by Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, SVG News
ESPN’s debut coverage of the XFL is being handled with an eye to interesting technology and new uses of existing technology. Heavily relying on RF cameras and RF microphones supplied by CP Communications to offer access for the viewer unique to the new league.
“I think what’s going to make this product unique is the audio access and the access that our cameras will have to make [viewers] feel like they are truly part of each play,” says ESPN Operations Manager Dick Mullen. “We’re not reinventing [football coverage], but we are excited about these little tweaks that are going to make the game more intimate, with more access to players and coaches, make it quicker with less dead time between plays, and give people an inside look that they’re just not going to see elsewhere.”
