All games will be produced in 1080p HDR, and more than half the Fox games will be available as 4K HDR upconverted broadcasts. Fox Sports will carry 22 games (12 on Fox, 10 on FS1); NBC Sports will present 21 games (eight on NBC, nine on USA Network, four on Peacock). The league will call Birmingham, AL, home for the entire regular season (with the majority of games played in the recently opened Protective Stadium) before shifting to Canton, OH, for the Playoffs at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.<\/p>\n With the production and engineering teams essentially given carte blanche to think big, these broadcasts will feature bleeding-edge production tools rarely, if ever, seen on NFL broadcasts.<\/p>\n A high-speed drone is among the many innovative cameras being used for USFL coverage in Birmingham this season.<\/p><\/div>\n Among the highlights: high-speed drones, HelmetCams on four players, dual Skycams (one behind the offense, one behind the defense), RF wireless 3X-super-slow cameras on the field, 16 player microphones per team, full access to the coach and ref comms systems, an automated first-down measuring system with accompanying animations (think Hawk-Eye for tennis), and, possibly, even a \u201cglowing football\u201d in key situations (remember FoxTrax on NHL games in the \u201990s<\/a>?). Plus, the 10-week regular season looks to be the biggest Home Run Production effort Fox has ever undertaken.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we\u2019re doing is unprecedented,\u201d says Fox Sports producer Chuck McDonald<\/strong>, who will be at the front bench for Fox\u2019s USFL productions. \u201cI don\u2019t know of anybody who has ever had this kind of opportunity. No one has ever had a blank slate where you are asked, \u2018How would you like to cover the best television sport that exists if you had no limits?\u2019. That\u2019s how it has been approached from the beginning, and I can\u2019t wait to see what we do as the season goes on because it\u2019s just going to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n Beverly Hills Aerials has designed a custom-built drone specifically for the USFL that is as fast as a racing drone but is roughly the size of your open hands together.<\/p>\n Who is ready to fly? \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n See every game on @FOXSports<\/a> and @NBCSports<\/a> from above with the help of drones, starting next Saturday! pic.twitter.com\/VkmPs5nz5G<\/a><\/p>\n — USFL (@USFL) April 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_9378-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nA New Era: Production Technology at the Core of USFL Broadcasts <\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a>Not Your Granddad\u2019s Cameras: Custom Drone, HelmetCams, Dual Skycams<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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