Euro 2024: UEFA's Technical Broadcast Operation

14/06/2024

Euro 2024: UEFA's technical broadcast operation By George Bevir

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 09:45

Print This Story

Leipziger Messe: Hall 4 of the venue will be dedicated to the IBC during Euro 2024

UEFA has outlined its technical broadcast operations plan for Euro 2024, with all matches to be produced in a single-layer 1080p50 HDR (hybrid log-gamma, HLG) production format and, for the first time, the use of virtual board replacement for tailored ads in some countries.

UEFA's multi-feed offering provides its broadcast partners with access to a variety of live feeds, including the main match feed the live stadium feed, available in SDI 1080p50 HDR, 1080p50 SDR and 1080i50.

For the first time at the Euros, broadcast partners will be able to access all live feeds remotely through the Content Hub/POP (points-of-presence) service provided by UEFA's distribution partner, Eurovision Services.

Read more Euro 2024: UEFA's live production plans

Broadcast partners can receive their content via POPs in four major European data centres: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and New York.

UEFA said that subject to broadcast partners' bookings, the satellite global distribution of the world feed of all matches at UEFA Euro 2024 is in 1080i & 1080p SDR.

In addition to the traditional satellite distribution of the live stadium feed and remotely through the Content Hub/POP, broadcast partners can access all live feeds directly at the venue and at the IBC.

Audio

The audio production plan is based on various key deliverables, including high-quality stereo TV international sound (TVIS), Dolby surround sound and immersive audio. The surround sound is encoded and embedded on the world feed via satellite only.

The LSF 1080p50 SDR and 1080i50 feeds at the venue, IBC and Content Hub carry the surround sound components, while the LSF 1080p50 HDR at the venues, IBC and Content Hub carry the immersive audio components, providing broadcast partners with the tools to produce their own customised audio experience for their audiences.

IBC

Hall 4 of the Leipziger Messe venue is dedicated to the IBC during UEFA Euro 2024. The entire venue exceeds 20,000m , including over 8,000m2 of newly constructed space.

The IBC is the temporary hub for UEFA's broadcast operations and those of the broadcast partners housed there during UEFA Euro 2024. All multilateral feeds coming from all ten tournament venues are received at and distributed worldwide from the IBC.

UEFA football technology operations for UEFA Euro 2024 will also be hosted at the IBC in their own dedicated hub. In the four video operation rooms, the video match officials - video assistant referees (VARs) and assistant video assistant referees (AVARs) - oversee all matches of the tournament.

The hub receives all data collected by the various UEFA football technologies using optical cameras installed in each stadium, in the case of goal-line technology (GLT) and electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS), or sensors in the ball itself (connected ball). Data is quality-controlled live and distributed in real time to UEFA's various applications, such as semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) or the performance analyst portal.

UEFA has put in place a fully redundant optical fibre network to connect all ten venues to the IBC. This network supports the multilateral feeds as well as a variety of unilateral feeds from broadcast partners, and is delivered with the help of Deutsche Telekom, UEFA's official telecom partner in Germany.

The core network is based on a fully redundant dense wavelength division multiplex (DWDM) infrastructure and offers a capacity of 2 x 200 Gbps per venue. Both unilateral and multilateral HD video and audio (VandA) feeds are transmitted uncompressed between the venues and the IBC to ensure the highest possible quality.

Meanwhile, this year's competition is the first UEFA Euro to include virtual board replacement (VBR), which allows for the replacement of specific advertisements displayed on the in-stadium LED boards with alternative advertisements for target markets. The regions that receive the VBR live stadium feed are China, Germany and the US.

Read more: Euro 2024: UEFA's ENG crews at the ready

LINK:	https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/euro-2024-uefas-technical-bro...
	See more stories from svg

Most recent headlines

05/01/2027

Worlds first 802.15.4ab-UWB chip verified by Calterah and Rohde & Schwarz to be demoed at CES 2026

Worlds first 802.15.4ab-UWB chip verified by Calterah and Rohde & Schwarz to be ...

