Collegiate Programs Buy Pixellot AI Streaming Gear With CARES Act Funding
By Adam Noyes
Many Educational institutions have benefited greatly from CARES Act Funding. This includes Rocky Mountain College who has greatly improved the streaming process of their sports program, with the addition of Pixellot AI Streaming Gear.
Check out some highlights from this article from sportsvideo.org to learn more.
Since early in 2020, the live–sports-production industry has felt the unfortunate consequences of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and no other sector of the business has been hit harder than the college community. With health and safety guidelines capping the number of permitted onsite camera operators, collegiate programs are adopting Pixellot AI live-streaming technology through funding obtained by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
“We’re working with two schools, Rocky Mountain College in Montana and Missouri State University-West Plains,” says David Shapiro, president, North America, Pixellot. “These programs are reacting to the changing [production] environment, and, since they’re getting ready to have games without fans in the stands, they’ve used these funds to pay for our technology in order to adjust.”
Forced to forgo a traditional broadcast setup with manned cameras, some schools are pivoting to a live-streaming model that may be unfamiliar territory. The idea of teaching this new way of production during a global pandemic is even harder with students working from their respective homes. For these two smaller universities, a significant change like this comes with a steep learning curve.
“They’ve produced games before but not necessarily through streaming,” Shapiro explains. “We’re educating them on how they can produce, how [the equipment] is set up and managed, and where and how the content can be distributed. If they want to send it to their YouTube channel or to their local CBS station, they can do that.”