Tuesday 1st October 2024 – Super League Basketball (SLB) is proud to appoint production partners Brandvox and EMG / Gravity Media as the League’s official Broadcast Production Partners.
Following the announcement that DAZN will broadcast all men’s SLB games globally live and free-to-air, the League is delighted to confirm that the full calendar of more than 200 games will be produced in collaboration between Brandvox and EMG / Gravity Media.
Brandvox is a specialist in live and on-demand video production and distribution and will manage the delivery of all live games. Working alongside EMG / Gravity Media, a leading force in production and content, media services and facilities, who will oversee all on-demand content alongside a number of live games.
Commenting on the announcement, SLB Interim Chair Vaughn Millette said:
“Throughout an exhaustive tender process, both Brandvox and EMG / Gravity Media demonstrated a clear and collaborative commitment to engaging the Super League Basketball community and providing fans with the best possible coverage of their sport.
“We’ve been impressed by how quickly Brandvox and EMG / Gravity Media have mobilised their resources to work together and enable the Super League games to be broadcast from the very opening weekend.
“Given the tight timescales we’ve all been working to, we look forward to developing the offering throughout the SLB Trophy competition and introducing a weekly half-hour highlights show alongside additional digital content in the coming weeks.”
Frank Callaghan, EMG / Gravity Media’s Director of Production & Content in the UK, said:
“EMG / Gravity Media is delighted to work alongside Super League Basketball and Brandvox. It’s an exciting next stage for the sport in the UK, with a brand-new broadcast partner, we’re looking forward to bringing the stories to life in what promises to be a fascinating season ahead.”
All Super League Basketball men’s games are broadcast live and free to air on DAZN.
About Brandvox
Brandvox is a specialist sports video production company. We are sports fans with a passion for storytelling, and we use our skills and medium of live video production to bring the excitement of the game to fans around the world. We have a proven track record across a wide range of sports and help professional clubs and leagues to deliver a first class broadcast product.
About EMG / Gravity Media
EMG and Gravity Media joined forces and expertise at the beginning of 2024, forming an unprecedented partnership in the world of global production and content, media services and facilities. The new entity includes more than 100 outside broadcast trucks and flypacks and over 30 studios and production facilities across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Australia.
The group is behind many of the world’s most-watched sports events, such as UEFA EUROs, Olympic Games, Formula E, the Open Championship, Australian and US Open and Tour de France. Through its studios, production, post-production, outside broadcast facilities, RF and specialist camera technologies, EMG / Gravity Media work in many international markets; across entertainment projects including The Voice, Australian Idol, Strictly Come Dancing, The Masked Singer and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here as well as live events and major state occasions.