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Netflix Kicks Off NFL Christmas Games: Behind the Scenes With the Streaming Giant and Its Production Partners

23/12/2024

Netflix Kicks Off NFL Christmas Games: Behind the Scenes With the Streaming Giant and Its Production Partners The streaming giant has recruited CBS Sports, EverWonder Studio, NFL Media, and NEP Group By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S.

Monday, December 23, 2024 - 11:07 am

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The next chapter in the streaming sports revolution takes place on Christmas Day, when Netflix delivers a pair of NFL games exclusively to millions of fans around the globe. With expectations high following last month's Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight and the company's recent acquisition of the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup rights, Netflix is pulling out all the stops for Wednesday's productions.

The NFL on Christmas is a special day for Netflix and its viewers, says Jonathan Mussman, VP Production, Nonfiction & Live. Our primary goal is to deliver a broadcast that will captivate audiences globally with enhancements that we all have become known for - entertainment, quality graphics, and high-level production.

Going Big: Netflix to Deploy Toolsets Typically Reserved for the Largest Games' The streaming giant has recruited a team of key partners to pull it off, including CBS Sports, EverWonder Studio, NFL Media, and NEP Group. With some of the largest live-streaming audiences in history expected to tune in for the Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans Christmas Day games, Netflix and its production comrades have teed up a Super Bowl-level presentation.

This is the first time a single day of regular season games has been offered to a single broadcaster globally, he adds. Traditionally, the existing broadcast partners have a season-long commitment to broadcast NFL games. They typically save their bells and whistles for playoffs or the Super Bowl. We plan on providing enhanced football coverage using toolsets typically reserved for the largest games.

Netflix is known for its cinematic approach to production and the Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans Christmas Day games will be no different. With more than 100 cameras deployed in total across the two Christmas Day games, the entirety of Netflix's onsite presence for the pre, half, and post coverage from Pittsburgh and Houston will use the latest Sony HDC-F5500 cameras with Fujinon cinema lenses. The halftime performance in Houston will utilize Sony Venice 2s with a variety of cinema glass.

EverWonder Studio: The Glue That Ties Everything Together' In partnership with the NFL, Netflix has brought the sports entertainment production company EverWonder Studio (who also worked on the Jake Paul - Mike Tyson fight last month) to help establish the streaming giant's approach to football coverage. Under the direction of Ian Orefice and Michael Antinoro, EverWonder has been enlisted to help create the global look and feel of NFL Christmas Day games on Netflix.

We have brought in EverWonder Studio to be the proverbial glue that ties everything together, says Mussman. From getting conversations started with the various NFL teams to tying in technical operations and equipment, the EverWonder team has helped us weave the fabric of our day.

They have really helped us focus on building so much of the universe in a short amount of time, he adds, helping us establish the look, feel, and sound of how the NFL will play on Netflix. They bring a wealth of creative spark and intuition.

CBS Sports and NFL Media: Helping Netflix Chart the Course' of Its NFL Coverage Netflix also engaged with CBS Sports to provide full production services on the ground at each of the games.

[CBS Sports] has been immensely helpful in helping us chart the course for our version of NFL coverage, says Mussman. The partnership is extremely strong and supportive as they're such specialists when it comes to producing riveting NFL programming. Their willingness to jump in headfirst has allowed us to start from a place of experience, rather than building from the ground floor.

We worked hand-in-hand with [CBS Sports'] superior graphics team to help shorthand the creation of our original package, he adds. In addition, they were able to communicate best-in-class workflows for operators and helped our creative team generate ideas that can

Meanwhile, NFL Media will produce the studio-based shoulder programming and assist with trafficking the day through their state-of-the-art facility in Los Angeles. This includes helping to create unique Netflix international coverage of the games for members outside of the US.

NEP Group: Providing Global Infrastructure to Map out the Ideal Broadcast Ops Plan' NEP Group has served as Netflix's primary technical partner for network operations on a multitude of live streaming events - both inside and outside of the sports realm. NEP will continue in its role hosting the main broadcast streaming operations center in conjunction with Netflix's team of in-house engineers and specialists.

A combination of NEP Supershooters, NEP Denali, and F&F mobile units will be on-site to produce the two games and the surrounding festivities. While a majority of programming will be done onsite, there will be a few elements that will be operated remotely, including Pittsburgh and Houston pre/half/post cameras, a limited number of replay sources into the CBS production, and the multi-language production.

On the multi-language production, Netflix will rely on a REMI workflow to accommodate four additional languages of commentary with established sports announcers in-country, which will allow true international member engagement - watching the NFL in their native languages.

From a transmission and encoding standpoint, says Mussman. NEP will provide its global infrastructure to map out the ideal broadcast operational plan, ensuring our broadcast engineering tea
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