We’re thrilled to welcome
@KinaTrax
to Sony’s sports businesses family.
KinaTrax will bring its trusted biomechanical and analytical expertise and markerless motion capture technology to our Group's portfolio.
Read the full announcement 👇
Hawk-Eye apologises to Spurs and Watford fans for the confusion caused when an incorrect graphic was sent to the big screen. We are working together with PGMOL and the Premier League to understand the root cause of this problem and propose measures to ensure it won't happen again
A technical issue led to an incorrect graphic being provided by Hawk-Eye to
@btsportfootball
last night. To confirm, the
#VAR
saw the correct image with the correct lines to make the decision. This was a case of the wrong image being provided to the broadcaster and we apologise.
Grand Slam tennis is back at the
@usopen
and once again Hawk-Eye is breaking new ground with the
@usta
in ensuring the safe return of tennis. Hawk-Eye Live, our real time line calling system that removes the requirement for lines judges, is up and running across Flushing Meadows!
Clay court ready!🎾💥
Hawk-Eye LIVE is the first Electronic Line Calling (ELC) system certified on ALL surfaces by the Evaluation Committee, comprised of representatives from ITF/ATP/WTA & Grand Slams.
Excited to deliver at scale, ensure player parity & enhance fan experience🎯
#UELfinal
tonight and
@Hawkeye_view
is ready here at the Stadion Miejski. This will be the 204th
#EuropaLeague
match we've delivered
#officiating
services to this
@UEFA
season!
Thanks to our dedicated team of operators and support from our domestic leagues! 👏
Hawk-Eye's 1st football-focused technology truck launches at tonight's Super Cup match, Chelsea vs Villareal! ⚽ 🚛 ✨
This state of the art vehicle houses the full suite of our football tech including VAR, GLT, Ref Comms & our new skeletal & ball tracking system!
#sportstech
@majorov3
Hi
@majorov3
! We're always looking for new ways to implement our technology for the good of sport. We've seen your email and someone from our team will be in touch soon! ⛸️
Apply Now!
Join our team as a Placement Sports Systems Operator:
Our Systems Operators deliver our services at world-class sporting events across the globe, from Premier League football, tennis Grand Slams, the Rugby World Cup and many, many more.
We're hiring for Cricket Systems Operators in India and the UK 🇮🇳 🇬🇧
We're looking for people with a keen knowledge of cricket who work well under pressure and are good problem solvers with a technical skill set 🏏
Apply via the links here:
Hawk-Eye are delighted to announce that we will be extending & enhancing our partnership with the world-class
@SerieA
.
Our new joint-venture sees Hawk-Eye providing multiple services including GLT, VAR, Electronic Performance Tracking Systems, and more!
We’re excited to announce the extension of our long-standing collaboration with The All England Lawn Tennis Club, bringing broad-ranging enhancements and innovation to The Championships,
@Wimbledon
.
Full Press Release:
#Wimbledon
#HawkEye
ELC Live is clay court ready!🎾 💥
Our innovative journey continues in collaboration with the
@atptour
as our real-time Hawk-Eye Live Electronic Line Calling (ELC) system is now ready for events across all surfaces, including clay!
#HawkEyeLive
#ATP
#ClayCourtReady
We've made huge strides in the world of aquatics over the last few weeks! Together with
@swimvic
, we've successfully trialled the world's first
#swimming
video review tech, aimed at improving efficiency and automation of officiating and timing in the 2022 season.
#sportsbiz
During last night’s
#DALatMIN
game, Replay Center officials utilized
@Hawkeye_view
technology to confirm the ruling of offensive basket interference committed by the Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns:
Did you catch the
@SerieA
Coppa Italia Final between
@juventusfc
&
@Inter
last week? HawkVISION, our virtual recreation solution, successfully delivered a live replay!
