Zoom partners with the AFL for the Toyota Fanzone in lieu of live crowds during games

June 25, 2020 9:35

Zoom is the latest partner to join the AFL, providing its video conferencing technology to live broadcasts of games.

To make up for the lack of crowds in the stadiums, Seven’s AFL broadcast cuts to fan celebrations in their homes via the ‘Toyota Fanzone, powered by Zoom’.

Toyota FanZone powered by Zoom has kicked off across Seven’s AFL broadcast

The Fanzone is the first of its kind worldwide to be adapted by an entire league. It kicked off during the first match of round two, which was the AFL’s return following a COVID-19 enforced pause, between the Richmond Tigers and Collingwood Magpies.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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2 COMMENTS

Craig Richardson 25 Jun 20

I am really a big fan of your blogs, your blog is really cool. I would like to say thank to Zoom has taken a footstep for entertaining us.
I am eagerly waiting to watch this match.

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Navneil Bhatia 18 Jul 20

I love watching your blogs. They’re really entertaining. I would like to thank Zoom for taking this extra step and giving us more entertainment. I am very excited to watch the match and would love to be on screen.

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