AfreecaTV adopts Sony live production system of HDC-3100 cameras and XVS switchers for their esports arenas
- The customer wanted to expand live production system with high reliability
- The intention to upgrade to 4K and HDR functionality on demand
- 4 HDC-3100 cameras and 1 XVS-6000 for Vita500 Colosseum Esports Arena
- 9 HDC-3100 cameras and 1 XVS-7000 for Sangam Colosseum Esports Arena
- Seamlessly integrated live production system with quality and reliability
- Future-proofing functionality of 4K and HDR by simple upgrade
We have been very satisfied with Sony live production system and its technical advice as well as its reliability help a lot for our daily production.
Mr. Park, Joohyung Head of Media Tech. Team, Esports & Game Biz Group
Background
AfreecaTV is a leading video streaming service producer and provider for esports contents in Korea. Since its successful P2P streaming service in early 2000, AfreecaTV has been recording 2~3Mil MAU (Monthly Active Users) in average and enthusiastically trying to expand its business to other segment such as esports. AfreecaTV has been covering various esports leagues such as Starcraft by Blizzard, Battle Ground by PUBG, League of Legends & Valorant by Riot Games and etc. And in order to deal with skyrocketing demands on esports contents, AfreecaTV considered to renovate its current esports arena and newly establish 2 more in Seoul.
Challenges
AfreecaTV’s 1st esports arena was opened up in 2015 and it should have considered additional esports arenas right away, in order to catch up with tremendously increasing demands on esports contents. Experiencing and learning from its 1st arena project, AfreecaTV set excellent operational performance to be able to produce clear and vivid images in current format of HD/3G format and future format of 4K and HDR and added an uncompromising system reliability as key factors for next esports arena projects. AfreecaTV would like to improve its production skill and capability by raising the standard in creative production higher than the expectation.
Sony Solution
Sony has been sustaining close interaction with AfreecaTV since its 1st esports arena project in 2015. Sony and AfreecaTV helped each other for continuous growth of esports industry in terms of technical and creative perspective. For new esports arenas, AfreecaTV would like to adopt high performing live production system, fully addressing to current requirement in HD and getting prepared for future format of 4K and HDR as well. Sony offered seamlessly integrating and future-proof live production system of HDC-3100 and XVS switcher. HDC-3100 could capture all the moment of excitement and thrill at arenas in HD/3G format and XVS switchers could deliver those scenes seamlessly to esports fans around the world without any trouble. And these core products can add 4K and HDR functionality by upgrade when they are required.
Sony never fails our expectation on quality and reliability. That’s why Sony always comes first whenever new production system is considered.
Mr. Park, Joohyung Head of Media Tech. Team, Esports & Game Biz Group
Results
AfreecaTV has become de facto leading esports production company with its newly established esports arenas delivering live esports contents vividly with high reliability. esports fan around the world have been enjoying various exciting moment with quality which was captured and produced in HD/3G format. AfreecaTV has been covering a variety of esports leagues including Starcraft by Blizzard, Battle Ground by PUBG, League of Legends & Valorant by Riot Games, and its presence will continue to grow further.
And AfreecaTV just started to consider its 4th arena with Sony live production system verified for reliability and operational performance.
