The Rugby World Cup kicked off in New Zealand on the 9th September and AVS were in the thick of the action providing LINK wireless camera systems to capture all the excitement of this fantastic tournament. This is the biggest sporting event in New Zealand’s history and the 20 teams will battle for a spot in the Final on the 23rd October.

 AVS is supplying 12 Link L1500 HD wireless systems, 4 Sony P1 camera packages AVS has customized for Steadicam applications, 12 AVS proprietary RF-over-fiber systems, comms and crew for both the world coverage and domestic New Zealand broadcasts.  In order to air all 48 matches being contested throughout the island nation, Sky Sports, the host broadcaster, is utilizing four trucks and two flypacks at 12 separate venues.  This event will be viewed in over 200 countries by more than 4 billion people making this the third most watched sporting event in the world.

Drawing on AVS’ long history of supporting events throughout New Zealand, AVS coordinated country-wide frequency licenses, allowing for seamless transitions from venue to venue.­