On Friday 11 February, Gravity Media welcomed the undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion, Tyson Fury, for a “Pub Talk” whilst filming the latest episode of Mola’s new TV show.

Presented by former footballers Alan Brazil and Ray Parlour, the two-time world champion, Tyson Fury joined the team in the studio where they discussed Tyson’s upcoming fight against Dillian Whyte, the launch of his new energy drink “Furocity” and his life back home in Morecambe.

Gravity Media produced the four-camera studio programme for Mola, providing the studio, gallery, and staff. Keep your eyes peeled as the show airs next month!

Over the past four years, Gravity Media has been facilitating Main Event boxing matches for Fox Sports in Australia. 

On Wednesday 17th November, Gravity Media facilitated another main event fight between Tszyu and Inoue at Qudos Bank Arena. 

The fight was highly anticipated as this was the next step for Tszyu on his way to the World Title Challenge next year. With Tszyu taking the win, he continues to extend his impressive professional record to now 20-0. 

Gravity Media provided an extensive crew for the main event, proving complete camera coverage, and facilitated the broadcast on location using our HD8 Outside Broadcast truck. The fight was broadcast live on Foxtel Sport’s MAIN EVENT Pay-Per-View event channel and Kayo.  

To find out more about our services within the boxing market, click here, and to find out how Gravity Media can help you with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com. 

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  

Over the past four years, Gravity Media has been facilitating Main Event boxing matches for Fox Sports in Australia with two different levels of support.  

The events mainly take place in eastern states of Australia from Townsville in Queensland down through to Newcastle and Sydney in New South Wales, and to Melbourne in Victoria – even starting to go regional with Bendigo hosting an event in 2019.  

The smaller fight card events mainly display up and coming talent and broadcast solely on Fox Sports. For these events where traditionally six cameras are used, Gravity Media provides the RoVa outside broadcast trucks. RoVa’s were designed, built and integrated to the highest standards and these trucks bring operational and technical advantages to productions, in a comfortable working environment.  

Pre-COVID-19, the smallest boxing event Gravity Media has facilitated was held in St Kilda Town Hall in Melbourne where 200 people attended.  

On the big-name exclusive events where potential “Title” holders and/or celebrities fight, Gravity Media provides one of our double expanding outside broadcast trucks – including HD 1, HD 6, or HD 8. These bouts utilise between ten to fourteen cameras and are broadcast on Foxtel’s Main Event pay per view channel.  

The biggest boxing event in Australia so far was the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn which took place at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia in July 2017. Thousands of fans gathered to watch the sold-out fight at the stadium which saw Jeff Horn win the fight by unanimous decision and claim his first world title in boxing. Gravity Media facilitated this international event.  

Gravity Media is in your corner! Gravity Media is an experienced and dedicated producer of combat sports and martial arts content, from major boxing fights to top-tier MMA contests. Our offering spans full outside broadcast productions using one or more of our OB trucks, to digital production and streaming services from one of our Production Centres located globally. 

To find out more about our services within the boxing market, click here and to find out how Gravity Media can help you with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com. 

On Saturday 17 April, the Gravity Media equipment rental team was in MTK Global’s corner as they supplied numerous pieces of broadcast equipment including six Sony HDC-4300 camera channels, two Canon HJ14 lenses, one EVS and one box lens for fight night in Bolton.  

Gravity Media offers the latest broadcast equipment for rental to the outside broadcast, studio and production markets, supported by a 24/7 technical backup service. All our rental equipment is carefully prepared and tested before every job, and our transportation and logistics team deliver locally, nationally and internationally within days of order.   

Each piece of equipment comes with a robust, custom-built flight case ensuring it reaches you in perfect condition and ready for use, wherever you may be in the world.   

For more information on our broadcast equipment rental click here or email us enquiries@gravitymedia.com  

Will Wright, our Head of Production & Executive Producer of Gravity Media in the USA, caught up with SVG to discuss Gravity Media’s jam packed week filled with 47 events. It was all hands-on deck for the Gravity Media team in the USA with every US mobile unit out on site and all team members deployed! 

