This year’s participation in the annual Passion 2026 faith-based gathering in Arlington, Texas, marked the 17th year of TNDV’s live and broadcast support.
Held at Globe Life Field, the event saw TNDV’s flagship Aspiration 35 mobile introduce several workflow advancements as well as being one of the industry’s largest live deployments of Arri Alexa 35 Live cinema cameras to date. For the event, TNDV deployed 15 camera chains, including 14 Arri Alexa 35 Live systems and one Arri Alexa LF supporting wire-cam coverage. The production used 11 active Alexa 35 Live systems simutaneously, representing one of the most extensive uses of the platform in a live event environment.
The cinema camera workflow gave enhanced depth of field, colour reproduction and dynamic range over to traditional broadcast cameras, helping elevate visual quality for both in-person audiences and distributed programme feeds. TNDV partnered with dbVRentals to supply the camera systems and lenses, allowing the production a fully integrated capture-to-broadcast solution.
In addition to video production, TNDV expanded its role for the event this year by supporting broadcast audio production from within Aspiration 35. By integrating audio mixing into the mobile production environment using the truck’s Studer Vista V console, the workflow reduced external equipment requirements and simplified signal routing from the FOH mix.
Aspiration 35 supported two simultaneous productions – a dedicated IMAG programme feeding in-venue displays and a separate broadcast programme distributed internally and archived for replay. Both productions operated from a shared Ross Carbonite switcher infrastructure while maintaining independent production teams, graphics systems and intercoms. Custom intercom routing enabled camera operators to receive direction from separate IMAG and broadcast teams.
To support production operations throughout the stadium, TNDV deployed 38 monitoring positions across the stage, FOH, backstage, accessibility viewing areas and specialty operator locations. With the venue’s SMPTE ST 2110-based signal distribution, the team minimised cabling requirements while improving deployment speed and routing flexibility.
The production captured content in 4K at 23.98fps, while delivering programme feeds in 1080p 59.94, allowing the production to maintain a cinematic visual aesthetic while meeting live broadcast distribution standards. The workflow also incorporated live colour grading within the signal pipeline to maintain consistent image quality across outputs.
‘Passion has always been a platform where new ideas and technologies can be explored at scale,’ says TNDV founder, Nic Dugger. ‘Our longstanding partnership with the Passion team allows us to continually push production workflows forward while delivering reliable, high-quality live broadcast experiences.’
‘This event continues to challenge our team creatively and technically each year,’ adds TNDV President, Rob Devlin. ‘From expanding our use of cinematic camera systems to integrating audio and video production into a single mobile workflow, Passion gives us an opportunity to collaborate closely with the production team and implement solutions that enhance both efficiency and production quality.’
Passion continues to serve as a key technology showcase for TNDV, allowing the company to test emerging production tools and workflows in a large-scale, multi-day live event environment.
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