Case Study: Atresmedia achieves live 4K, 360° Champions League Final streaming with Wowza Video

Atresmedia Streams Champions League Final With Wowza in 360°, 4K

Atresmedia, Spain’s largest media group, faced the challenge of broadcasting the historic UEFA Champions League final live and free-to-air in Ultra HD while also delivering immersive 360° views to a mass audience across many device types. With global interest in the match and high viewer expectations for 4K and VR content, Atresmedia needed a reliable end-to-end OTT solution that could scale to millions of viewers and integrate with its broadcast workflow.

Using Wowza Streaming Engine and live transcoding, Atresmedia ingested 10 additional 4K feeds plus UEFA’s cameras and six strategic 360° cameras, then generated multibitrate, adaptive streams (2160p down to 480p) for desktops, mobile, set-top boxes, gaming consoles and popular OTT devices. The result was Spain’s first free-to-air live Ultra HD internet broadcast of the final, delivered in 4K with immersive 360° views to millions via antena3.com/champions-total.

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