Innovation for France.tv Paris 2024 – 100% Cloud and 5G, a First in Broadcast History
France Télévisions will create broadcasting history with the 100 percent cloud-based broadcast of the Relay of the Olympic flame delivered entirely on a 5G/Starlink network leveraging TVU Networks proprietary solutions. The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games host broadcaster will launch the innovative France.tv Paris 2024 Olympic Channel next month, beginning on May 8. The sports business alliance has committed to greater energy and environmental sustainability by transforming its broadcasting methods, adopting solutions for the flame’s journey that leverage cloud technology, 5G, Starlink, and the use of drones. The end goal is to unite all of France and their citizens worldwide starting with the traditional Olympic flame and the moment it reaches France. For this purpose, France Télévisions has chosen the comprehensive tools and ecosystem provided by TVU Networks.
“This innovation gives editorial teams the ability to produce more content with greater adaptability and responsiveness, while controlling costs and maintaining the quality standards dear to France Télévisions,” said Frédéric Brochard, CTO and CIO at France Télévisions.
Olympic Flame Cloud Coverage
France.tv Paris 2024 is scheduled to air 10 hours of live coverage per day, tracking the 68-day, 1625 km epic journey, covering 64 territories and 65 celebration sites, while visiting more than 400 towns, with 10,000 Olympic torch bearers, available on the France.tv app, through connected TVs, and via digital platforms that host France.tv.
The ground-breaking approach, conceptualized for even simple live productions, becomes the new broadcasting standard through application to every component of production for an event of such scale, magnitude and complexity, including live feeds, multi-camera switching, graphics, commentaries, audio mixing, intercom, and playout.
“Broadcasting live the journey of the flame is a unique offering, rightly aligned with France Télévisions’ ambitious editorial stance for covering the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” commented Laurent-Eric Le Lay, Director of Sports at France Télévisions. “This innovation allows us to embrace this challenge, offering French citizens the opportunity to continuously experience the 80-day relay, enriched with content and emotional moments that are certain to unfold throughout the course.”
To guarantee comprehensive, low latency and secure coverage of the flame’s journey, the innovative project integrates with AWS infrastructure to deliver an optimal fan technology experience for fans.
“Through this collaboration, France Télévisions and TVU Networks are setting a new standard for the future — one that prioritizes innovation, sustainability, and the power of cloud technology to bring fans closer to the action,” said Romuald Rat, Director of Technological Innovation and AI at France Télévisions. “By opting for a 100% cloud approach, we are saving several dozen tons of CO2 emissions compared to traditional methods.”
TVU Networks
By integration of TVU Networks’ solutions across the entire media workflow, enables this compelling tech partnership to achieve the first end-to-end cloud broadcast for a major event and opens up endless possibilities for new content that identifies with all manor of audiences.
“It’s about working together, challenging what we accept as possible,” says Paul Shen, CEO of TVU Networks, emphasizing the collaborative effort in turning visions into reality. “This isn’t just a milestone; it’s a wake-up call to the industry. The future of broadcast is here, and it’s accessible, sustainable, and opens up endless possibilities for bringing more content to fans everywhere.”
Olympic Torch Relay
Look for the Olympic Torch Relay to start on April 17 in Olympia, Greece, then it moves to Athens. After boarding the Belem, it crosses the Mediterranean Sea to Marseille. On May 8, the Olympic flame starts its path across France. Step 68 finds the Olympic flame back in Paris on July 26 for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Sports Techie, as opposed to linear TV, streaming live video has been met with serious challenges in the near past such as power needs, connection speeds, low latency, and integrating various layers of data including voiceovers, graphics, analytics, stats, odds, and the all-important, adverts, followed by secure delivery, to end-users on devices of their choosing.
Now, for the first time at a major live event, the Paris 2024 Olympic flame relay will be broadcast by France.tv in an entirely cloud-based, 5G network, powered by TVU Networks, Starlink and AWS.
Sports tech and broadcast history will be made during Paris 2024 allowing French citizens to follow along with the Olympic flame journey on the France.tv app, connected TVs and digital platforms that host France.tv, throughout the captivating 1,010-mile, 68-day journey through the French nation.
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