SoFi Stadium is going to be a state-of-the-art venue in more ways than one. Its translucent roof that has the ability to project images is one-of-a-kind, as is the Oculus scoreboard and sweeping canopy around the outside of the stadium.
In addition to those features, SoFi Stadium will also have cameras all over the field – and not just for TV broadcasts. The cameras in the stadium will give fans in attendance unique angles of the play that won’t be shown at home on TV.
“You’ll see better replays here than you’ll see at home (watching a game on TV),” Rams COO Kevin Demoff told the Los Angeles Daily News this week.
Those cameras will also provide the Rams and Chargers different angles not shown by the regular TV crews from FOX, CBS and NBC. That’ll allow them to use exclusive video footage to display on the screen and likely on their digital channels, too.
It’s all made possible by the “Super Bowl-level” number of cameras installed in the stadium, and the 4K Oculus video board.
Demoff talked about showing highlights from around the league and replays from in-house skycams and pylon cameras. He said: “I can promise you, the number of cameras we have in the stadium is Super Bowl level.”
The NFL is trying to find ways to get fans in stadiums, which is hard to do in today’s world with RedZone and Sunday Ticket at everyone’s fingertips. While unique replay angles won’t solve that problem, the whole experience at SoFi Stadium should help get fans to Rams and Chargers games.
