BMG upgrades cloud replay with EVS XT-VIA

Broadcast Management Group is adding EVS’s XT-VIA replay platform to its Washington, D.C. Cloud Control Center, extending live replay, AI-enhanced slow motion and media turnaround across its multi-city production network. The upgrade is aimed at high-profile sports, entertainment and 24/7 channel work that depends on fast, centralized replay workflows.

Why it matters: - BMG is centralizing more of its live replay workflow in its Cloud Control Center™, giving productions across North America access to the same replay backbone. - The upgrade is designed to speed highlight creation, archiving and distribution for live sports, entertainment events and always-on channels. - The system adds AI-assisted replay tools that can create enhanced slow motion from standard camera feeds without every camera needing high-frame-rate capture.

What happened: - Broadcast Management Group installed EVS’s latest XT-VIA live video production platform at its Cloud Control Center™ and 24/7 Network Operations Center in Washington, D.C. - The deployment supports productions across the BMG network, including major live sports, entertainment events and 24/7 channels. - The system is configured for UHD/4K HDR and 1080p HDR workflows. - BMG paired XT-VIA with EVS XtraMotion Edge, which generates high-framerate super-slow-motion replays, deblur and cinematic looks from standard-frame-rate camera feeds on demand.

The details: - The deployment includes 10 EVS LSM-VIA replay controllers. - EVS XFile3 is handling real-time archiving and content turnaround. - An XHub3 media network completes the system. - The platform is built to scale with more channel and server capacity inside the same architecture as demand grows. - The replay system is housed in the Washington, D.C. control center but used across BMG’s network. - BMG’s Custom REMI mobile units, spoke facilities in New York, Las Vegas and Toronto, and client-connected facilities across North America all connect into the system. - LSM-VIA replay panels are installed in BMG Tier-1 control rooms, spoke facilities and client facilities. - A replay operator in New York can cut super-slow-motion highlights for an event captured on the East Coast. - A Custom REMI mobile unit can send camera and audio feeds back to the Cloud Control Center™ from anywhere in North America. - Operators in any BMG spoke or client facility can work on the 4K replay backbone as one system. - The replay content flows into BMG’s media asset management and channel playout workflows. - A live-event highlight cut can move quickly into social distribution, studio shows and archive storage. - The connected production ecosystem links BMG facilities in Washington, D.C., New York, Las Vegas and Toronto with Custom REMI mobile units and client facilities over a fully redundant 10-gig private loop infrastructure. - A complete tour of BMG’s Cloud Control Center™ is available at the network operations center page.

Between the lines: - BMG is betting that cloud-connected replay infrastructure can replace the old model of tying advanced replay to a single truck or venue. - EVS’s LiveCeption stack is positioned as a multi-market production model, not just a hardware upgrade. - The architecture suggests BMG wants more flexibility in how operators, venues and client sites share live production resources. - BMG’s recent marquee work, including Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch broadcasts, The Pro Tour golf series and Prime Video’s Obsessed Fest, shows the new replay backbone is being added to an existing high-stakes production environment.

What's next: - BMG said the XT-VIA deployment leaves room for additional channel and server capacity as client demand expands. - Replay teams across BMG’s network can now use the same system for new productions as more shows and live events move through the Cloud Control Center™. - BMG and EVS said the deployment creates a foundation for continued innovation in live production.

The bottom line: - BMG is turning replay into a shared, cloud-based service across its North American production network, with EVS providing the AI-assisted tools and scalable infrastructure behind it.