World Archery has adopted the Appear X Platform to produce its live event coverage, gaining control of its content delivery, reducing costs and improving the quality of its live streams.
World Archery has adopted the Appear X Platform to produce live event coverage throughout its worldwide tour. With 14 events already delivered using Appear’s technology, and 12 more scheduled over the summer, World Archery now has full control of its content delivery as well as reducing costs and significantly improving the quality and consistency of its live streams.
“By removing the complexity of our previous broadcast setup, we now deliver consistent, high-quality coverage with minimal setup time,” said Chris Wells, Head of Communications at World Archery. “Appear’s X Platform has allowed us to regain control of our content, ensure that our audiences around the world enjoy a seamless viewing experience, and reduce operational costs. Our calculations indicate that we gain all these advantages from an investment that has a payback period of just 18 months."
A high-capacity, dense, low-latency media processing and gateway hardware platform, the X Platform is designed for live contribution, production and distribution. It supports IP security, and includes effective compression, delivering efficiency and performance for broadcasters and media operators.
Previously, World Archery had relied totally on third-party production and distribution partners, using complex, more costly workflows in challenging locations around the world. This could result in inconsistent quality, limited signal control and service outages, especially when priority was given to higher-volume content.
World Archery has now centralised its live production at its Lausanne-based Excellence Centre, giving it full control of the content pathway and wider distribution. World Archery’s proof-of-concept began in February 2025 and went live in under a month.
By deploying Appear’s compact 2RU X20 chassis, including modules for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT), decoding and multi-network management, World Archery has transitioned to an IP-based production model that is more reliable, flexible and cost-effective. Its scalability will also give the organisation more agility and flexibility into the future.
World Archery now streams SRT video from venues around the world directly to its Excellence Centre in Lausanne, where the streams are decoded and redistributed via IP to 15+ global video distribution partners, including regional broadcasters and streaming platforms. The Appear X Platform has enabled greater reach for World Archery’s content and provides more predictable quality across its events.
World Archery’s efforts demonstrate a wider opportunity for federations seeking cost-effective control over their live production The success of this deployment is generating interest from other sporting bodies facing similar challenges.
“Previously the preserve of larger sports, World Archery’s deployment demonstrates how the X Platform and SRT solutions now enable almost any sport federation to profitably take production in-house,” said Chris Alner, SVP – Commercial Director EMEA, Appear. “SRT is a real game-changer, reducing complexity and cost, and providing World Archery with the flexibility to expand its service offerings by moving away from satellite to high-quality, flexible and sustainable IP-based workflows.” www.appear.net