This is the first time HawkVISION has been produced & played into a live broadcast for a major football match:
Feeling grateful for our partners
@FIFAcom
,
@kinexon
&
@adidas
!🙏
@SBJ
's Tech Week is now over & we wanted to thank the judges for our two award wins at the
#SBJAwards
, as well as everyone who attended Michael’s talk on taking data “From Field to Fan”! 🏆
✨Enhancing broadcast analysis at
#AO24
with
@TennisAustralia
.
🎾Here’s a look at some of the features:
1️⃣AR analysis over Spidercam
2️⃣HawkVR analysis in the Virtual World on Rod Laver Arena
3️⃣Multi-angle Tennis LiveAR
4️⃣New Bounce Visualisations using Unreal Engine
🏏An amazing six weeks in India has come to an end!
💪Our team worked tirelessly to deliver officiating and off-bat tracking technologies throughout the tournament, all contributing to a memorable ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.
👀Already looking forward to 2027!
#CWC23
For the rugby fans out there, watch this helpful guide on how Hawk-Eye's
#videoreplay
tech has evolved since its use at the
#RWC2015
and how the system has been enhanced for its return in Japan...
#RWC2019
is coming!
Our expertise at delivering the most reliable and innovative officiating solutions in sport has lead to the development of services changing the face of sports production, content management, fan engagement and coaching.
Click to learn more
#sportstech
🏐🙌 Another 'ACE' tournament complete! 🏐🙌
@volleyballworld
#vnl2021
We feel incredibly lucky to have played a part in delivering the close-calls (sometimes within 1mm!) and enhancing the player and viewer experience with our TV graphics. Enjoy👇
#sportstech
#workinsport
📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
Sony's Sports Businesses are proud to announce that
@beyondsportsvr
are joining the group! 🎉 🎉 🎉
For more information see the official press release:
🎊 Welcome Beyond Sports to our Sony family! 🎊
Hawk-Eye delivers
#VAR
's debut in the
#cariocao2019
"We are extremely proud to be working in partnership with one of the most prestigious competitions in the world and in a region which is so highly regarded for its achievements in football"
@FFERJ
Very excited for what's around the corner with this groundbreaking partnership! As a part of the
@Sony
family, we're looking forward to bringing a new-form of fan engagement tech to the wonderful world of football:
#sportstech
#football
#sportsbiz
And the award goes to…🥁
Approaching the year's end only means one thing: rewarding our people for their hard work throughout 2023!🤩🏆
We’re thrilled to announce this year’s winning lineup - please head to the comment section to congratulate them.👏
🧵
#awards
#sportstech
Hawk-Eye's Sam Bourne took the stage with Nicolaas Westerhof (
@beyondsportsvr
) & Hiroki Nagahama at
#SonyCreatorsConference
to present how the future of sports entertainment is built on tracking tech!
Catch up on the presentation here:
#SIGGRAPH2023
Another big milestone for our
#VideoReplay
team this week at
@IAAFDoha2019
, providing insights for viewers at home as the competition heats up.
We've been tracking long-throw for the first time, showing speed of release and launch-angle graphics to TV.
#Athletics
#sportstech
Here they are, the
#USOpen
2018 Hawk-Eye crew. All 50 of them!
This marks the beginning of a real milestone for us as our biggest ever tennis tournament to date. Delivering officiating and broadcast enhancement services to 16 courts.
#sportstech
#ELC
#broadcast
#NYC
#tennis
"Peter Irwin, Hawk-Eye Innovations Solutions Director, said: "We are delighted to be partnering with the ATP on this ground-breaking introduction of Video Review into professional tennis."
Sunday capped off an amazing few weeks in Australia! 🇦🇺
We were on the ground for another edition of the
#AusOpen
, so it’s only right to take a moment & appreciate all the hard work by our team! 🎾
Double tap to show❤️ to our operators! 🤩
#AO2023
#LifeAtHawkEye
#OperatorsPOV
Thrilled to see our LiveAR product debut at the
#AusOpen
!🎾
Through collaborative design with
@TennisAustralia
, LiveAR is automated from our Ball & Player tracking tech to enhance the broadcast experience with augmented replays!🎥
Here’s a look at the tech in action!🤩
#AO24
This year we have 3 entries shortlisted for the
@SportTechGroup
Awards!
