Encompass Digital Media has announced the expansion of its Master Control Room (MCR) facility in Riga, Latvia. This spread looks forward to establishing it as one of the most advanced and efficient operations in the global media and broadcast industry, as the company has claimed in a statement.

Serving customers across Europe, the United States and Asia, the facility now handles over 1,500 hours of live sports content per month and manages 277 channels for 22 customers worldwide.

The expanded Riga facility now aims to support a wide range of broadcast operations, from high-volume live coverage of major international sports competitions to dynamic channel playout. It is purpose-built to manage complex, concurrent workflows, including the ingest, processing and distribution of multiple feeds in real time. Alongside live operations, the facility also offers reactive channel services and highly automated playout capabilities.

Additionally, it delivers large-scale content operations for customers, including quality control and compliance. With AI-enabled services such as subtitling now also available, Encompass integrates automated processing with operational oversight.

“Investing in our Riga facility reflects the role it now plays in our global operations”, shares Marc Bruce, Encompass CEO. “It has developed into a highly efficient delivery hub supporting customers across multiple regions and is now key to maintaining the consistency and reliability our customers expect. As demand grows, Riga will remain central to how we scale our services globally”.