Premiership Women’s Rugby - TNT Sports Coverage with Buzz 16
Date: 2025-05-06 Category: Case Study Location: UK
Overview
Following a successful inaugural season, Limitless Broadcast returned for a second year to deliver comprehensive broadcast coverage of the Premiership Women's Rugby (PWR) for Buzz 16 and TNT Sports. Our proven workflow, “The Limitless Way,” provided scalable, editorially rich, and technically robust delivery across a busy multi-week match schedule—solidifying PWR’s presence on national television and reinforcing its growth in the women’s sport landscape.
Across the season, Limitless delivered over 20 full match broadcasts using 8-camera setups, supported coverage for more than 40 single-camera matches, and provided end-to-end broadcast operations for key fixtures including 10-camera semi-finals and an 18-camera final.
Broadcast Model
All Match and VT gallery operations were based remotely at the Limitless Production Hub, enabling a cost-effective and sustainable broadcast model. On-site teams were deployed for camera, presentation, and production duties across stadiums nationwide, ensuring seamless editorial execution and audience engagement.
Technical and Editorial Delivery
- 📌 Multi-Camera Coverage: Deployed 8–18 camera setups for feature matches, including RF cameras, mini-cams, and ENG teams.
- 📌 On-Site Presentation: Supported full pitchside presentation with 1+2 studio setup and a roaming reporter for pre- and post-match interviews.
- 📌 Big Screen Output: Provided in-venue screen feeds for fan engagement with near-zero latency or delay.
- 📌 Single-Camera Support: Delivered single-camera world-feed coverage of over 40 additional matches across the season.
- 📌 HIA Feeds: Produced dedicated Head Injury Assessment video feeds to meet player welfare requirements for HawkEye.
- 📌 On-Site Commentary: Delivered authentic stadium experience with on-site commentary teams.
- 📌 Remote TMO Services: Fully remote TMO review system integrated with VME and full gallery talkback.
- 📌 Official Analyst Feeds: Provided secure live feeds to home and away analysts and Citing Commissioners.
- 📌 Graphics Integration: Live clock and data overlays provided via MOOV, integrated with Limitless’ in-house control system for precision timing.
- 📌 EVS and Replay: XT-VIA systems provided AI-powered slow-motion replays and full highlights replay functionality.
- 📌 Post-Match Asset Delivery: Cloud-based delivery of all post-match assets, including EVS packages, for rapid editorial turnaround.
- 📌 strong>Power Efficiency: All matches were delivered generator-free using sustainable power and broadcast practices.
- 📌 Transmission: Delivery to BT Tower included both world-feed output and TNT Sports’ programme feed.
This ongoing collaboration between Buzz 16, TNT Sports, and Limitless Broadcast represents a bold investment in the future of women’s rugby. Our scalable, high-quality delivery model continues to set new benchmarks for remote-first sports broadcasting in the UK.
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