Flying Features relies on LiveU to broadcast the Santos Tour Down Under

LiveU has announced that, for the third consecutive year, Australian aerial filming company Flying Features has entrusted the company with the live broadcast from the sky of the Santos Tour Down Under cycling race.

LiveU’s high-definition live video streaming and remote production solution was used to transmit live footage to the race’s host production company, Gravity Media.

Adam Huddlestone, coowner of Flying Features, said, “LiveU’s video quality is remarkable. Thanks to its rock-solid reliability, we were able to take live shots from the remotest areas. LiveU doesn’t need line of sight so we could go as low as we wanted, with creative flexibility, without thinking where we needed to go. We used LiveU for the whole race, four hours each day, following all the cyclists from the sky. We were really happy with the performance throughout the week, going from 0 to 500 feet, with only one second delay.”

“Before LiveU, some of our shoots involved waiting to send the video by hard drive when we arrived back at the heliport but now the live and more efficient workflow means we can hit morning shows, which pick up the live footage immediately. Looking ahead, we believe that drones will play a more central role and we’re already using drones to cover multiple live events in conjunction with LiveU,” said Peter Davis, co-owner of Flying Features.

Chris Dredge, Country and Sales Manager, LiveU Pacific, said, “Flying Features are innovative and longstanding LiveU partners, using their creativity and aerial skills to create incredible live aerial pictures for their clients using LiveU. So many live sports events over the last few years have been able to offer their viewers a more exciting and dynamic viewing experience due to their innovative use of our technology. Both the cycling and yacht races offer important use cases of the reliability and flexibility of LiveU technology, and what can be achieved.” 