FOX Sports Broadcast, Digital Innovation Headline Super Bowl LI Tech Initiatives
FOX Sports Adds Virtual Reality Super Bowl Highlights to FOX Sports VR App
100-Plus Camera Effort Includes Most Super Slow Motion & High Resolution Cams Ever
FOX Sports, through its FOX Sports Lab initiative, is adding a virtual reality highlight and replay VOD package for SUPER BOWL LI, teaming with LiveLike to deliver the first-of-its kind, six-camera offering through the recently launched FOX Sports VR App. The addition pushes the total FOX Sports camera count well above 100, with more than 70 cameras in play from Houston’s NRG Stadium for the Feb. 5 matchup between the Atlanta Falcons New England Patriots on FOX (6:30 PM ET).
“Everyone wants to elevate their game for the Super Bowl,” said Michael Davies, FOX Sports SVP Field & Technical Operations. “From the players on the field to the advertisers to every single FOX Sports camera operator, they all realize they are on a massive world stage and they want to bring their A game.
“FOX Sports has pushed the envelope of production innovation all year, with virtual reality across several major events,” Davies. “And for the Super Bowl, we re-double that effort, adding several production ‘firsts’ that enhance the multi-platform viewing experience.”
FOX Sports Super Bowl LI production tech highlights:
- NRG STADIUM: With more Super Motion and 4K cameras in play than ever before, the FOXSports Super Bowl LI production effort in-stadium includes:
