Home from home: PSP returns for New Zealand House at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
For the third Games running, PSP has provided technical production support for New Zealand House, the New Zealand Team's hospitality base for athletes, families, sponsors and fans. Having delivered the same role at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Paris 2024 Olympic Games, PSP returned for Glasgow 2026 to support at Oran Mor, a converted church in the city.
The result was a hospitality space that ran smoothly from the first live broadcast feed to the closing flag bearer ceremony, delivered on a tighter budget and timeline than a typical Games campaign, and built on a relationship with the New Zealand Team that now spans three Games in a row.
Oran Mor's converted church setting gave New Zealand House a distinctive character among the various nations' houses at the Games, and PSP's familiarity with the New Zealand Team from previous Games meant the crew could focus on adapting the delivery to a new venue and a leaner brief.
The brief
New Zealand House needed video control across Oran Mor for the duration of the Games, keeping guests connected to live coverage wherever they were in the building. Glasgow's hosting had been confirmed at short notice after Australia pulled out, so the brief came with a leaner budget and a more compressed build than the New Zealand Team's previous houses in Birmingham and Paris. The requirement to keep every guest connected to the action, however, stayed the same.
The delivery
PSP supplied video control across the hospitality spaces, building a custom matrix system to distribute ten live broadcast feeds, from Sky New Zealand via Apple TV’s. This meant guests could follow the Games from wherever they were standing, whether that was beside the bar or outside.
Outdoors, PSP supplied a d&b sound system, RF channels and two outdoor 75-inch screens, with the printed backdrop and stage. Upstairs, video, sound and lighting for the flag bearer ceremony was delivered by the inhouse supplier, working alongside PSP's crew.
Kit callout: the video matrix
The matrix system is the piece of kit that distributed multiple broadcast and graphics feeds across the various spaces. In plain terms, it takes in multiple video sources, in this case ten live broadcast and graphics feeds, and lets an operator route any feed to any screen, or several screens at once. The 8 screens could also show up to 4 feeds in a quad view. For a venue the size of Oran Mor, spread across different rooms and an outdoor area, that meant the broadcasts could be shared everywhere it was needed, rather than each area running its own separate feed. All of this was controlled via an iPad, so whether guests wanted to watch the netball or cycling we had true flexibility. The broadcast feed was also interspersed with graphics showing sponsor loops and broadcast schedules.
The result
PSP's crew were welcomed into the New Zealand Team's traditions as part of the build, taking part in a blessing ceremony conducted according to Māori custom, in which the team walked through and blessed the venue ahead of the Games. PSP received a special mention during the ceremony and was included in the team's sponsor and supporter recognition; a mark of how closely the crew are considered part of the New Zealand Team's wider family.
With Birmingham 2022 and Paris 2024 behind them, Glasgow 2026 marks the third Games in a row that PSP has supported New Zealand House, and a relationship that continues to deepen with every Games.
Three Games in, PSP's role with the New Zealand Team has grown from a technical supplier into a trusted part of how New Zealand House runs.