On Saturday 09 October, the Gravity Media team was on site in Las Vegas for the third mega fight between Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder. Gravity Media deployed Mobile Unit Maestro at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the fight’s weigh in production that aired live on BT Sport. Across the street, at the T-Mobile arena, Gravity Media’s crew was onsite assisting BT in the production of fight night. The fight ended with a stunning knockout victory for Tyson Fury over Deontay Wilder in the 11th round.
Gravity Media’s Maestro packs a punch in a small footprint. At 40 Feet long, Maestro features a Grass Valley K-Frame Switcher, Calrec Audio Board, EVS XT3 replay servers, and Sony broadcast cameras. Gravity Media’s USA operation runs a fleet of mobile units equipped with the most advanced HD and 4K technology available. Positioned in key locations, we have a mobile unit for every occasion, from Sprinter-based vans to custom-built semis.
To find out how Gravity Media can help with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
The European Qualifiers resumed last night when England hosted Hungary at Wembley Stadium chasing a place at next year’s FIFA World cup.
Gravity Media was under the famous arch with a team on site producing the big screen output at Wembley Stadium using our Outside Broadcast truck Pictor.
Based in the UK, Pictor is a multi-functional broadcast vehicle which can fit up to 16 fixed cameras well as comfortably seat a crew of eight. It is an ultra-efficient mobile TV production unit, designed to support both traditional and remote integration/ At-Home workflows. Cutting edge technology combines with an ergonomic working environment, allowing streamlined production teams to create engaging content in day-long comfort.
Our flexible Production Centre in London offers full live production, whether on-site or as part of a hybrid remote configuration. The facility is ideal for fast-turnaround rolling highlights edits for broadcast or digital, live streams, in-match clips for social and digital, as well as crafted highlights, along with features and traditional post-production.
Football is in our DNA and to find out how we can help you with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
On Saturday 09 October, Gravity Media provided outside broadcast facilities for the CH7 Sport coverage of the Spring Champion Stakes 2021.
The Spring Champion Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of 2000 meters at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia with a total prize money of $1 million AUD.
Gravity Media provided our outside broadcast truck HD 1, multiple cameras on-site, studio and location audio solutions, and crew for the event. HD 1 is a custom built, double expanding semi-trailer that supports 24 HD cameras, with up to seven vision operators, eight Replay operators, and an OB supervisor position. It can accommodate 27 staff in high tech, climate-controlled comfort.
To find out how we can help with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
Over the weekend of Saturday 09 October, Gravity Media provided CH7 Sports with a broadcast solution for the Caulfield Guineas 2021 horseracing event at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
The Caulfield Guineas is an enormous event on the racing calendar, held annually as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
The race is run over 1600 meters for three-year-old horses and is considered one of the pre-eminent three-year-old races in Australia, with a total prize money of $2 million AUD.
For the event, Gravity Media provided our Outside Broadcast truck HD 10, complete with multiple camera coverage, studio and on-the-ground audio, along with EVS and crew. HD 10 is our purpose built, ergonomically designed, single expanding semi-trailer. It supports 24 HD cameras, with up to seven vision operators, eight Replay operators and an OB supervisor.
To find out how we can help with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
The fourth edition of the Laver Cup tennis tournament takes place from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 September 2021 at the TD Garden in Boston, USA.
Gravity Media teams from across the UK, USA and Australia have joined forces once again to deploy our unique flypacks and US based flagship mobile unit Columbus for the men’s tennis tournament.
Columbus is the first mobile unit to feature a full 4K monitor wall, one-button hydraulic deployment and integrated RF – stay tuned as men’s tennis teams from Europe and the rest of the world battle it out!
To find out how Gravity Media can help with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
Over the weekend, Gravity Media’s satellite uplink fleet in Australia beamed Racing live from far flung locations, from the east to the west of the wide continent that is Australia.
On the east coast, the harness racing took place at Wedderburn in country Victoria and thoroughbred racing at Donald. Three thousand kilometres away, on the west coast thoroughbred racing occurred at York and further towards the Nullarbor, thoroughbred racing at Kellerberrin.
Gravity Media’s state of the art DSNG (digital satellite) HD uplink fleet is constantly traversing the country, covering live sports, entertainment, and events. The largest fleet of its kind in Australasia, the state-of-the-art vehicles are built to travel long distances in rugged conditions, for our skilled broadcast engineers to beam live audio and vision from remote locations for premium customers.
To find out how we can help with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
The American Track League is a US-based track and field event for professional athletes driven by fans and athletes.
On Sunday 18 July, Gravity Media’s mobile unit Maestro orchestrated our coverage of the latest American Track League event in Mission Viejo, California. Maestro features a full-length curb-side expand to allow seating for eight in production and five in tape.
Our USA operation runs a fleet of mobile units equipped with the most advanced HD and 4K technology available. To find out how Gravity Media can help you with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
On Saturday 5 June, Gravity Media assisted the multi-award-winning production company, Artemis Media, with an Australian television first, Australia’s Biggest Singalong! – a two-hour live event broadcasted on SBS (Special Broadcasting Service), NITV (National Indigenous Television), and SBS On Demand.
