«Sports is all about
connecting people, and so
is videoconferencing.»
THOMAS TORJUSEN, HEAD OF MEDIA AND
CDO, NORSK TOPPFOTBALL (NTF)
NORWEGIAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
(NTF) SCORES WITH VIDEOCONFERENCING
NTF needs to establish regular communication with all associated clubs and
stakeholders of both football leagues accross the country. This is critical for
organizing the weekly matches and related live broadcasts.
THE QUICK OVERVIEW
WHO: Norsk Toppfotball (NTF)
WHAT: Video communications with all stakeholders, clubs and tv stations
WHERE: Norway
WHY: To plan match days, media broadcasts and all related activity
BACKGROUND
Norsk Toppfotball (NTF) is an interest organiza-
Competing clubs discuss practical
tion for the 16 Norwegian Premier League and
16 OBOS-ligaen football (soccer) clubs in Norway.
NTF’s goal is to be the leading authority in the development of Norwegian football on a club level.
They support clubs economically, administratively
and commercially to help elevate the quality and
Competing clubs discuss practical details about
visibility of Norwegian football.
their upcoming matches for the weekend, while
licence holders plan the media interviews and
CHALLENGE
broadcast logistics. With their new virtual meet-
NTF needed to establish regular communication
ing rooms, NTF can participate in every discus-
with all associated clubs and stakeholders of foot-
sion to have the best possible overview of the
ball leagues across the country. This is critical for
decisions and agreements made during planning.
organizing the weekly matches and related live
Additionally, all meetings are recorded and can
broadcasts.
be shared and reviewed afterwards.
DEPLOYMENT
““People are very demanding and are always
NTF has connected all of their existing videocon-
seeking the highest level of service. They just ex-
ferencing endpoints on the Videonor platform and
pect it to work! Videonor is very easy to use and
added web-based video clients for users without
their customer service team is always available
this equipment. Virtual meeting rooms facilitate
for help and advice.” , says Thomas Torjusen, Head
the actual communications, which can alterna-
of Media and CDO.
tively be attended via classic phone conferencing.
NTF is now looking towards the next phase of
RESULTS
their engagement with Videonor, which would
All clubs and stakeholders now meet face-to-face
enable these meetings and presentations to take
on a weekly basis over videoconferencing.
place on mobile devices.
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