Live sports at scale: Breaking new ground with emerging technology

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Live sports at scale: Breaking new ground with emerging technology

12 Sep 2025
Main Stage
IBC Conference

Moving live sports from traditional TV platforms to streaming can be a big win for sports fans and platforms continue to break the mould of when it comes to livestreaming sports events. However, with these changing sports consumption patterns video service providers have to be ready to deliver at seamless stream delivery scale. The complexities of forecasting, production, encoding, packaging and delivery demand precision cannot be underestimated because when the match or game is on the line, fans won’t settle for excuses. This session will delve into how to combine advanced streaming technologies and a robust security layer sports to succeed in delivering live sports at scale.

Speakers
Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director - Sports Video Group
Mansoor Fazil, Director of Platform Engineering - Sky
Marcos Obadia, SVP Global Engineering and Media Technology - TelevisaUnivision
Prashant Khanna, Head - Production Services, Studios & Production Tech – Sports - JioStar