Australia’s Biggest Singalong gave Australian audiences the opportunity to get together with friends or family to sing to their heart’s content, alongside special guests, choirs, and vocalists all around the country.
Guided by Pub Choir Director, Astrid Jorgensen, the night taught us all to sing a timeless Aussie classic, Throw Your Arms Around Me, by front man and songwriter, Mark Seymour, of the legendary band Hunters and Collectors. The special night brought the nation together in song to celebrate the power of music, with hosts Julia Zemiro and Miranda Tapsell adding their voices to the mix.
Gravity Media successfully delivered facilities and production support for the exciting two-hour live singing event on location at Sydney Town Hall. The team used outside broadcast super truck HD8, complete with crew and linked to remote locations via LiveU bonded technology in Brisbane, Cairns, Mid-North NSW, and Broome.
To find out how we can help you with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
Following the huge success of Round 3, outside broadcast truck Pictor was on the road again this weekend, this time at Millwall Football Club for the host broadcast of Millwall vs Bristol City and then at Fulham for the host broadcast of Fulham vs Burnley in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup.
These matches were two of 16 world feeds Gravity Media produced for The FA across the round, managed by the Gravity Media team at The Production Centre, London.
In total, the team produced four outside broadcasts, 16 world feeds for rights holding broadcasters along with highlights shows, and digital clips for huge worldwide audiences.
Gravity Media is proud to introduce to you our newly commissioned outside broadcast vehicle, Suhail which is now available to rent.
Suhail was built to satisfy the growing demand for live event coverage across the Qatar region and can seat a crew of seven in air-conditioned comfort and can take up to six fixed cameras and two RFs.
Suhail is the ideal mobile unit for live production, taking major sporting events, concerts, exhibitions, current affairs programmes, and entertainment shows in its stride.
Taking a glance at Suhail, it is compact, agile, flexible, fully HD and DSNG-ready! What more could you ask for from your perfect partner for all your production and broadcast needs!
Find out more about Suhail here, download the English brochure or Arabic brochure and to see the truck in action, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com or contact us on +974 4458 3422.
It’s the fight everyone’s been talking about, and it’s the fight brought to BT Sport by Gravity Media’s mobile production unit, Columbus.
Over the weekend of 22 to 23 February, Columbus and its operational B-Unit were deployed to Las Vegas’s iconic MGM Grand venue for one of the most eagerly anticipated rematches in living memory. And the fight lived up to the hype, with the Gypsy King (Fury) delivering a boxing masterclass to defeat his US opponent with a seventh-round TKO. The previously undefeated Wilder had been floored twice before his corner threw in the towel.
The two Gravity Media mobile units joined three additional OB trucks and six SNG vehicles within the TV compound at MGM Grand, showing the scale of the intense media interest. They were used to produce BT Sport’s onsite presentation studio, as well as coverage from ringside. In addition, Gravity Media also supplied commentary and comms solutions to the UK rights holder.
The flexibility offered by Columbus – a 60ft single-expanding unit that carries and deploys UK-friendly production solutions – was one of the key attractions for BT Sport when it came to selecting its facilities partner for this project. Tools such as Glensound commentary equipment and Coles lip mics, combined with an engineering team that’s experienced in UK production workflows, make Gravity Media an ideal choice for British broadcasters operating within North America.
Gravity Media, the leading global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors, has provided BT Sport’s exclusive PPV coverage of the Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 heavyweight title fight. Columbus, Gravity Media’s Los Angeles-based 4K multi-purpose mobile unit, was deployed at Las Vegas’ iconic MGM Grand venue alongside its operational B Unit for the rematch on February 22, which was expected to become the biggest fight this year. This follows the split-decision draw between the Gypsy King (Fury) and Bronze Bomber (Wilder) in December 2018.
The two Gravity Media mobile units joined three additional OB trucks and six SNG vehicles within the TV compound at MGM Grand showing the scale of the intense media interest. They were used to produce BT Sport’s on-site presentation studio as well as coverage from ringside. In addition, Gravity Media also supplied commentary and comms solutions to the UK rights holder.
The flexibility offered by its 60ft single expanding Columbus unit, which carries and deploys UK-friendly production solutions, was one of the key attractions for BT Sport when it came to selecting its facilities partner for this project. Tools such as Glensound commentary equipment, and Coles lip mics, combined with an engineering team that’s experienced in UK production workflows involving EVS and intercom particularly, make Gravity Media an ideal choice for British broadcasters operating within North America. Gravity understood BT Sport’s requirements from the outset as the team clearly understood the UK technical language that was being used by BT Sport’s engineers and operations team.
Marc Genin, Gravity Media’s Executive Vice President, added: “Although Columbus was built to serve the North American production market, it can be reconfigured with elements that are preferred in British productions. This means that we can meet the specific requirements of UK content creators such as BT Sport which are covering major events over here without having to compromise on ambition or quality to achieve a familiar feel.”
Columbus is the flagship of Gravity Media’s North American fleet and was the first mobile unit to feature a full 4K monitor wall, one-button hydraulic deployment and integrated RF. It has been used for a range of high-end 4K HDR and UHD sports and entertainment productions in the US.
