May 19th, 2023 00:00, by European League of Football Communications

European League of Football and AWS team up to expand remote production capabilities

The league aims to reduce over 300 tons of CO2 emissions this season by leveraging the cloud.

The European League of Football is teaming up with AWS for 2023. © European League of Football

May 19th, 2023 00:00, by European League of Football Communications

European League of Football and AWS team up to expand remote production capabilities

The league aims to reduce over 300 tons of CO2 emissions this season by leveraging the cloud.

The European League of Football and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are working together to streamline how European League of Football games are broadcast to fans worldwide. By leveraging AWS’s cloud-based remote production tools and infrastructure, all 107 games during the upcoming 2023 season will begin to see positive impacts via lower video latency, better video quality, more reliability, lower costs to produce, and a reduction in the League’s ecological footprint.

Reduction of over 300 tons of CO2 emissions

"Our collaboration with AWS allows us, as the first pan-European sports league, to remotely produce our 2023 season using the AWS cloud,” said Zeljko Karajica, CEO of European League of Football. “This means that directors, graphics designers, operators, sound engineers, and other technicians no longer need to travel to the game venue. With this, we estimate that we can achieve a reduction of over 300 tons of CO2 emissions this season. We are delighted to be pioneers in Europe by implementing this innovative production technology in cooperation with AWS.”

Emotions brought to the fans by cloud technology in 2023. © European League of Football

“What the European League of Football has achieved in just three weeks with AWS is incredible, and a testament tothe power of the cloud,” said Marc Aldrich, general manager, Global Media & Entertainment at AWS. “The fan experience is central to any sports production,and by moving its production pipeline into the cloud, the European League of Football will be able to create more memorable match broadcasts that let fans dive deeper into the game. We can’t wait to see how this architecture continues to evolve as well as what it enables.”

With champions Vienna Vikings, Raiders Tirol from Austria, finalists Hamburg Sea Devils, Berlin Thunder, Rhein Fire, Cologne Centurions, Stuttgart Surge, Frankfurt Galaxy, Munich Ravens and Leipzig Kings from Germany, Wrocław Panthers (Poland), the Barcelona Dragons (Spain), Paris Musketeers (France), Fehérvár Enthroners (Hungary), Prague Lions (Czech Republic) and the Helvetic Guards (Switzerland), the league is present in nine countries with 17 teams. All franchises have one big goal: The Championship Game in Duisburg on September 24.

All games of the European League of Football will be presented in the European League of Football Gamepass that can be found here.

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