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La Liga To Use “Virtual’’ Stands, Audio For Broadcasts

La Liga To Use “Virtual’’ Stands, Audio For Broadcasts

Spanish football league, is set to return to action on Thursday, but will use virtual images of stands in television broadcasts with added “fan audio’’, produced by the makers of the FIFA video game.

Domestic broadcasters in Spain will offer their viewers the choice of a “natural’’ broadcast of games played behind closed doors with no fans.

But the international audience will receive only the enhanced broadcasts with added audio and graphics.

La Liga said in a statement on Sunday that the use of technology “will allow matches to be …