UAE Pro League (ADNOC Football)
16-Camera 4K Live OB Truck & Dual EVS Super Slow-Mo
- Venue
- Zayed Sports City & Hazza Bin Zayed Stadiums
- Broadcaster
- Abu Dhabi Sports & Dubai Sports
- Dates
- 2021 – 2026 Regular Season
Role
OB System Engineer, CCU Operator & EVS Replay Lead
Full end-to-end technical engineering for tier-1 live professional football matches, overseeing 16-camera setups, high-frame-rate super slow-mo, VAR integration, and dynamic floodlight camera matching.
- 85+
- Matches Engineered
- 6,000+
- Super Slow-Mo Replays
- < 2.5s
- VAR Turnaround Delay
- 100%
- Broadcast Uptime
Hardware & signal architecture
- Video format
- 1080p50 High Dynamic Range (HLG)
- Vision mixer
- Sony MVS-7000X (3 M/E Production Switcher)
- Replay & slow-motion
- 2x EVS XT3 Max (12 Channels Total) + LSM Remote Panels
- Master sync & routing
- Nevion Sublime 64x64 + Evertz 7700 Frame Sync
Technical approach
- Rigged and verified 16 camera positions including High-Center, 18-Yard boxes, Reverse Pitch, Steadicam RF, and Super Slow-Mo goal lines.
- Calibrated CCU iris and color temperature across shifting natural sunset to stadium halogen/LED floodlights in real-time.
- Configured multi-angle EVS clip playlists for instant referee VAR video review and rapid halftime highlight reels.
Signal flow
- 1
Stadium Rigging
Tactile fiber triax runs across gantry, pitch-level, and reverse towers
- 2
CCU Live Shading
Real-time master black and knee tracking on Sony RCP-1500 panels
- 3
EVS Ingest & Replay
Synchronized multi-angle recording on dual EVS XT3 Max with LSM controllers
- 4
VAR Feed Distribution
Dedicated zero-latency multi-split feed sent directly to VAR referee booth
- 5
Program Transmission
Clean and dirty PGM feeds routed to satellite uplink SNG trucks
Live faults & engineering fixes
Challenge
A primary high-speed fiber connection to Camera 3 (Main Reverse) was severed by a stadium grounds vehicle 35 minutes before kickoff.
Fix
Rapidly switched to pre-laid dark fiber backup core and deployed a tactical SMPTE optical conversion jumper within 12 minutes.
Impact: Camera 3 was fully tested, color-matched, and on-air 20 minutes before broadcast countdown.
Challenge
Sudden heavy arena floodlight flicker caused rolling banding artifacts on 6x high-speed super slow-mo channels.
Fix
Adjusted electronic shutter angle phase lock on Sony HDC-4300 CCUs to match the 50Hz LED PWM driver cycle.
Impact: Crystal-clear, flicker-free ultra slow-motion replays throughout the match.
On-air footage
Production gallery
What I'd improve next time
“Transitioning all stadium return video monitors to ultra-low-latency NDI/IP feeds helped directors cue replays 1.2 seconds faster.”
Planning a similar production?
Available for OB truck, CCU, and EVS operations across the UAE and GCC.