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  • Faiza Mirza to lead Wace India’s expansion of Australian curriculum

    Faiza Mirza to lead Wace India’s expansion of Australian curriculum

    MUMBAI: The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) has appointed Faiza Mirza as chief operating officer for India, marking a key step in expanding Australia’s government-backed curriculum across the country.

    The Wace programme, administered by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) under the Government of Western Australia, is the first international government curriculum officially recognised in India. It aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and has received equivalence from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

    Offered in over 16 countries including Singapore, China, Japan, and Malaysia, Wace is known for its rigorous academic design, skills-based learning, and global university pathways. The curriculum now seeks to onboard 100 Indian partner schools within three years.

    “I am honoured to lead Wace India during this pivotal moment for global education,” said Mirza. “Our goal is to make world-class, government-backed education both accessible and inclusive for Indian students.”

    Mirza brings more than 12 years of experience in education and organisational development, having previously worked with the Association of International Schools of India (TAISI) on leadership development and global partnerships. She holds an Msc in retail marketing and management from Kingston University and a BBA from Amity University.

    With Mirza at the helm, Wace India will focus on curriculum integration, school capacity building, and teacher training, advancing a vision of quality, globally benchmarked education that resonates with India’s diverse learning ecosystem.

     

  • ICC women’s cricket gets the full broadcast treatment

    ICC women’s cricket gets the full broadcast treatment

    MUMBAI: The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is getting the full broadcast bells-and-whistles treatment, with every match set for live production on ICC.tv with the  tournament kicking off today on 30 September  across five venues in India and Sri Lanka.

    The production, backed by JioStar as production services partner and NEP supplying kit, is serving up a 30-minute pre-game show, in-depth innings-break analysis and comprehensive post-match wrap-ups—the full monty for cricket fans worldwide.

    ICC.tv, working with JioStar, is producing vertical, mobile-first coverage for select games, catering to the thumb-scrolling generation.

    On the tech front, Hawk-Eye’s Smart Replay system is powering the Decision Review System (DRS) whilst also providing Piero graphics for tactical insights and technical analysis. WTVision is handling scoring graphics, collaborating with Cricviz for deep cricket data and analytics. Quidich Innovation Labs rounds out the team with player tracking services and Field 360°, a dynamic virtual field model that showcases evolving fielding positions in real time.

    The tournament’s commercial clout underscores women’s cricket’s surging popularity. The broadcast is reaching audiences via Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar, Sky Sports, SuperSport, Willow, Prime Video, CricLife, PTV Sports, Ten Sports, ESPN, Sky NZ, TSM, ATN and TV1—a global footprint that would have been unthinkable a decade ago.

    Emirates, Aramco and DP World have signed on as premier partners, whilst Coca-Cola, Sobha, Rexona and Google have joined as global partners. Royal Stag, FanCraze and Near round out the commercial roster as official supporters, with Cricket4Good backing the tournament’s social responsibility initiatives.

    The tournament marks another step forward in broadcasting women’s cricket with production values matching the men’s game—and sponsors queuing up to be part of it.

  • NEP group launches TFC broadcast orchestration platform as a global service

    NEP group launches TFC broadcast orchestration platform as a global service

    MUMBAI: NEP group has announced the availability of its TFC broadcast orchestration platform as a service for broadcast facilities. TFC, originally developed for NEP’s internal use, integrates hardware and software from multiple vendors into a unified interface, streamlining control, automating tasks, and standardizing workflows.

    The platform, designed to simplify IP 2110 management, has been utilised in major productions globally, including the Super Bowl, the PGA TOUR, The Masters Tournament, and the World Cup.

    NEP Australia, New Zealand and Japan president Soames Treffry, stated that TFC is now available as a scalable service partnership. The platform is vendor-agnostic and supported by 24/7 global engineering support.

    TFC provides broadcast control, software-defined networking (SDN), real-time monitoring, and global technical support. It simplifies IP 2110 management through a user-friendly interface. The SDN component is designed for broadcast environments, offering real-time alerts on network health, uptime, latency, and device status.

    The platform is intended for customers managing IP environments, those without in-house network engineering expertise, or those transitioning from baseband to IP. Its security features also make it suitable for high-profile media platforms.

    Michael Raimondo, vice president of broadcast technology for the PGA tour highlighted the platform’s ability to simplify complex hardware and software management.

    TFC is scalable and can support various production environments, including sporting events, news facilities, and television productions. It is available as a licensed software solution.

    NEP group, headquartered in the United States with operations in 25 countries, provides media services for live sports and entertainment productions.

  • NEP deploys multiple Calrec consoles and routing technology for premium audio at Wimbledon 2019

    NEP deploys multiple Calrec consoles and routing technology for premium audio at Wimbledon 2019

    MUMBAI: Viewers around the world enjoyed premium quality audio while watching Wimbledon 2019 with NEP UK deploying 15 Calrec consoles at the South West London tennis venue, alongside extensive Calrec networking and routing technology and I/O boxes. An additional three Calrec consoles were used in NEP OB trucks that covered Centre Court, Court One and Court Two.

