Cameras mounted on drones and booms. “Super-slo-mo” replays. Virtual stands, signs and jumbotrons. An array of microphones dotting the field and even embedded in the pitch itself.
And no faux crowd noise.
The MLS is Back Tournament is an unprecedented event, and ESPN and the rest of the league’s broadcast partners plan to use unprecedented technology and ambition to present it, MLS Senior Vice President of Media Seth Bacon and ESPN VP of production Amy Rosenfeld told reporters in a Monday conference call.
“We are looking at MLS Cup-level equipment and cameras,” said Rosenfeld, whose network is partnering with MLS to produce the tournament at the Wide World of Sports complex outside Orlando, Florida.