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Basketball live streaming — ENBL broadcast production for Dziki Warszawa
Multi-camera television production of European North Basketball League games featuring Dziki Warszawa. Our OB van handled vision, sound and replays, while the signal ran in parallel to TVP Sport and as a clean feed to the ENBL platform for viewers abroad.
- ClientDziki Warszawa / ENBL
- SportBasketball
- FormatLeague game, live
- Cameras4× studio + 3× PTZ
- ProductionOB van
- DeliveryTVP Sport + ENBL clean feed
Basketball does not forgive a late cut
A basketball game is the fastest indoor team sport there is: play can travel from one basket to the other in four seconds, and the result is decided by moments that last a fraction of a second — a dunk, a block, a buzzer beater. The broadcast has to move at the same tempo, otherwise the viewer watches the aftermath instead of the action.
On top of that comes a tight arena with stands close to the court, mixed lighting and the demands of two recipients at once: TVP Sport expects the full package with Polish commentary, while ENBL needs a clean signal with no graphics and no commentary, ready for distribution to markets abroad.
Seven cameras and two outputs from one gallery
We produced the whole game from an OB van parked beside the arena. The gallery worked on two programme outputs at the same time — the full one for the broadcaster and the clean one for the league — so that neither side had to wait for the other.
Four studio cameras on the key axes
Panasonic AK-HC3900 with lenses from 42x down to 4.5x: the main camera at centre stand, two behind the baskets and one beauty shot covering the whole arena. The long tele catches a player’s expression at the free-throw line; the wide one covers the entire play under the basket.
Three PTZ cameras where an operator will not fit
Panasonic AW-UE150/160 controlled from the gallery: by the benches, on the basket axis and at the scorers’ table. They deliver angles from positions where a tripod would block the view for the crowd.
Sound from the court, not from behind glass
Four RØDE NTG3 microphones in blimps positioned along the sidelines, plus on-camera microphones. They capture what makes a basketball broadcast: squeaking shoes, the swish of the net, shouts from the bench.
Replays on EVS in the rhythm of the game
EVS XT3 ChannelMax with multi-channel EVS XFile 3 recording. The replay operator works live — a scoring play goes back on air before the game restarts, and the entire material is archived channel by channel.
Commentary and vision mixing on one Dante network
A Sonifex AVN-CU4 commentary unit with Sennheiser HMDC 27 headsets, tied over Dante to a Yamaha QL5 console. The commentator hears the director, the director hears the commentator — with no delay and no cable running across half the arena.
Two signals from a single mixer
A Ross Carbonite Ultra 2M/E delivers the programme with the full ENBL graphics package to TVP Sport and, in parallel, a clean feed — the same picture, without graphics and without commentary — which the league distributes through its own channels.
What went to the game
Watch the ENBL broadcast
The full game in our production, published on the ENBLeague channel — with the league graphics package and live multi-camera cutting.
The gallery during the game
One mixer, two programmes: the broadcaster gets the graphics, the league gets a clean picture.
What the client got
Basketball live streaming — frequently asked questions
How many cameras does a basketball broadcast need?
A sensible minimum is three cameras: the main one on the centre axis and two behind the baskets. The league standard we delivered for ENBL is seven: four studio cameras with long lenses and three PTZ units in places where a tripod would block the view. For smaller competitions we also build two- and three-camera setups with a single operator.
Can the broadcast go to a TV channel and the league platform at the same time?
Yes, and it is the standard in international competition. The production mixer provides two independent outputs: the programme with the full graphics package and commentary for the broadcaster, and a clean feed — the same picture without graphics or commentary — which the league distributes through its own channels or resells to broadcasters abroad.
How do you capture court sound rather than just commentary?
With shotgun microphones in blimps placed along the sidelines — in our case four RØDE NTG3 units plus on-camera microphones. They pick up squeaking shoes, the swish of the net and shouts from the bench. Without them the broadcast sounds like radio with a picture attached.
Are replays necessary in basketball?
For a league game, practically speaking yes. Scoring plays last seconds and the viewer wants to see them again before the game moves on. We work on EVS XT3 ChannelMax with a dedicated operator — the replay goes back on air during a break in play, not fifteen minutes later.
How long does it take to rig a production in an arena?
For a seven-camera setup with an OB van we count on several hours before the opening tip: parking the van, rigging cameras and cabling, sound checks, picture matching and a rehearsal with the commentator. On smaller productions we get below two hours.
Do you produce basketball broadcasts outside Warsaw?
Yes — we travel across Poland and abroad. The OB van is mobile, and for smaller arenas we work with a flypack setup. Tell us where and when you play and we will come back with a concrete proposal.
Your games deserve television quality too
We produce broadcasts of basketball, volleyball, handball and other indoor sports — from a three-camera setup to a full OB van production with replays and a clean feed.