46 XTREME Call of Duty
Words by Chelsea Fearnley
FEED talks to NEP and Gfinity about producing and supporting the live broadcast of the Call of Duty World League qualifiers
ast month, live broadcast veterans NEP combined forces with Gfinity to support the OB of the Call of Duty World League (CWL) qualifiers at London’s Copper Box. The event was the third in the season and it saw 16 qualifying professional league teams from all over the world battle it out for a $325,000 cash prize. CWL is the official esports league developed around the Call of Duty video game franchise from publisher Activision- Blizzard. Since its inception in 2016, CWL has featured an amateur open, alongside its pro events, with its own prize pool. The top two teams from each pool get to advance to the winner’s bracket of the double-elimination championship bracket, while other squads head to the championship losers’ bracket. Gfinity employed NEP to provide the production facilities for the three-day event, which was broadcast live via Twitch, MLG and in the game live event viewer on PS4 in Black Ops 4. This was not a greenhorn esports event for NEP at the Copper Box. It broadcast the Rocket League Championships at the venue in June last year, so NEP was aware of the interesting, albeit limiting, cable access points. “We had a team of six cable riggers. Within five hours, we had cables into the studio, green room, players’ lounge and across the access floor,” says Luke Westbury, commercial & technical projects manager, NEP. NEP supplied two OB trucks, including its newest IP-based truck, Ceres. “It TEAMWORK MAKES THE ESPORTS WORK
IT’S JUST A GAME The event was broadcast live and featured 23 cameras covering four content streams, with a team ready to change perspective as the action increased and decreased
WE HAD A TEAM OF SIX CABLE RIGGERS. WITHIN FIVE HOURS, WE HAD CABLES INTO THE STUDIO, GREEN ROOM, PLAYERS’ LOUNGEANDTHEACCESSFLOOR
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