Racing Victoria.
Understanding the importance of high quality, efficient broadcasting of content, Racing Victoria sought out Surge Productions to help create their broadcast and technology strategy that will direct them into the future.
This includes:
• A thorough assessment and subsequent production report on how to improve the broadcast platform Racing.com which is their internal free-to-air channel on Ch78 and Foxtel.
• Executing changes suggested as part of the findings in the production report.
• Renew the Steward Review system and implemented new technology that has allowed remote facilitation.
• Worked with Telstra on Racing Victoria’s behalf to implement innovative broadcasting techniques that created efficient workflow and significant cost cutting. This resulted in removing cameras from the racetrack without using Satellite or DVN infrastructure. Introducing fast speed internet enabled cameras to be located in a remote hub with less than a second latency at broadcast quality.
• Established a proof-of-concept to enable race callers to be located in a remote hub away from the track.
• Implemented a new graphics package and a change of supplier for the Racing.com platform.
• Implemented captioning for the Racing.com coverage after performing a market analysis on the appropriate suppliers. Sourcing a supplier with AI capabilities saw a 50% saving in budget costs.
“We have had the privilege of working directly with Chris and the team at Surge Productions across the past 3 years. With a vast knowledge of production workflows and broadcast technology, from initial advice through to the delivery of projects and/or productions, the experience has been world-class. Racing Victoria owns diverse media assets including Outside Broadcast, Racing.Com and extensive distribution networks. Chris and Surge Productions have been engaged to lead many and varied projects, creating efficiencies and first-class deliverables.
Our organisation values the professional relationship, and we look forward to more successful outcomes.”
Grant Hicks - EGM Broadcast, Racing.com Media