Once upon a time, in a dystopian land of sports-starved lockdowns and confined watch parties, remote production ruled the kingdom of M&E technology trends. Today, remote production—or REMI (Remote Integration) as it is known in broadcast production—is largely table stakes, depending on the scale and scope of the live event. Despite the leaps and bounds made in remote production capabilities since the Covid pandemic, certain limitations remain, particularly in venues without sufficient bandwidth back to the central production facility. Test cases demonstrating new innovations in remote production are still pushing boundaries. A proof of concept (PoC) at Australian broadcast technology provider Thoroughbred Racing Productions (TRP), conducted by live production technology company Appear, caught our eye. The PoC demonstrated that a…