From Sideline to Screen: Celebrating Black Box’s Impact on Sports Broadcasting

For over 45 years, Black Box has been right in the action, ensuring fans can enjoy every unforgettable sports moment from the comfort of home.

Back in the 1980s, watching a game in your living room was thrilling, even with just a single angle on a small screen. Fast forward to today, and fans are immersed in live, high-definition broadcasts, capturing every incredible detail — from the missed pass to the victory celebration — with seamless, multi-angle views.

In those early days, Black Box was there for broadcast engineers with coaxial cables and modems. Today, we’re still their trusted partner with our innovative Emerald® IP KVM solutions, built with sports broadcasting control rooms in mind. By providing seamless remote access to physical and virtual machines located miles away, Emerald is driving sports broadcasting workflows into the future.

With Black Box, the sports broadcasting experience flows smoothly from start to finish. Curious about the difference we make? To learn how we helped sports broadcasting control rooms streamline remote workflows from OB vans to post-production editing rooms, dive into our case studies below:

Philadelphia Eagles: Flexible, Remote-Friendly Production with Emerald KVM

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Box’s Emerald solution helped the Eagles production team manage an office relocation without missing a beat. The result? A smoother transition and seamless game-day production. Read more here.

FOX Sports: A Reliable Return to NASCAR with Emerald KVM

FOX Sports needed a solution that could support remote workflows, especially in mobile units. With the intuitive Emerald KVM interface, setup was easy, and engineering needs were minimal. Read more here.

WWE: Enhancing Production Efficiency with High-Performance KVM

WWE has delivered weekly live matches since the late ’70s. Black Box’s KVM solution has been a game-changer, allowing WWE’s team to access hundreds of computers from a single, multi-display workstation, so fans never have to miss a move. Read more here.

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