MEDIAPRO Group has produced the first 4K version of El Clásico using core SAM technology. Produced simultaneously in HD and 4K, where 4K was supported by a new mobile production vehicle equipped specifically for it.

SAM supplied its Kahuna 9600 enterprise level production switcher, along with the Maverik modular control panel. Kahuna’s unique FormatFusion3 technology enables multi-format operations, supporting any combination of SD, HD, 1080p (level A & B) and 4K.

The 4K feed was made available worldwide via the Hispasat 1D satellite using MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) encoding. Movistar+ was among those providing 4K match coverage, delivered to its fiber pay-TV customers using the new HEVC (H.265) compression standard. The HD signal was distributed to 170 countries and an estimated audience of 600 million viewers.