NFL Media Gs Multiplatform at Scouting Combine

New Combine Primetime show on NFL Network offers Olympics-style recaps over the weekend

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NFL Media is flexing its multiplatform muscle more than ever at the NFL Scouting Combine this week in Indianapolis. NFL Network, NFL.com, NFL Now, and NFL Mobile are offering a breadth of live coverage throughout the six days of press conferences and workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium. While NFL Network is once again providing the big-picture coverage - including a brand-new Combine Primetime recap show following daily workouts Friday-Monday - NFL Media's digital platforms give hardcore fans plenty of detailed coverage from three sets at the Combine.

As an NFL Media Group, we are trying to more fully integrate our network and digital platforms, says Dave Shaw, VP, production, NFL Media. We showcased that at the Super Bowl and are continuing it here. A lot of the pieces we use will be for both.

Army of Trucks, Cameras in Indy

NFL Media has a trio of Game Creek Video mobile units in Indianapolis: Glory (A and B) for the network's Combine Primetime, Pride (A and B) for workout coverage each day, and Dynasty for NFL Digital. In addition, a pair of HFi's Crave support units are home to in-house editing, Sportvision virtual graphics, transmission, and quality-control operations.

Between NFL Network and Digital, a total of 24 EVS replay servers are on hand, as well as 20,000 ft. of cable runs and extensions.

Director Brian Hennessey and producer Chris Wertz man the front bench for Combine Primetime, and director Steve Beim and producer Mike Titleman are handling the workout coverage each day.

NFL Media's 42-camera complement (32 for NFL Network, 10 handhelds for Digital) includes the Skycam Wildcat aerial system, two NAC/Ikegami Hi-Motion II ultra-slo-mos, a Steadicam, two jibs (one on the field, one at the NFL Network set on the concourse), five robos, three AVS (Aerial Video Systems) RF cams, one POV, and a pair of ENG cameras.

Also in the mix at Lucas Oil Stadium are a pair of Reality Check touchscreen displays on NFL Media sets.

To exchange content and deliver feeds, NFL Media has established eight outbound transmission paths to its broadcast center in Culver City, CA; eight inbound from Culver City; and direct paths between Indianapolis and Encompass Atlanta and between the Culver City facility and Encompass Stamford.

Augmented Reality Is Part of the Show

This year, for the first time, NFL Media has deployed an ncam system in conjunction with its Vizrt graphics platform to create augmented-reality elements during the workouts. These elements include player comparisons on the 40-yard dash, QB and RB comparisons, and social-media elements.

Returning on the graphics front is virtual 10- and 20-yard-cut time, which debuted at last year's Combine. The RCS/Vizrt graphics generator takes in the data output from the tracking system supplied by the NFL Combine staff and creates a virtual graphic displaying each player's 10-yard-cut time.

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