Chennai: Tata Communications, which provides support to over 5,000 sporting events globally, expects that the number of remotely produced sporting events will go up dramatically from the current 750 events to as many as 1,800 to 2,000 events in the near future."We support more than 800 television channels on set top boxes in households in North America, Western Europe and large parts of Asia while also supporting more than 5,000 live sporting events globally that are managed end to end by Tata Communications. The live video transmission is supported by Tata Communications from the venue to the respective broadcasters," explained Dhaval Ponda, Global Head, Media and Entertainment Services, Tata Communications.He went on to add that 750 of these 5000 plus events were being remotely produced, initially to cut overhead costs but the true benefit of this move was felt during Covid when people were unable to travel to the venues of the events."Remote production requires high touch, deep … [Read more...] about Up to 2,000 sporting events could be remotely produced in the near future: Tata Communications
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