How Schools with Strong Broadcast Programs Expand Their Reach with the NFHS Network
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PlayOn! Sports : Jan 6, 2022 3:30:00 PM
The future of streaming live high school sports events is here, and production doesn’t require a human being.
Artificial intelligence-powered cameras are coming to a high school athletic venue near you — if they aren’t already there. Pixellot, which offers the AI-automated technology and production capabilities, has seen adoption of its product skyrocket during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 7,000 high schools currently use the cameras. Over the past year, cameras were installed at more than 1,000 fields or courts each month. In 2021 alone, the technology produced 800,000 games. And on any given Friday night, it produces as many as 5,000 games.
And there is more to come.
Read the full article in On3 here.
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