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Pixellot Productions On Rise

September 19, 2018

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

A year ago, Pixellot – the automated production solution for schools wishing to stream live video of their athletic events on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv – was in use at six schools across Michigan.

With the new school year underway, nearly two dozen schools are actively streaming events using Pixellot, with half of those schools streaming indoor and outdoor events. Several schools have more than two Pixellot units in place.

“Schools are finding that Pixellot provides a great opportunity to get a lot of their games out to their fans in a way they could never achieve,” said Mark Uyl, executive director of the MHSAA.  “We have some schools which are using a mix of their traditional, student-staffed, School Broadcast Program efforts along with Pixellot to be able to add subvarsity coverage; and schools going exclusively with Pixellot with installations at multiple venues.”

Pixellot units use from two to four High Definition cameras that cover the length of the playing surface and then focus on the ball and player movement to deliver the action. The unit communicates with the scoreboard to insert a time and score graphic on the screen. Ambient audio is picked up by the device, but the commentary of the public address announcer or the radio style play-by-play of an in-person announcing team also can be patched in.

All that has to be done from a school’s perspective is type in the event schedule and promote the fact that the games are available on MHSAA.tv. Pixellot does the rest. The unit also can be set up to isolate a camera on a fixed location, which allows for activities like cheer and wrestling to be streamed.

Schools actively engaged in Pixellot productions now include: Ann Arbor Greenhills, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, Brighton, Calumet, Dollar Bay, Frankenmuth, Freeland, Fremont, Grand Blanc, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, Harrison, Howell, Kalamazoo Christian, Macomb Lutheran North, Manchester, Norway, Novi, Otisville-LakeVille, Ovid-Elsie, Plainwell, Saginaw Heritage, Saline, Stevensville Lakeshore, Warren DeLaSalle and Williamston. Schools using indoor and outdoor units include Cranbrook Kingswood, Frankenmuth, Freeland, Grand Blanc, Howell, Manchester, Norway, Novi, Ovid-Elsie, Plainwell, Saginaw Heritage, Saline and Stevensville Lakeshore. Additional schools will have their Pixellot units coming online soon.

More than 70 percent of the programming taking place this week on MHSAA.tv will be Pixellot productions, featuring a football game Friday evening with two of the top-ranked Division 1 teams facing off for the top spot in the Saginaw Valley League’s Red division. Grand Blanc hosts Davison at 7 p.m. Both teams are 4-0 overall and 2-0 in league play, tied with Lapeer for first place.

Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network:

Tuesday - Sept. 18

Wednesday - Sept. 19 

Thursday - Sept. 20

Friday - Sept. 21

Saturday - Sept. 22

Monday - Sept. 24

Tuesday - Sept. 25

All sporting events – live or delayed - are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants also will be selling Season and Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. 

Highlights of games broadcast during the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program contributors feature a pair of close football contests – Marquette’s 36-35 overtime win over Escanaba and Howell topping Novi, 21-17 – and a volleyball match with Lake Orion defeating Oxford, 3-0.

Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.

42 MIHL Showcase Games to Stream Live

February 4, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The NFHS Network has completed arrangements with LiveBarn for the live video streaming of the 20th Annual MIHL Prep Hockey Showcase this Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 6-8) at Kennedy Recreation Center in Trenton.
 
All 42 games over the three-day event will be available on a subscription basis on MHSAA.tv and LiveBarn. To get directly to the games on MHSAA.tv – Click Here.  Here’s the complete schedule:
 
Thursday - Feb. 6      
5:20 p.m.         Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett
5:40 p.m.         Grosse Pointe North vs.  Allen Park Cabrini
6 p.m.              Lake Orion vs. Plymouth
7:20 p.m.         Port Huron Northern vs. Rochester United
7:40 p.m.         Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Novi
8 p.m.              Riverview Gabriel Richard vs. Howell
 
Friday - Feb. 7
9:30 a.m.         Grosse Pointe South vs. Salem
9:50 a.m.         Grandville vs. Detroit County Day
10:10 a.m.       Hancock vs. Utica Eisenhower
11:30 a.m.       Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Traverse City Central
11:50 a.m.       Brighton vs. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
12:10 p.m.       Flint Powers vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
1:30 p.m.         Calumet vs. Livonia Stevenson
1:50 p.m.         Plymouth vs. Byron Center
2:10 p.m.         East Grand Rapids vs Ann Arbor Skyline
4 p.m.              Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood vs. Hartland
4:40 p.m.         Allen Park Cabrini vs Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern
4:20 p.m.         Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice vs. Saginaw Heritage
6 p.m.              Detroit Catholic Central vs. Green Bay Notre Dame Academy
6:20 p.m.         Detroit U-D Jesuit vs. Midland Dow
6:40 p.m.         Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett vs. Big Rapids
8 p.m.              Trenton vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius
8:20 p.m.         Houghton vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard
8:40 p.m.         Port Huron Northern vs. Grand Rapids Christian
           
Saturday - Feb. 8       
8 a.m.              Detroit Country Day vs. Midland Dow
8:20 a.m.         Howell vs. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
8:40 a.m.         Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Hancock
10 a.m.            Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice vs. Green Bay Notre Dame Academy
10:20 a.m.       Grosse Pointe South vs. Grandville
10:40 a.m.       Big Rapids vs East Grand Rapids
Noon               Trenton vs. Calumet
12:20 p.m.       Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood vs. Houghton
12:40 p.m.       Traverse City Central vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern
2:30 p.m.         Livonia Stevenson vs. Saginaw Heritage
2:50 p.m.         Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
3:10 p.m.         Byron Center vs. Flint Powers
4:30 p.m.         Detroit Catholic Central vs. Hartland
4:50 p.m.         Cleveland St. Ignatius vs. Brighton
5:10 p.m.         Grand Rapids Christian vs. Utica Eisenhower
6:30 p.m.         Detroit U-D Jesuit vs. Salem
6:50 p.m.         Novi vs. Lake Orion
7:10 p.m.         Grosse Pointe North vs. Rochester United
 
The Showcase is part of a week of nearly 600 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.           
 
Now in its 11th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – The NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. 

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.