Eurovision Services is providing a dedicated Audio over IP (AoIP) connectivity for broadcasters at the commentary positions and/or at the TV compound during the UEFA Nations League Finals 2021 between 6th and 10th of October 2021 in Turin and Milan, Italy.  

This dedicated AoIP connectivity is provided via Eurovision Services own secure internet access at the venue with a high quality of service and high resilience.

This service is dedicated for AoIP transmissions and should not be used for web surfing, emails or FTP transfers.

The onward connection is provided over the Eurovision Services FiNE fibre optic network, which offers very low latency over a totally transparent network, providing secure and stable bandwidth to facilitate AoIP connections.

The local network infrastructure at the venue, including routers and firewalls, is also redundant up to the commentary position area. One Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector (plus passive back-up) will be provided in the requested location for codec connectivity.

What Eurovision Services will provide:

• Secure internet access dedicated to AoIP transmissions.
• 5Mbps symmetrical provided over an RJ45 Ethernet socket.
• The local network is set with DHCP. No static public IP address will be available.
• 1 IP address available per AoIP access.
• No firewall restrictions, no SIP ALG functions.
• On-site support technician.
• Service available from MD-2 (for connectivity test) to MD (FW+2 hours)

Eurovision Services provides the data connection from the UEFA venue to the public internet via the Eurovision Services Point of Presence (POP). The public internet connection to the broadcaster headquarters is not provided by Eurovision Services.

Important note: Eurovision Services cannot take responsibility in the unlikely event of any issue with the public internet.

Eurovision Services prices

Prices for AoIP access (5 Mbps symmetrical) are as follows:

• 1 match : 1350 €
• 4 matches package : 4600 €

Please book the necessary item(s) (per match or as a package) and provide the necessary following details:

• Contact details on site
  • Name / First Name / Email address / Mobile Number on site
• Area of delivery
  • TV Compound - Broadcast Partner Location
  • Media Tribune - Broadcast Partner Commentary Position

The booking will be opened from 30.08.2021 for all matches (2 SFs, 3rd place match & Final).

The deadline for AoIP service bookings is 27.09.2021 (cancellation after Semi Finals will be possible until SF MD+1 – 17h00 GMT).

Temporary service requests received after this deadline will be considered as late bookings and evaluated accordingly. UEFA Broadcast Partners will be notified of the result of the evaluation and if the late booking is accepted, there will be an extra charge of 300 euros.

Cancellation Conditions

The following conditions will apply for the cancellation of the AoIP connectivity service:

• For Semi-Finals:
  • Cancellation before 01.10.2021 – 1700 GMT: Free of charge
  • Cancellation after 01.10.2021 – 1700 GMT: 100% cancellation fees
• For the 3rd place Match and Final:
  • Cancellation before 08.10.2021 – 1700 GMT: Free of charge
  • Cancellation after 08.10.2021 – 1700 GMT: 100% cancellation fees

Support

Eurovision Services staff will be present on-site to assist UEFA Broadcast Partners with their AoIP connectivity.

On-site staff contacts will be communicated to UEFA Broadcast Partners at a later stage.

For any technical assistance and/or information about Eurovision Services AoIP connectivity, please write directly to our dedicated email address: aoip@eurovision.net .

Company registration:

Many broadcast partners and broadcast companies are already registered within Eurovision.net

If it is not the case yet or if you face any issue, please register your company directly via the following link: https://www.eurovision.net/company-registration