01/06/2026

Dolby Sets the New Standard for Premium Entertainment at CES 2026

January 6 2026, 05:30 (PST) Dolby Sets the New Standard for Premium Entertainment at CES 2026 Throughout the week, Dolby brings to life the latest innovatio...

02/05/2026

Dalet Flex LTS Delivers Smarter Search, Faster Editing, and an AI-Ready Foundation for Modern Media

Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, t...

01/05/2026

NBCUniversal's Peacock to Be First Streamer to Integrate Dolby's Full Suite of Premium Picture and Sound Innovations

January 5 2026, 18:30 (PST) NBCUniversal's Peacock to Be First Streamer to ...

01/04/2026

DOLBY AND DOUYIN EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATON OF CREATORS WITH DOLBY VISION

January 4 2026, 18:00 (PST) DOLBY AND DOUYIN EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATON OF CREATORS WITH DOLBY VISION Douyin Users Can Now Create And Share Videos With Stun...

18/03/2026

Net Insight Names Larissa GrnerMeeus CPO

Newly named chief product officer (CPO), Larissa G rner Meeus will return to Net Insight on May 4. Larissa G rner Meeus will become CPO of Net Insight on May 4...

18/03/2026

SVG Europe's The Football Summit 2026: Select Sessions Now Available to Watch on SVG PLAY

SVG Europe's The Football Summit 2026 explored how the sports broadcasting i...

18/03/2026

SVG's SportsTech@NABShow Blog Goes Live as Countdown to Vegas Heats Up

The 2026 NAB Show kicks off one month from today and SVG is once again set to cover the show from every angle. SVG's SportsTech@NAB Show Blog is now live - ...

18/03/2026

The Premiere of Dead Lover Showcases Grave Robbing and Sex With a Giant Finger

(L-R) The cast and crew of Dead Lover at The Ray Theater for its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock for Sundan...

18/03/2026

Music Row Piano from Wiltone Productions

Yamaha C7 captured in Nashville Wiltone Productions have announced the release of Music Row Piano, a deeply sampled Yamaha C7 piano library that's been ...

18/03/2026

Techivation introduce T-Warmer Mk2

Bass-enhancement plug-in upgraded Along with a steady stream of new releases, Techivation have recently been revisiting some of the older plug-ins in their ...

18/03/2026

Tonal Balance Control 3 from iZotope

Mix-reference plug-in overhauled iZotope's powerful mix-referencing plug-in has just reached its third major version, and now boasts a new capture proce...

18/03/2026

Toontrack Transistor Organ EKX

Latest EZKeys 2 expansion arrives Toontrack's staggering collection of EZKeys 2 expansions has grown once again, and the latest instalment delivers a on...

18/03/2026

Jess Ho explores the politics of food in new SBS Audio podcast For The Culture

Jess Ho explores the politics of food in new SBS Audio podcast For The Culture 18 March, 2026 Media releases New SBS Audio podcast For The Culture, hosted ...

18/03/2026

Future-ready broadcasts with ATSC 3.0 and enhanced services from Rohde & Schwarz at NAB 2026

Future-ready broadcasts with ATSC 3.0 and enhanced services from Rohde & Schwarz...

18/03/2026

LCTWS 2026

London Calling - When The Industry Convened to Help Streaming Find its MoJo In this blog, Laura Rognoni reflects on key discussions from the Connected TV World...

18/03/2026

SMPTE Unveils 2026 NAB Show Educational Presentations

SMPTE Unveils 2026 NAB Show Educational Presentations Brie Clayton March 18, 2026 0 Comments SMPTE , the home of media professionals, technologists, a...

18/03/2026

Auditel Ad Campaign Shot on Blackmagic PYXIS 12K

Auditel Ad Campaign Shot on Blackmagic PYXIS 12K Brie Clayton March 18, 2026 0 Comments LED wall virtual production blends 12K open gate acquisition w...

18/03/2026