Fisu Winter Games dazzle viewers
anuary witnessed the 32nd edition of the Fisu Winter World University Games in
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Italy. It saw more than 2000 student athletes from 57 nations competing in nine different winter disciplines during 11 days of competition. Turin’s Palavela hosted the short track and figure skating, while the women’s ice hockey tournament and men’s semi-finals were held on rink 1 of the Palatazzoli. The men’s hockey preliminaries were held in the arenas of Torre Pellice and Pinerolo, while the municipality of Bardonecchia hosted alpine skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding. For the first time in the history of the event, able-bodied and para
student athletes competed on the same slopes in alpine and cross- country skiing (standing, sitting and visually impaired categories). EMG Italy supported the event by providing a high level of production and quality to the final product. The broadcast provider also offered live graphics services, time keeping and the production of the event’s official opening title sequence.
Memorable game day at Michigan Stadium
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ichigan Stadium is the largest sports stadium in the US and the third-
sports production team embarked on a full upgrade of multiple sports facilities on campus, most notably Michigan Stadium. With help from CTI, a leading audio-visual systems provider, the school installed Canare 32MD-ST- 4U patch panels to monitor all feeds in and out of the production team’s video routers – crucial in an SDI router environment. important aspect of bringing a high- energy experience to our fans.” Sports venues are investing in immersive entertainment to enhance the in-person experience fans can’t get at home. “You can celebrate here with tens of thousands of other fans,” added Rowe. “A premium audio experience really elevates that.” “Hockey arenas in general are challenging acoustically,” said AV Group partner Andrew Foord. “We have to be very careful about where arrays are pointed and where we are putting sound in the building to avoid creating too many reflections.”
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Sounding out Scotiabank
anada’s Scotiabank Arena has revealed a big upgrade to its audio experience with
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the deployment of a Meyer Sound Panther system. When the venue kicked off its sonic upgrade in 2022, it had a clear vision for its supplier Aligned Vision Group of Toronto. “We pride ourselves on delivering a best-in-class experience for our fans in every part of their journey at Scotiabank Arena,” said Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment’s director of venue technology Tyler Rowe. “So, a premium audio experience in our venue is critical. Audio is an
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