AfreecaTV adopts the Sony live production system of HDC-3100 cameras and XVS switchers for their esports arenas
- The customer wanted to expand the 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 the 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 content in Korea. Since its successful P2P streaming service in early 2000, AfreecaTV has been recording 2~3Mil MAU (Monthly Active Users) on 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, etc. And in order to deal with skyrocketing demand for esports content, AfreecaTV considered renovating its current esports arena and establishing 2 more in Seoul.
Challenges
AfreecaTV’s 1st esports arena opened in 2015 and it should have considered additional esports arenas right away, in order to catch up with tremendously increasing demand for 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 HD/3G format and future format of 4K and HDR and uncompromising system reliability as key factors for the 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 have helped each other through the continuous growth of the esports industry from a technical and creative perspective. For its new esports arenas, AfreecaTV would like to adopt a high performing live production system, fully meeting the current requirement in HD and preparing for the future format of 4K and HDR as well. Sony offered the seamlessly integrating and future-proof live production system of HDC-3100 and XVS switcher. The HDC-3100 captures all the moments of excitement and thrill at arenas in HD/3G format and XVS switchers deliver those scenes seamlessly to esports fans around the world effortlessly. And these core products can add 4K and HDR functionality by upgrade when they are required.
Sony never fails our expectations for quality and reliability. That’s why Sony always comes first whenever a new production system is considered.
Mr. Park, Joohyung Head of Media Tech. Team, Esports & Game Biz Group
Results
AfreecaTV has become a de facto leading esports production company with its newly established esports arenas delivering live esports content vividly with high reliability. esports fans around the world have been enjoying various exciting moments with quality that has been 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.
And AfreecaTV just started to consider its 4th arena with a Sony live production system verified for reliability and operational performance.
