Actua Sport combines the LU900Q, LiveU IQ and cloud-based LiveU Matrix to keep multi-venue coverage reliable for broadcasters worldwide
When Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Multi-Sport Event (July 23 to August 2), Actua Sport, a longstanding LiveU partner, took on the host broadcast: 10 sports, six Para sports and about 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories. Its 650+ staff produced 1,400 hours of content, from a 24/7 Games Channel and real-time Content Hub to a daily 52-minute highlights program. They did it without relying on a traditional temporary IBC. The Broadcast Operations Center sat inside BBC Scotland’s permanent Glasgow facility, linked to Actua’s Geneva facility.
A city-wide event means a constantly shifting network picture. Crews moved between stadiums and side-event locations at short notice. Connectivity swung from stable to congested, especially around busy public venues at peak competition times. No fixed infrastructure can solve that in advance, and tying crews to a fixed set of mobile operators would have meant gambling on the signal. Actua needed a solution that adapted in real time, without compromising video quality.
Actua’s answer was 14 LiveU units, including the LU900Q with native LiveU IQ (LIQ), advanced 5G architecture and dual-MIMO antennas. LIQ dynamically switches eSIMs between mobile operators, live and on air, to find the strongest connection for each location and time. Multi-cam LU800 units added a backup layer across all venues, and two more delivered 24/7 beauty shots from remote locations directly to rights holders. LiveU Matrix handled IP distribution through the cloud, combining LRT™ and SRT.
Across four venues and ten days, LIQ’s AI-driven connectivity kept broadcast-grade video flowing as network conditions changed. Mobile crews got closer to the action, capturing angles fixed infrastructure couldn’t reach, from press conferences and athlete arrivals to warm-ups.
Rights holders in the UK and other countries received live SRT feeds for linear TV, OTT and social media, routed to any taker in a single operation. With everything in the cloud, LiveU Matrix also doubled as a contingency layer if the operations center was disrupted.
"The LU900Q gave our crews the confidence to go live from anywhere, whether in the venues, backstage or elsewhere in the city. LiveU IQ meant that even in the most congested environments, we were not compromising on the video performance."
Franck Choquard, Managing Director, Actua
