how they can make a difference in a production. SVG’s Ken Kerschbaumer moderated a panel featuring Thomas Fletcher, Fujifilm, Director of Marketing; […] More
The State of Live Production: IP Is Here, HDR and REMI Are on the Rise, Personalization Is Key
Over the past decade, live production has seen gradual change in the technologies and workflow used to deliver sports, concerts, and other big events to viewers. Today, with the maturation of IP-based production tools, the rise of 4K and HDR, the increasing popularity of the at-home/REMI centralized production model, and the explosion in direct-to-consumer OTT […] More
NEP Purchases More Than 50 Sony HDC-3500L, HDC-5500L Cameras
Sony Electronics has completed an agreement with international outsourced technical production partner NEP Group for the purchase of more than 50 Sony HDC-3500L and HDC-5500L cameras. A longtime Sony customer and collaborator, NEP will use these products to support live sports productions and entertainment events worldwide, giving at-home viewers front row seats. More
NEP Prepares for Summer of Sports With Grass Valley Kit Investment
Gearing up for a strong year of premier live sporting events, NEP Europe has augmented its production capability with a number of Grass Valley live IP production pieces. At the core of the expansion are nearly 60 new Grass Valley LDX 86N cameras. More
Overwatch League Launches Home-and-Away Era With Opening Homestands in NYC, Arlington
Last weekend, more than three years of development by Blizzard Entertainment culminated in the Overwatch League’s (OWL’s) first pair of homestands, in New York City and Arlington, TX. Now in its third season, the esports league had planned from the beginning to transition from a central venue (previously, Blizzard Arena in Burbank, CA) to a […] More