Baylor built a four-control-room broadcast hub in six months
Baylor University completed a new broadcast hub at McLane Stadium in six months, ahead of the 2024 football season. The facility, built with Evertz SDVN solutions and system integrator BeckTV, includes four control rooms and is designed to support events and live streaming across multiple university venues while accommodating both modern IP (SMPTE ST 2110) and legacy SDI systems. The hub will produce content for stadium video boards and for live broadcasts to streaming services like ESPN and PeacockTV/NBC.
Key Takeaways
- The McLane Stadium hub was completed in six months and was ready for the 2024 football season.
- Baylor’s facility includes four control rooms, two audio rooms, and a camera shading room.
- Evertz SDVN provides the IP core, with MAGNUM OS, VUE, and a redundant NATX-32 routing system.
- DreamCatcher is configured for 36 inputs, 12 outputs, six replay operators, four SMPTE ST 2110 clip playouts, and two Live Edit licenses.
- The hub can serve McLane Stadium plus five other Baylor venues within 1 mile, while outputting content for ESPN and PeacockTV/NBC.
Why It Matters
Baylor now has a single broadcast hub at McLane Stadium that can handle four or more simultaneous productions while supporting both SMPTE ST 2110 and SDI workflows. That matters because the university needs one facility for stadium video boards, live broadcasts, and five nearby venues, without forcing a full IP-only transition. The broader signal is the hybrid stack: Evertz MAGNUM OS discovered third-party gear like Grass Valley K-Frame and Telestream PRISM, while the NATX-32 can expand to NATX-64 later. Watch whether Baylor adds more IP-only devices or keeps using the SDI gateway path.
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