Football bodies & broadcasters to tackle live UHD HDR

BT Sport UEFA Champions League

Coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final is set to be another UHD and VR 360 spectacular, while chances seem high that the BBC will commit to UHD HDR live streaming of FIFA World Cup in Russia.

The UEFA Champions League Final, European soccer’s annual showcase, attracts 350 million viewers worldwide. While that’s more than triple the figures for the Super Bowl, it still lags behind the billion-plus which FIFA claims tuned in for the 2014 World Cup Final.

It’s a big deal then to host broadcast the UCL Final. This year with the event staged in Ukraine, and facilities of the scale and production experience required not available in the country, UEFA is…

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