UEFA EURO 2024
Optus Sport
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What we do
Optus Sport was the official Australian broadcaster for UEFA EURO 2024, offering exclusive live coverage of all 51 matches from 24 competing nations. Optus Sport also secured exclusive rights to broadcast the CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024. Optus Sport delivered every moment of both tournaments to its subscribers, complemented by a world-class line-up of international broadcast talent, including former Socceroos and Matildas.
What we used
The team of engineers at Gravity Media Australia worked to install and integrate the permanent studio facilities and production workflows at Optus Studio, in their Sydney Campus. Gravity Media manage the technical services for Optus Sport studio including equipment, systems integration, and crewing. The facility was built by the Gravity Media Systems Integration team in 2019 and is a 4K/UHD hybrid facility capable of supporting Optus in the production of content for the Optus Sport service. Gravity Media ensured an agile, robust technical overlay so Optus are able to focus on producing top quality content for the range of sporting events in their stable. The backbone of the facility is a 4K/UHD Hybrid Ross Ultrix Router and Ross Carbonite Ultra Vision Mixer. The audio shuffling and internal multiviewers make the Ultrix Router a great choice for a facility of this size. Audio and communications are managed by a Calrec Brio 36 and Clearcom Delta communications matrix, connected by a Dante network, both punching above their weight in signal density and ability to support the most complex broadcasts.
Outcome
Optus Sport was the Official Broadcaster of the UEFA EURO 2024 and the CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024, and our engineering team provided a Managed Service of the Optus Studio broadcast facilities every day of the tournament throughout the competitions. Optus Sport provided live and on-demand coverage of every match, along with analysis, preview, and review shows. With hosts stationed at their Sydney HQ and on the ground in Germany, subscribers were treated to world-class, wall-to-wall coverage.
