Oracle Cloud Infrastructure houses archive
containing footage of every match played in 30 years of Premier
League football
Helps power syndication for worldwide
broadcast
LAS
VEGAS, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle
CloudWorld — The Premier League, the world's most watched
domestic football league, has moved its immense historical content
archive, with footage of every game played over the last 30 years,
exclusively to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). OCI will support
the Premier League's ever-increasing broadcast quality levels and
content storage requirements for years to come with storage volumes
expected to reach three petabytes by 2025.
On a rolling two-week basis, the Premier League records and
stores video on every aspect of every single match, including
pre-and post-match interviews. That footage, stored on OCI, is then
syndicated worldwide for broadcast to 797 million households in 188
of 193 UN member states. It is also sold for use in ads,
documentaries, match highlights, and other applications.
"Simply put, the Premier League's worldwide broadcasts are the
linchpin of the league's relationship with its global fan base,"
said Nick Morgan, Managing Director
of Premier League Productions. "Showcasing the best football
players in the world requires the best technology, and Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure delivers the performance we need to get fans around
the world as close to the action on the pitch as possible."
In addition to top-tier performance, availability and security,
OCI delivers significant cost advantages over competitors,
especially for data transit, which is a critical component of
managing an extremely high volume of video content for global
syndication. The Premier League is also taking advantage of OCI
Object Storage, which utilizes automatic, policy-based tiering.
This intelligently moves data and optimizes costs based on
demand.
The Premier League also benefits from Oracle's comprehensive
cloud footprint. Oracle will serve the Premier League video footage
out of cloud regions in four countries—initially out of the
United Kingdom, then also out of
Singapore, the United States, and Brazil—giving broadcast
partners in every part of the world a consistent experience in
terms of both price and performance.
"As the Premier League's popularity continues to explode
worldwide, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure helps to ensure that Premier
League content is cost-effectively delivered to its partners around
the globe at the highest quality," said Karan Batta, vice president, product management,
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. "Equally important, with OCI the
Premier League can continue to take advantage of advances in video
quality and innovations in broadcast technology to meet rising fan
expectations with zero concern about storage capacity."
Building On a Strong Foundation
In addition to storing
Premier League's extensive video archive, Oracle is committed to
increasing the excitement surrounding every Premier League game.
Oracle is producing real-time player and team statistics for each
match broadcast using its advanced data analytics and machine
learning technologies. Those stats include Average Formation, Live
Win Probability, and Momentum Tracker. In May 2022, the Premier League also presented two
new end-of-season awards based on rigorous Oracle Cloud data
analyses: Most Improbable Comeback, awarded to Tottenham Hotspur
for their last-minute 3-2 come-from-behind win at Leicester City; and Most Powerful Goal,
awarded to Manchester City
midfielder Fernandinho for his 117.61-kph (73.08-mph) strike
against Leeds United.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Learn more about Oracle Cloud Storage
About the Premier League
The Premier League produces
some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world.
The League and its clubs use the power and popularity of the
competition to inspire fans, communities, and partners in the UK
and across the world. The Premier League brings people together
from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere
and is available to watch in 797 million homes in 188
countries.
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