With sports on the verge of returning to action, most notably the UK’s lucrative Premier League soccer back on screens next week, we thought it was appropriate to learn how sports franchises were coping with virtual events, in environments many will be harnessing long after restrictions are eased. It turns out the NFL’s virtual draft, which took place over 3 days at the end of April, was a decent example of a major event relying heavily on the low latency Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol – powering 132 live feeds and attracting 55 million viewers, with average daily viewership up 35% over 2019. We got the lowdown from John Cave, the NFL’s VP of Football Technology, who showered praise all…