UNF Athletics Sets Record Broadcast Numbers for 2021-22

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The latest athletic year proved to be a milestone one for North Florida Athletics' broadcasts as the department streamed a record 154 events, totaling over an estimated 66,000 hours of viewership.

UNF set records for total ESPN+ broadcasts, with 70 streaming to the ESPN+ platform, while a record 84 events were streamed on SWOOPLife Live. It's the first time that UNF has reached the 70-broadcast marker for ESPN+, while SWOOPLife Live broke 80 events for the first time since it began back in the fall of 2019.

"At our level, producing 70 broadcasts on ESPN+ is not an easy accomplishment. It would not be possible to do this without the 20-plus students and all of the staff that help put together some of the highest-level broadcasts in the ASUN," said broadcast manager Kyle Johannes. "This is what we strive for at North Florida and will continue to strive for in the years to come. We hope that the end product seen by viewers is as close to a linear-production as possible. We've come extremely far from the first ESPN+ broadcasts produced here in 2015 and we're excited for what is next."

North Florida's ESPN+ and SWOOPLife Live broadcasts also provided real-world work experience for over 20 UNF students during the 2021-22 school year alone.

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SWOOPLife Live Metrics (84 streams)

71,122 total loads (867 average)
48, 198 unique loads (588 average)
61, 993 total plays (756.01 average)
28, 577.63 total hours (357.2 average)

ESPN+ (38 streams - numbers through 3/15, not including softball and baseball streams)

71,800 unique visitors (1,889 average)
20, 723.1 total hours (545.35 average)

"Producing as many high quality live streams and broadcasts is a critical element in providing as much coverage as possible for our student-athletes," said Assistant AD for Strategic Communications Brock Borgeson. "This product is not possible without the skill set and work ethic of broadcast manager, Kyle Johannes, and the continued investment from director of athletics, Nick Morrow. I'd be remiss to mention all of the time and energy put forth by the students, part-time staff and volunteers behind the scenes. We are proud of the broadcasts generated this year and we are excited to continue to add to what viewers can expect from our live productions."

Also of Note

Also for the first time, UNF hosted the ASUN Softball Championships, with North Florida bringing 10 conference tournament broadcasts to ESPN+ just three years after expanding ESPN+ capabilities to the UNF Softball Complex. UNF also provided official replay review for all ASUN Softball Championship streams
UNF streamed a record number of home beach volleyball matches at The Coop
Two multi-camera streams with color commentary and play-by-play were provided for both UNF swimming home events at the newly opened UNF Aquatic Center.
Basket cameras behind the backboard were utilized at all home basketball streams for the first time.
Additional natural sound microphones were used for softball and baseball live streams.
A centerfield camera was utilized for the majority of all baseball and softball live streams on SWOOPLife Live.
Every single home indoor volleyball match was streamed on ESPN+.

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