New Era of Technological Advancement in the Indian T20 League

The infamous Indian T20 League will see some technological innovations as announced by the host ‘Disney Star’. We all know that cricket is almost like a religion in India. The Indian T20 League is no less than a festival celebrated by millions of cricket enthusiasts all over the country. On such a huge occasion, the fans always look forward to some extra thrill and the Disney team is in full force to satisfy their needs. 

The various innovations include a collaboration with Dolby Atmos to provide an enhanced sound experience to the fans, an online voting system, and a polling platform that will bring a more interactive approach between the fans and the commentators, mixed reality analysis, enhanced analytics in the commentary box, Behind the scenes technology, and the famous Cricko. 

With cricket being again played in the jampacked stadiums with pro-active fans, the emergence of Dolby Atmos will provide a prolific atmosphere for the Indian T20 League games to the viewer’s homes. Cricket fans in India can watch their favorite sports event- the Indian T20 League in the comfort of their home by switching to Disney=Hotstar or Star Sports network. Dolby Atmos provides a truly remarkable experience with the immersive multi-dimensional sound with improved clarity that allows viewers to hear details as they have never heard before in a live cricket match. 

Megaphone's online voting and polling platform: The demand for interactivity, expression, and community among TV audiences is growing at an exponential rate. Star Sports is introducing a new online voting and polling platform, a first-of-its-kind experience for a league of the magnitude of the Indian T20 League on Television and Digital platforms. It will provide a live and interactive experience that will allow viewers to shape editorial dialogue during live shows and link the viewpoints of Star Sports' analysts with viewers. Star Sports is enthusiastic about the opportunity to tap into the wisdom and passion of fans and elevate interaction to new heights.

Mixed Reality Analysis is taken to a next level by Star Sports in the 15th Edition of the Indian T20 League, nowadays commentators are able to communicate and visualize with data-driven Hawk-Eye graphics along with an MR headset. And this is the first initiative in sports broadcasting and a revolutionary technology developed in the Star labs. 

This season of the Indian T20 League will mark yet another approach towards more remarkable advancement as the commentary will be upgraded with enhanced analytics in the commentary box where the speakers will be teleported to the venue's ground from the production studios.

This Indian T20 League, a new 'Behind the Scenes' tech endeavor will be the implementation of cloud production. The global chip scarcity has expedited cloud workflow processes and distributed production lines, but it is eventually the future of production with numerous benefits for broadcasters and, in the long run, consumers. 

Improvement in the ball by ball fielding evaluation linked to the live on-field player tracking, 3D player projection, virtual multi-screen illustration, and also a virtual studio with augmented reality graphics that uses a positional tracking system to demonstrate real graphical 3D physical objects that are none other than magical illusions.

To build virtual studios and augmented reality images, Disney Star will continue to use the Unreal game engine. This year, on-ground AR visuals have been enabled on drone cameras flying high above the venue.

Cricko, the iconic robot statistician, will make a comeback, loaded with a massive database of Indian T20 League facts and numbers to guarantee experts have the most up-to-date and in-depth analytics to present before the viewers.