PSSI expands scope, distance of REMI productions

BURBANK, Calif. - June 7, 2023 - PRLog -- The Ultimate Fighting Championship's The Road to UFC 2 in Shanghai, China, was produced live from Las Vegas last month from 24 camera feeds acquired via remote integration through transmission services provided by PSSI Global Services, a live event management, transmission, production and connectivity provider serving clients across the globe.

The scale and distance of the event represent a significant expansion of the remote production model, demonstrating that PSSI can help clients of any size expand globally without compromising production quality and reliability. The REMI production model enabled UFC and its production partner, ConCom, to reduce its production footprint by providing an alternative to traveling overseas with an entire production team.

PSSI sent its newly acquired Appear media processing and delivery equipment and two senior engineers to Shanghai to facilitate this broadcast. Appear's X Platform enabled high-density HEVC encoding/decoding for the event, converting 24 HD camera signals and 8 return feeds into high-quality HEVC, low-latency transport signals. PSSI turned to Telstra to provide one gigabyte of data for the event via their Special Events Network, as well as an IT interface for remote engineering. PSSI also engaged Nextologies to design multiple payload data tunnels for comms, scoring, and camera tallies between the Shanghai Media Group facility and UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

While the REMI production model is nothing new — PSSI was among the first transmission providers to provide multi-camera REMI contributions for US broadcasters, which is now common practice — the scale of The Road to UFC 2 represents a significant expansion of the scope, complexity and distance involved in REMI events.

PSSI is eager to expand their REMI transmission offerings to other customers with global reach.

"What we were able to accomplish in Shanghai could be tailored to any company with an interest in efficient international REMI productions," said Tracy Michaels, director of project engineering, who architected this solution alongside PSSI's partners at Appear, Telstra, and Nextologies. "What sets this REMI apart is the rapid-deploy set/shoot/strike model that can be scaled up or down for any event around the world."

For more information about PSSI, visit http://www.pssiglobal.com.