The week ended with the production of BKFC’s Knucklemania on the evening of Friday 5 February in Lakeland Florida. Gravity Media’s Director of Engineering, Tyler Thomas was onsite in Lakeland with our 4K mobile unit Columbus which was at the center of the production as the team packaged the event.  

“As a company, we are known for facilities,” says Will Wright, who is responsible for the Knucklemania event explained. “We are able to still provide that with great high-end facilities and high-end cameras like the Sony HDC-4300, but now we are a packager as well. This is the third PPV we have done with BKFC and the biggest event that they’ve done.”  

As the packager for the show, the Gravity Media team had a lot of control over the production elements with 45 people working on the show, five working from home and 10 in Los Angeles, where remote graphics, highlight editing, streaming/and social integration, and Spanish-language commentary are handled. Our Director of Technology, Alex Rybalko was responsible for overseeing the operations along with Danita Davies, Manager of Remote Production at our Los Angeles base.  

The SVG article is available to read in full here and to find out more about Gravity Media can help you with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com     

On Thursday 19 November, Ring City USA debuted at the iconic Wild Card Boxing gym in Los Angeles with its inaugural main and co-main event.  

Ring City’s main and co-main events featured a roundup of impressive young talent and the show was headlined by Miguel Roman and O’Shaquie Foster who went head to head in the 10-round showdown.  

NBC Sports’ presentation of Ring City USA boxing continued on Thursday 3 December with the main event featuring junior middleweights Brandon Adams and Sonny Duversonne, who fought in an eight-round showdown.  

Gravity Media’s mobile unit Columbus was there to capture the action on both occasions and produced the debut boxing show that aired on the NBC Sport Network. Gravity Media also packaged the event providing the production crew, all technical services, as well as production management for the event.  

Available for high-end 4K and UHD sports and entertainment productions, Columbus is the flagship of our fleet and the first mobile unit to feature a full 4K monitor wall, one-button hydraulic deployment and integrated RF. Find out more and download the Columbus truck brochure here. 

For more information on how Gravity Media can help you with your next production, please email enquiries@gravitymedia.com  

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.

Image by Dolly Clew.

The final Cage Warriors event of the year took place at London’s Indigo at the O2 on Friday 22 November. The main card saw world title wins for Modestas Bukauskas in the Light Heavyweight Division, and a new Middleweight Champion crowned in Nathias Frederick. Frederick won by TKO (punches) in round 4, while Bukauskas won via KO (elbows) in round 1.

Host broadcast and in-vision presentation for the event was provided by Gravity Media’s Production Centre, Manchester.

Image by Dolly Clew.

In the past week, Gravity Media’s Production & Content business (formerly known as Input Media) has delivered a monumental amount of sporting content for a range of high-profile clients around the world. The skilled team at The Production Centre in Chiswick, West London was responsible for the co-ordination, production and delivery of more than 50 hours of programming of men’s and women’s football, tennis and MMA.

Projects included… 

Image by Dolly Clew.

Saturday 26 October saw Cage Warriors 109 take place at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, where the night’s eight pro fights included one of the biggest non-title fights of the year in Dean Trueman (GB) vs Morgan Charriere (Fra). Former featherweight champion Trueman was ultimately defeated by rising star Charriere by TKO in the third round.

Cage Warriors is widely seen as the proving ground for MMA’s next big stars, being the former home of Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping and almost 100 other big-name fighters who have gone on to the UFC.

Fight Night 109’s main event was between local hero Jai Herbert and former UFC fighter Cain Carrizsoa (USA) in the Lightweight Championship. Herbert defeated Carrizosa via KO/TKO at 3:26 of Round 1.

Gravity Media’s new UK outside broadcast truck, Pictor, was used to host broadcast the event. Pictor is an 18ft rigid unit with capacity for 16 HD camera channels and two RFs, and a three-tiered production area that can accommodate a crew of eight. This state-of-the art mobile unit offers the latest AV equipment from Grass Valley, Calrec and EVS.