| CPC H04N 21/21805 (2013.01) [H04N 21/43072 (2020.08); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01); H04N 21/8146 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
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1. A production system configured to produce live programs of players or groups competing in a golf event comprising one or more rounds of a golf tournament, the system comprising:
a production processor configured to receive feeds of media data captured by a media data collection network comprising a plurality of cameras and microphones positioned around a golf course to collect media data of the golf event, the production processor operable to perform switching operations between camera sources according to a production algorithm utilizing golf tracking data collected by a tracking system comprising a sensor network positioned around the golf course during the golf event to produce live programs of players or player groups competing in the golf event,
wherein each camera source corresponds to a course position and includes the media data captured by one of the cameras and, optionally, one or more microphones associated with the course position, and
wherein the production processor is configured to stream the programs to a distribution platform that comprises or that is configured to distribute the programs to a system for consumption of live event broadcasts, and wherein the system for consumption of live event broadcasts is configured to enable simultaneous display of media content comprising the programs and one or more graphical versions depicting the golf tournament simultaneously, in sync, in a user interactive display format.
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