Gravity races ahead to cover major horse racing events in Australia

Gravity Media, a provider of live production and media services, has confirmed its broadcast and technology partnerships for the all-screens coverage of some of the biggest events on the horse racing calendar, including the Magic Millions Carnival on Queensland Gold Coast this January and the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival in March and April.

Gravity Media Australia’s appointment as the broadcast technology and facilities partner for coverage of the Magic Millions and Sydney’s big horse racing events this autumn builds on the company’s all-encompassing role in the coverage of Australia’s biggest horse racing events. 

The company’s state-of-the-art outside broadcast (OB) trucks, cameras, satellite and uplink facilities and cloud-based technologies have helped to deliver many of the world’s best horse racing events across multiple broadcast, subscription, and streaming platforms.

Gravity Media accessed more than 47 cameras and a crew of 150 across October and November 2022 in delivering broadcast and technology outcomes for the coverage of horse racing carnivals in Australia.

Ben Madgwick, Director for Media Services and Facilities at Gravity Media, said, “We are honoured to be the broadcast and technology partner for horse racing.

“Our production and facilities collaboration in the delivery of all-screens coverage of major horse racing events sees us pursuing new developments in broadcast technology and forms a key part of Gravity Media’s increasing commitment to innovation, technology, and production delivery.”Besides horse racing, Gravity Media’s studios, production, and post-production centres, OB facilities and specialist camera technologies serve major production companies, TV networks, pay-TV and streaming platforms in Australia with projects such as Australian Ninja Warrior, The Masked Singer, Australia’s Got Talent, and I’m A Celebrity.