Amsterdam ArenA Improves Stadia AV Signal Routing with Blackmagic Design

Blackmagic Design announced that the home of leading Eredivisie football club AFC Ajax, Amsterdam ArenA has upgraded it's audiovisual production capabilities with the addition of Blackmagic MultiView 16 and two Smart Videohub 40 x 40 video routers. The Amsterdam ArenA is a multi-purpose stadium, hosting some 450 corporate events per year in its hospitality areas, as well as a dozen major annual music concerts including Rihanna, One Direction and the dance event Sensation. The ArenA's production facilities are primarily used, however, by Ajax Media, the club's content division. Ajax Media produces three in-house television channels during live games, including a live feed of the match action taken from the league's host broadcaster, mixed with bespoke sponsor logos and public transport information. Signals from all the Ajax Media cameras are routed through a Blackmagic Design MultiView 16 and to a Blackmagic Design Smart Videohub 40 x 40 before onward connection to a video switcher. The ArenA's Smart Videohub is mirrored by a second identical unit at Ajax Media's facility for post production of content.