Piero

Rugged Earth has been involved with Piero from the very early stages of its development and have integrated and operated Piero on nearly every sport that is televised. We currently operate Piero the following tournaments - England Internationals, Champions League, Europa League, Premier League, FA Cup, European Rugby, Premiership Rugby, Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Four Nations, Challenge Cup, Women's World Cup Qualifiers, Australian Test Cricket and more....

Overview

Piero is a cost-effective and user-friendly 3D graphics production and analytical system for sports broadcasters. Using image recognition and state-of-the-art graphic overlays, Piero enhances sports video media with visually engaging and informative illustrative effects and statistics. Thanks to Piero, broadcasters now have an efficient way to drive retention and open up new possibilities for premium content sales. In addition to broadcasters, professional sports clubs also use Piero, making use of its analytical capabilities to devise and refine coaching regimes for players.

Piero is a ready-to-use turnkey system that makes very few demands on your time for training or installation. Over 50 global broadcasters already rely on us for their sports graphics and analysis requirements; this has enabled us to thoroughly hone our configuration process so that we can have you up and running within about six days. Its open architecture and efficient, well-trodden workflow mean that it’s easy to integrate Piero with your existing production operation.

Piero offers bespoke modules for a wide variety of sports, from football and tennis to hurling and handball. We also offer a generic module that can be applied to any sport, however niche. Piero is routinely used to enhance broadcast presentation of huge international events, such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. Piero is also integrated with EA and so can produce stunning 3D virtual scenes with life like players and stadiums