Sports Broadcasting at Solent University
Education
University: Sports Broadcasting at Solent University
Studying sports production
Cuez is a cloud-based script and rundown platform which is widely used by sports productions, broadcasters, as well as students studying TV production around the world. In the latest spotlight are two students from Solent University, Ben and Sophie, who reflect on their final sports production project, powered by Cuez.
As part of their curriculum, Ben, Sophie, and other students worked on a major sports livestream of a Solent Kestrels basketball game — the culmination of their years studying TV production.
— “It’s been a passion project since coming to university,” Ben shares.
Challenges of news production
With the help of SonarEVENTS, a dynamic student-led TV and live events society, the students decided to “go all out!” transforming basketball games, typically covered with minimal equipment, into a high-tech operation featuring 15 cameras and a central gallery. Cuez was also part of this incredible transformation, offering assistance on the running order system and training. However, the journey began with a challenge: linking all the equipment and infrastructure in a brand-new sports complex with the studio located in a separate building.
— “[The studio] is still on the same site, but it’s a totally different building. You know, it’s a ten-minute walk away,” says Ben.
— “Yeah, that was the biggest challenge,” adds Sophie.
And here is where Cuez came in handy. Because of its cloud-based nature, Cuez enabled the team to link the studio to the tools located in the sports complex, enabling seamless coordination across locations.
Cuez for sports: a student-led production
Thanks to its intuitive interface, adapting to and working with Cuez was effortless, Ben and Sophie share. They point out its user-friendly features, catering to professionals and students alike.
— “As soon as I picked up Cuez, it kind of all made sense. Every button made sense, and everything did what you expected it to do. From the whole crew, there were over 50 of us there on the day, everyone had so much positive feedback and loved how simple it was,” they add.
Alongside Automation, students also explored the benefits of advanced Timings, which helped them run the live stream on time and kept them within the dedicated timeframe. With Cuez, they could visualize and organize their show, ensuring smooth transitions and accurate timing.
I kind of spacebar’ed through the show, and it helped me keep track of timings. It was just that extra security of knowing that I was going to keep to the timings and not get it wrong, basically because I was stressed about my role.”
Overall, Cuez has transformed the production process, allowing students to create a professional, high-quality sports live stream, using progressive tools that helped them organize their work and avoid technicalities.
— “It just helped us visualize and put things into sections of how we were going to plan our shows and make it the best it possibly could for halftime, post-match and pre-match,” concludes Sophie.
Watch this and other interviews on our YouTube channel and learn more about Cuez for live sports production and education.
