Italy’s NVP Chooses Video Progetti and Grass Valley’s AMPP Platform for Lega Pro’s Live Football Match Productions
The shift toward flexible, software-defined production is reshaping live broadcasting. In Italy, NVP built its new Innovation Hub in Milan to support multiple simultaneous sports productions using an IP-based, cloud-enabled architecture. With major clients such as Sky Italia, RAI, Mediaset, OBS and EBU, the company needed a workflow that could be deployed quickly, reduce operational costs, and adapt to different production levels.
Challenge
NVP was tasked with producing around 1,100 Lega Pro matches in 10 months, sometimes 30 per weekend, with only 2–3 weeks to ramp up operations.
While Serie A/B productions use large OB vans and 30+ cameras, and NVP already successfully pioneered remote production for Lega B using dedicated baseband delivery lines combined with on prem Tier 1 galleries, Lega Pro required a leaner, budget-conscious workflow that still delivered broadcast-grade results. NVP needed a flexible production model capable of handling both premium and high-volume events without overstretching resources or infrastructure.
Solution
- To meet these needs, Video Progetti designed and deployed a hybrid production architecture combining traditional broadcast hardware with Grass Valley AMPPcloud-native remote production.
- A SMPTE ST 2110 IP backbone powers the Innovation Hub for high-end productions (Serie A/B) using Grass Valley LDX cameras, Kahuna switchers, Sirius routers and Kaleido multiviewers.
- For Lega Pro, Video Progetti implemented Grass Valley AMPP, enabling remote galleries where a single operator manages video switching, audio mixing, replay and graphics through AMPP Live Producer Pro, a Streamdeck panel and an HTML5 graphics platform.
- Camera feeds arrive via SRT into AWS-hosted AMPP, with NDI used inside the facility for cost-effective internal routing.
- AMPP’s elastic cloud model reduces costs by running compute resources only during live events.
This hybrid solution gives NVP the “right-sized” workflow for each production tier.
Video Progetti – NVP & Grass Valley Video
The AMPP-based remote workflow designed by Video Progetti and NVP now enables NVP to handle multiple matches in parallel, optimize staffing, and reduce logistics compared to OB-truck deployments.
High-tier productions maintain premium hardware and full crews, using a remote production model using dedicated signal delivery lines, while lower-tier events rely on scalable cloud processing with minimal on-site equipment.
The model has proven so effective that NVP plans to extend the Innovation Hub concept to other Italian cities and expand its facilities further — confirming Video Progetti and Grass Valley as key enablers of next-generation remote production in Italy.
