When it comes to producing an eye-catching spectacle, esports companies have come a long way since the early days of small-scale tournaments and low production values. Today, a regular production for a high-tier tournament has dozens of people taking part, and using some of the most high-tech products available.
To understand more about the progressive trends that shape up esports production, we spoke to Fabian Leimbach, the Senior Director of Broadcast Engineering at the ESL FACEIT Group, competitive games and esports company, and Leon Herche, Head of Creative Production at bright! Studios, a visual design and AR studio.
Humble beginnings to mass distribution
“The esports production sector has changed significantly in the last couple of years,” said Leimbach, with the biggest changes apparent in the levels...
You are not signed in
Only registered users can read the rest of this article.
IBC Accelerators: Master Control Cloud
The Master Control Cloud project, part of the 2025 IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, aims to build a proof-of-concept system that reimagines the traditional broadcast master control room as a scalable, cloud-native service.
Build-up to IBC2025: Content Everywhere companies take stock
In just a few weeks’ time, the global media and entertainment industry will convene at the RAI in Amsterdam for this year’s IBC. As usual, technology innovations and new business models will be on show, along with the usual presence of informative and influential speakers.
SkyRace des Matheysins: Reliable live production in hostile terrain
Favoriz Production used Haivision technology for agile live production in the French Alps – a landscape with limited 4G coverage and no public IP infrastructure.
Project NEO: Reimagining the live broadcast model
SVT’s all-software approach to covering the Winter Olympics looks to provide a new blueprint for broadcast operations.
The rest is podcasting: How the stars aligned for vodcasts
Podcasting has changed markedly since the early days of iPods and MP3 files, as the democratisation of high-end video technology and evolving consumer habits have ushered in a new age of video-first formats. James McKeown discusses the landscape with the UK’s leading podcast producer, Goalhanger.
