Gravity Media brings together global expertise, integrated workflows and large-scale production capabilities to deliver more than 3,000 hours of live content for audiences worldwide.
EWC 2026 is one of the largest multi-title esports events ever staged
The six-week competition spans 25 tournaments and features a record-breaking $75 million prize pool.
Gravity Media is a global media services, facilities, production and content company, driven by its ethos ‘Capture, Craft, Create’.
Gravity Media, a global leader in live production and content and media services and facilities, is providing host broadcast operations for the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026, supporting ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) in delivering the world’s largest multi-title esports tournament to audiences worldwide.
EWC 2026 is one of the largest multi-title esports events ever staged, bringing together more than 2,000 professional players and 200 clubs from over 100 countries. The six-week competition spans 25 tournaments and features a record-breaking $75 million prize pool.
Building on its successful delivery of previous editions of the tournament, Gravity Media is again providing a fully integrated host broadcast solution, combining specialist expertise, extensive resources and advanced technology from across its global business. The project represents one of the largest esports production operations in the world, requiring a highly scalable, flexible and future-ready workflow to support continuous live coverage.
The Gravity Media team is onsite in Paris delivering the complete broadcast infrastructure, spanning production facilities, technical operations, video, audio, communications and RF systems. Its full suite of services includes nine production lines, more than 60 simultaneous feeds and over 21 RF links, enabling reliable delivery of thousands of hours of live content to global audiences and rights holders.
The production set-up also features:
- 3,500+ video signals
- 150+ cameras, including ARRI cinematic cameras, on-body cameras and specialist systems
- Four Techno Cranes, 3 cable cameras systems, three drones
- 28 EVS XT-VIA servers supporting replay workflows
- 600+ TB of storage capacity
- 2,500 fibre cores
- 126 Dante devices supporting a large-scale audio network
- 140+ Riedel MicroN units integrated across communications infrastructure
Over 150 Gravity Media crew members representing over 35 nationalities are contributing to the delivery of EWC 2026, demonstrating the scale of collaboration and expertise required to deliver a production of this complexity.
With the project highlighting Gravity Media’s versatility in delivering productions across established and emerging markets, the company continues to showcase its ability to adapt its expertise, workflows and resources to meet the unique demands of each production.
Solène Zavagno, Gravity Media’s Global Account Director, said:
“The Esports World Cup represents the scale, complexity and innovation that define modern live production. Delivering an event of this size requires a highly agile approach, close collaboration across teams and technology that can adapt to evolving requirements. Our global team has worked together to create a robust and future-proof broadcast operation that supports EFG and delivers an exceptional experience for esports fans around the world.”