Milwaukee Brewers | ZTransform

The Milwaukee Brewers embarked on a multi-year modernization of American Family Field to elevate the fan experience and reinforce the stadium’s role as a premier venue in Major League Baseball. Among the critical improvements was a full refresh of the stadium’s broadcast cabling system—essential for enabling high-resolution content delivery and seamless live production. By upgrading their media backbone, ZTransform ensured that American Family Field remains competitive, connected, and ready to meet the evolving demands of sports broadcasting and digital engagement.

The Goal

Modernize and Future-Proof

The Brewers’ media and operations teams required a complete refresh of the stadium’s broadcast cabling and signal distribution systems to replace legacy infrastructure and enable next-generation workflows. The goal was to ensure compatibility with current standards, improve reliability, and support the growing demands of live production, digital content, and remote connectivity—all within a tight seasonal timeline.

With the stadium’s original systems dating back to 2001, the project demanded a future-ready solution that could meet the evolving demands of high-resolution content delivery and mission-critical operations.

The Challenge

Outdated Systems, Elevated Expectations

With American Family Field entering a new era of fan engagement and media delivery, the Brewers faced a critical gap: their legacy broadcast cabling couldn’t keep pace with the sophistication of today’s production demands. The system lacked the agility to support dynamic workflows, modern signal formats, and the increasing need for real-time responsiveness across departments.

The team needed a solution that could handle complex routing, scale with future technologies, and integrate smoothly into a high-pressure environment—without disrupting ongoing operations or compromising the stadium’s readiness for the season ahead.

The Solution

IP-enabled Solutions

ZTransform collaborated with the Stadium District and key technical stakeholders to develop and deliver a robust, IP-based broadcast backbone that enhances the Brewers’ broadcast media workflows.

The key elements of this IP enabled improvement are the SMPTE camera and single mode fiber optic ties between the 30+ JBT locations and the increased capacity Mobile Production Unit Dock. These location include all camera platforms, dugouts, press boxes, and bull pens, as well as the in-venue control room from where the fan experience is managed to all the stadium LED boards and sound systems.

With the exception of a calculated quantity of legacy Triax cables and some analog audio circuits, the entire cabling infrastructure was replaced with fiber optics, brining tremendous signal format versatility and improved signal quality.

The Result

Resilient infrastructure supporting in-venue and remote production

The new system supports high-resolution media workflows, real-time monitoring, and seamless integration with modern production environments. With this upgrade, American Family Field is now equipped to handle the demands of contemporary sports broadcasting and digital media, reinforcing its role as a premier venue in Major League Baseball.

Key Technologies

Multidyne 12G Honeybadgers
Evertz Magnun Router Control
Telestream PRISM
Marshall Monitoring Systems
Joseph Electronics JBTs
Middle Atlantic MARK Series
Clark Wire & Cable

IP/Fiber Optic Backbone

5G Transport

Expansive Interconnect

Key Services

Engineering & Design

An end to end engineering package included schematic design through to construction documentation.

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Systems Integration

Our Systems Integration professionals deploy a vast array of technology solutions with a heavy focus on ease of maintenance and support for the life of the systems.

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Operational Readiness

We provides both systems configuration programming and proof of performance testing on all installed systems prior to shadow and launch.

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Modernize and Future-Proof

Outdated Systems, Elevated Expectations

IP-enabled Solutions

Resilient infrastructure supporting in-venue and remote production

Key Technologies

IP/Fiber Optic Backbone

5G Transport

Expansive Interconnect

Key Services

Engineering & Design

Systems Integration

Operational Readiness

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