At CABSAT 2018, Red Bee Media will showcase its PIERO Sports Graphics solution with particular focus on its data visualization and touchscreen analysis capabilities. A highlight of the show will be the expanded set of football graphics to support the 2018 World Cup broadcast.

PIERO is a world-leading sports graphics solution designed to enhance analysis for broadcasters and TV service providers. The system adds tied-to-pitch 3D graphics to sporting footage to support analysis, commentary and storytelling. It is used by over 50 broadcasters around the world to deliver fast visuals on sports programming and to enhance high-profile sporting events such as the Football World Cup, NFL Super Bowl and the Olympics.

PIERO enables a wide range of graphical effects; from simple markers and counters to more sophisticated player heat maps, team formations and 3D fly-arounds. The PIERO Sports graphics portfolio consists of PIERO Broadcast, PIERO Augmented Reality and PIERO Club.

PIERO Broadcast was developed specifically for the needs of broadcasters who require fast clips turn around and a reliable image based graphics solution. It offers bespoke modules for a wide variety of sports, from tennis and baseball to motor racing and Australian rules football.

PIERO Augmented Reality is an industry-first technology that enables broadcasters to overlay 3D graphics in real-time during live studio productions. Data visualization and phases of play can be projected instantly onto the studio floor. It enables producers to illustrate an analysis sequence without cutting away from the studio environment.

PIERO Club provides a portable graphics solution tailored for the coaching and player development needs of sports clubs. Its minimal footprint and ease of use brings broadcast quality visuals to sports teams presentations.

Red Bee Media, formerly Ericsson Broadcast & Media Services, is a leading service provider to the media industry. Working with the best brands in the world, Red Bee Media enrich and ensure media experiences for audiences everywhere.

The portfolio of services provided spans the entire media value chain including: Access Services; Content Discovery, Creative Services, Media Management, OTT, Playout and PIERO Sports Graphics.

Every day, people on all continents watch television programs prepared, managed and broadcast by Red Bee Media staff. Every year, the business delivers more than 2.7 million hours of programming in more than 60 languages for nearly 600 TV channels. Its content discovery portfolio spans more than 10 million movies and program titles, covering over 25 languages, and includes an image database covering over 90 percent of all programming available across traditional TV, video on demand (VOD) and subscription video on demand (SVOD). It provides over 230,000 hours of captioning each year – more than 100,000 hours of which is live.

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