FEED Honours List | Calrec recognised by FEED for outstanding contribution to sports broadcast

FEED’s sports broadcast segment Xtreme is taking this opportunity to celebrate those beaming the biggest sporting moments to the world this year. From the Summer Games to the Euros, there’s plenty to choose from. In its 60th anniversary year, Calrec is delighted to have been recognised by FEED for its outstanding contribution to sports broadcast.

In the year that Calrec celebrated 60 years of putting sound in the picture, global sports fans have been bowled over by live events in 2024. From Sail GP, French and US Open tennis, Wimbledon, the Euros, golf’s Open Championship and Formula E to the Paris Summer Games, Calrec has played a major part, with many tournaments running back to back.

Providing a mix of equipment both onsite and in remote and distributed workflows, Calrec has partnered with multiple broadcasters to deliver greater efficiencies, create more content and enable content providers to deliver the highest quality sound to viewers worldwide, with unparalleled support for large sporting events.

Golf is always a challenge due to the geography and distances involved. This year’s Open Championship in Scotland was especially technically demanding, with 151 cameras and 225 microphones making use of a Calrec Artemis console and RP1s for IFBs. Now in its fourth season, with events across the globe, Sail GP employs the latest remote production techniques with a full remote audio mix on a Calrec Apollo console in London.

At Wimbledon, all games across all 18 courts were mixed on 21 Calrec consoles, utilising a mixture of Brio, Summa, Apollo and Artemis, along with an ImPulse core for IP routing. With three large OBs onsite, the Summa consoles were provided as de-rig with a turnaround so tight that some of the OBs drove straight to Paris for the Summer Games.

Meanwhile, in Paris, broadcasters were using Calrec consoles in new and exciting ways; smaller consoles like Brio were used to create 5.1 surround mixes and content for social channels like TikTok. Other broadcasters used hybrid SDI/IP units, there was lots of full remote production – and a brand-new Argo S console ordered direct from the stand at NAB 2024 was flown to Tahiti to cover the surfing.