When ESPN Deportes turned 20, it celebrated with something the channel had never done before: a show produced entirely in a virtual studio. The anniversary special aired in Spanish on ESPN Deportes and in English on ESPN2, and it ran on Qimera, our real time virtual production platform built on Unreal Engine. This case study covers how the 3D virtual set was conceived, designed and put on air, and what it means for broadcasters who want network level visuals without network l

For mid-size television stations across the United States, the pressure has never been greater. Audiences expect the same production quality they see on national networks such as polished sets, dynamic visuals, seamless transitions between news, weather, sports, and election coverage. But the budgets and studio footprints of local and regional broadcasters have not grown to match those expectations. The result is a tension that production teams live with every day: one physic