It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication our teams and wonderful clients have invested in pushing the boundaries of
#officiating
and
#playerwelfare
in sport.
Fingers crossed for 2nd May 🤞
#YSTA19
A trio of season finals for Hawk-Eye South America, made extra special with
@LibertadoresFEM
, the 1st South American female continental tournament to use VAR in their single final match, alongside an all female crew! Followed by action-packed
@Libertadores
&
@Sudamericana
finals
Want to know what the future of sports consumption looks like for fans? Check out
@SonyGroupGlobal
's "Future Proof" campaign to find out how Hawk-Eye's products have the potential to transform the way fans, coaches & more can experience and interact with sport 👇
#sportstech
The Future of Enjoying Sports🙌
Checkout👀 immersive and interactive technology that can assist referees and make watching game⚽ more enjoyable by tracking the players🏃 during the game.
#FutureSony
#SonyFUTUREPROOF
@Hawkeye_view
Another excellent insight into how
@PremRugby
has been working in partnership with
@Hawkeye_view
this season to reduce head concussions.
Thank you
@therugbymag
for highlighting the importance around
#playerwelfare
.
Hopefully a sign of more things to come in Rugby Union!
🏈 We are very proud to announce that Sony is now a technology partner of the
@NFL
and the new official headphones of the NFL! Through this partnership, Sony and the NFL will be working collaboratively with coaches, players, teams, and leadership across the organization
#SonyXNFL
Extremely proud to announce the start of our partnership with the
@NBA
!
It marks a major milestone for Hawk-Eye & Sony's Sports Businesses as we deploy our next gen optical tracking tech to support the
#NBA
's efforts across officiating & fan engagement.
The
@SportTechGroup
awards ceremony was extra special for us this year!
We were honoured to accept the 'Innovation of the Year' award for our SAOT & made the Hall of Fame alongside an incredible roster of brands who have influenced
#sportstech
over the last decade 🏆
This week
@Sony
's Sports Businesses gathered together for our quarterly All Hands 👋
Great to see so many together to celebrate our achievements, align our strategy as a business group and connect across the globe! 🌍
#Culture
#Team
#SportsTech
#Pulselive
#BeyondSports
“These be the moments I live for” Kyle Kilmetis, Hawk-Eye VAR Operator.
The excitement for the
#MLSCup
is already building for our
#VAR
Operators before the fans have entered the stadium!
Hawk-Eye’s ball tracking system is the most advanced officiating tool used in sport. First used in 2001 in cricket broadcasting, the technology is now an integral and expected part of major sporting fixtures across football, tennis, cricket and GAA.
#careersinsport
#teamHE
We've been talking about the importance of mental health in the workplace.
To tackle the stigma, we're promoting open discussions, starting with our CEO Steve Carter:
"If our people aren't mentally healthy we don't have a business"
#WorldMentalHealthDay
#ItsOkayNotToBeOkay
Today is the final chapter of an incredible 6 weeks delivering our video replay services here in Japan.
.
rugbyworldcup it’s been a blast!
.
Good luck to the finalists,
@englandrugby
vs bokke_official
#rwc2019
…
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Over the weekend the new
@KNVB
ARAG Replay Center was used for the first official live match; the Dutch Supercup between
@PSV
and
@Feyenoord
. The Hawk-Eye Dutch team has worked extremely hard to help build this state of the art Replay Center! ⚽️
#VAR
#football
#behindthescenes
Congratulations to Kelly Nicoll, our CMIOSH Health & Safety Coach for her success in the
@healthandsafety
40 Under 40 competition!
Read more about Kelly's achievement here 👉
#HSW40under40