Collect highlights from contributors, run scoreboards, standings and goal graphics, drive the show to time, and keep fans engaged — how Show Runner fits a live sports broadcast.
Live sport is one of the most demanding things to broadcast: the action doesn't wait, the graphics have to be right and instant, and half your content — highlights, team-supplied clips, sponsor assets — arrives from people who aren't in the room. Show Runner is built for exactly this kind of fast, asset-heavy live show. Here's how it maps to a sports production.
Collect clips and assets from clubs and contributors
Team highlights, player VTs, sponsor logos, pre-produced packages — sports shows run on material from lots of hands. Instead of chasing files over email and WeTransfer, you give each contributor an upload slot and a key: they upload directly, verified, with the metadata you need (title, clearance, spellings) attached. See collecting VTs from contributors and sending large video files to a production team.
Run the graphics that sport needs
Sport lives on its graphics — the score, the clock, the name of the player who just scored, the league table at the break. Show Runner drives these as live, transparent overlays into OBS or vMix:
- Scoreboards and clocks kept current live.
- Lower thirds for players, managers and pundits.
- Fixtures, results and standings for context around the match.
- Sponsor bugs for your commercial partners.
Data-driven graphics can be updated live as the game changes, so the on-screen score and events track the action. See broadcast graphics and overlays and the setup walkthroughs for OBS and vMix.
Drive the show to time
Matches have hard outs — kick-off, half-time, the top of the hour. Build the running order for your pre-match, breaks and post-match, put the presenter's words on the teleprompter, and keep to time with a show clock that counts down to each out. See running a live show for the full picture.
Keep fans engaged
Sport is made for participation. Run a live poll on the man of the match, a play-along quiz at half-time, or a QR code that pulls fans into a prediction — all as overlays driven live. See audience engagement for live streams.
Run the crew and the day
Behind the broadcast is a crew to organise, call times to set, and safety paperwork for the venue and rigging to get signed off. Build the crew list with call times, track the tasks that get you to kick-off, and handle H&S sign-off — all attached to the show. See managing crew, tasks and safety.
Why Show Runner for sport
It's one system for the whole broadcast: collect the assets, build and run the rundown, drive the graphics, and engage the crowd — all live and shared across the team, so a change reaches everyone at once. That's the difference between a scrappy match stream and something that looks like broadcast.
FAQ
Can I automate score and event graphics from a live feed?
Yes — data-driven sports overlays can update from a live source so the on-screen score, clock and events track the game as it happens, rather than being typed in by hand each time. Talk to us about your specific data feed.
How do clubs and contributors send me highlights?
Through a contributor upload slot: you share a key, they verify their email and upload directly — no account, resumable up to 1 GB, with the metadata you need attached. See collecting VTs from contributors.
Does it work with OBS and vMix?
Yes. All of Show Runner's graphics — scoreboards, lower thirds, standings, sponsor bugs — run as transparent browser-source overlays in OBS or vMix, driven live by an operator.
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