    Jimmy Parkin, Sound Engineer, NEP Broadcast Services, said, “We have worked extensively with Calrec over the years. The networking flexibility and easy scalability of their technology were central to the success of this Wimbledon 2019 project. We needed audio operators to be able to easily access any source from any court without having to move anything or plug anything in; any console can “talk” with any other console on the network. We also needed to integrate IP networks with Calrec’s Hydra 2 networking technology and using their interfaces made this very easy. Pre-event offsite planning, using Calrec’s H2O GUI for the Hydra 2 network, meant that we could accurately name and label ports before any hardware was connected.”

    For the second year, the host broadcaster was Wimbledon Broadcast Services (WBS). The video network was all IP (SMPTE ST2110) with Calrec consoles connected to this host broadcast network. Eleven Calrec consoles – 10 Summa and one Brio – were deployed across this, including consoles for the Wimbledon Channel and the media centre.

    In addition, NEP worked with a major US broadcaster for their coverage, including streaming, using an additional three Calrec consoles – two Artemis and one Brio – in their three control rooms.

    Parkin adds, “It worked seamlessly. The way that Calrec’s technology allows resources to appear on a network, and then how effortless it was to move those resources across the network, made our life so much simpler. Adding additional I/O boxes was also really easy too. This was a very complex project, but we were working with good people and great technology.”

    Andy Birkinshaw, International Sales Manager with Calrec, said, “We have a longstanding relationship with NEP, having worked with them on many large-scale projects. Wimbledon is such a massive sporting event and we’re very proud of what our technology helped NEP to achieve. We will continue to see mixed IP/proprietary environments, with this a clear example of how our technology works in such a complex scenario.”

  • Tata Communications and NEP pioneer the remote production of VIVO Pro Kabbadi League 2018 for Star Sports

    Tata Communications and NEP pioneer the remote production of VIVO Pro Kabbadi League 2018 for Star Sports

    MUMBAI: Tata Communications, a leading global digital infrastructure provider, and NEP Broadcast Solutions, a division of NEP Group, are together enabling the remote production of  VIVO Pro Kabbadi League (PKL) for Star Sports, the number one sports broadcaster in India and subsidiary of  21st Century Fox. Now in its sixth season, this is the first time that PKL is being produced remotely by harnessing superfast connectivity.

    The PKL is the largest league in the nation in terms of footprint, and the second most popular sports league in terms of viewership after the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 2018 season consists of 138 matches taking place over 91 days (October 7th 2018 – January 5th 2019). It is being streamed across six channels and in five languages – Star Sports English, Star Sports Hindi, Star Sports First, Star Sports 1 (Tamil), Star Suvarna Plus (Kannada) and Star Maa Gold (Telugu).

    Given the back-to-back schedule of events in multiple locations, Star Sports has partnered with Tata Communications and NEP to streamline and reduce the cost of the broadcast of PKL with remote production.

    This means that production teams don’t need to travel to each venue, and the different localised broadcasts can be brought to audiences more efficiently.

    During each match, the remote production team (the director, vision mixer, audio engineers, EVS operators, producers and graphics team) operates out of the Star Sports facility in Mumbai, whereas the production crew along with NEP’s engineering team (cameramen, sound assistants, talent producers and the production management) are on-site. They collaborate seamlessly in real-time to deliver every moment of the action to more than 200 million viewers using Tata Communications’  Video Connect network. It ensures the smooth transmission of a combination of signals and camera feeds from each fixture because of its ultra-low, four- frames-per-second latency and hitless switching capability. NEP’s flight pack Broadcast Lite – which allows a quick set-up in minimum space without any compromise in functionality and quality – makes it easy for Star Sports to produce both the world feed and regional language feeds. These consist of 27 unilateral camera feeds that are sent from the venues to its Mumbai hub, and 4 return feeds that are sent back to the venues, along with associated AES audio feeds.

    “As India’s number one sports broadcaster, we have always pushed the boundaries of what’s possible,” a Star India spokesperson said. “Harnessing the joint capabilities of NEP and Tata Communications allows us to bring this incredible — yet logistically complex — series of matches to millions of Kabaddi fans across India without a glitch. And, thanks to the efficiencies gained through remote production, we can focus our efforts on enhancing how people are able to enjoy and engage with their favourite sport.”

    “The millions of kabaddi fans across India don’t want to miss a millisecond of the on or off-court action, which means that the production of each PKL match needs to be completely seamless,” said Brian Morris, Vice President and General Manager, Media & Entertainment Services, Tata Communications. “At the same time, broadcasters are under pressure to increase efficiencies and reduce costs to ensure good return for their sports investments. To deliver the highest-quality content to audiences and create a TV experience that is closest to witnessing a match live in the stadium, more and more broadcasters globally are following in Star Sports’ footsteps and embracing remote production.”

    “We are delighted to partner again with Star Sports and Tata Communications on enhancing the viewer experience by seamlessly broadcasting sporting events to millions of fans using remote production. This teamwork demonstrates that leveraging the unified force of leading organisations can drive innovation in the broadcasting industry while improving efficiencies,” said Saeed Izadi, President, Broadcast Solutions, NEP. “Together, we are redefining the production of kabaddi in India.”

    In less than a year, this is Star Sports’ second major remote production project with Tata Communications and NEP. Earlier this year, the two companies joined forces for the remote production of the entire VIVO IPL 2018 league that consisted of 60 matches taking place over 50 days in nine cities.