Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast - this week we are talking about pre-game shows of major events, focusing on the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Cologne, Germany. And we are talking to Francesca Mei, the New Events and Entertainment Senior Manager at Euroleague Basketball.
Before we get into the talk with Francesca Mei, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast with French point guard Hugo Benitez from JL Bourg en Bresse - which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.
3:00 - Hugo Benitez interview sneak preview
And now onto our interview with Francesca Mei about the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Cologne, Germany. We hope you enjoy the interview
8:00 - Her duties as New Events and Entertainment Senior Manager at Euroleague Basketball
10:00 - Possible role models in this career
12:40 - About Filmmaster Events, the agency which created and produced the award-winning EuroLeague Final Four pre-game show
15:25 - About the pre-game show creation process and how it changed after it was determined fans could not attend the event
17:10 - What does augmented reality mean
19:05 - About winning first and third place awards at the Best Event Awards (BEA) World - first place: category Digital Transformation; third place: category Use of Technology
22:00 - What gave the EuroLeague show the edge to win the awards
25:30 - About taking third place the the BEA Best Sports Events category for the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria Gasteiz
27:05 - The time frame to produce the whole show
30:40 - Current status of the 2022 EuroLeague Final Four in Berlin at the Mercedes Benz Arena from May 27-29
33:15 - Plans on-going for a show in Berlin with and without fans
36:40 - Any secret details about the 2022 EuroLeague Final Four show
37:00 - When does relaxation kick in at the Final Four
39:50 - What her biggest nightmare/worry was in the build-up to Cologne
Here is a video of the pre-game show
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Taking The Charge Podcast: Francesca Mei - New Events and Entertainment Senior Manager, Euroleague Basketball