With global Covid restrictions, the Lions Tour was always going to be a logistical challenge for the teams and the organisers but also for the South African host broadcaster and rights holder, Supersport.
Having worked with their sports department for over 25 years, we were pleased to be the their first port of call in looking for a partner to provide solutions to help support their coverage, with their crews unable to travel to the UK to produce their usual features and live insert of their Lions build up and coverage.
Our range of contacts and experience was soon brought to bear on their requirements - starting with an “as live” interview in the garden of ex-Lions winning coach, Sir Ian McGeechan, with the host asking questions via Zoom from S.A.
At the same time, we pulled together 4 ex-Lions for a round table chat at the iconic Recreation Ground in Bath, cutting a one hour show live on site as well as filming a bundle of preview and promotional pieces for inserts.