Bringing Real Time Heart Rate Data to Global Live Broadcast

Alex Honnold - the legendary free solo climber from Free Solo - took on one of the boldest challenges ever captured on screen: a free solo climb of Taipei 101, the 1,667-foot (508m) skyscraper icon in Taiwan. Streamed live on Netflix to millions worldwide in Skyscraper Live (January 24, 2026), the 91-minute climb became an unforgettable live sports event.

HypeRate streamed real-time heart rate data into the production pipeline through HypeRate's API, letting viewers experience the surge of intensity as he climbed without ropes or safety net.

What We Delivered

• Seamless data flow: Wearable sensor → phone (Bluetooth) → HypeRate API → production pipeline → data that allows to animate on-screen visuals
• Zero data drops across the entire live event
• Clean, fast, broadcast-ready data integration that turned raw biometric data into compelling storytelling

With this workflow HypeRate enhanced the emotional depth of one of the most high-stakes live broadcasts in recent memory.

Audience Impact and Feedback
The integration resonated deeply with audiences, who engaged with the heart rate visuals. Viewers reported their own pulses racing while watching, and some even expressed a desire for more prominent, constant display of the heart rate data to heighten the immersion. This feedback shows the power of real-time physiological insights in making live events more engaging and human-centered.

Proven for Professional Live Production
This landmark project validates HypeRate as a reliable partner for high-profile, large-scale broadcasts:

• Handles extreme conditions and broadcast-grade demands with rock-solid performance
• Enables real-time biofeedback that elevates human-centered content
• Integrates smoothly and fast into professional workflows (sports, live events, reality TV, documentaries, premium streaming specials, gaming launches, racing, ski, Formula 1)

Building on a Track Record of Innovation

This Netflix collaboration builds on our growing portfolio in media production. It follows our earlier success with THQ Nordic on the Alone in the Dark haunted house launch campaign: one of the biggest influencer-driven gaming activations in the Nordics and Europe. There, we captured real-time heart rates and fear responses from 40+ content creators like PewDiePie in a fear inducing real-life offline horror experience for post production, transforming biometrics into viral social content and immersive storytelling. 
Read the full Alone in the Dark case study →

Ready for Your Next Project
Whether it's major sports, global live streams, high-adrenaline events, influencer experiences, or any format where authentic human performance data adds tension, immersion, and storytelling power—HypeRate.io delivers consistently.

These projects showcase HypeRate's evolution from creative campaigns with customers like Audi or Gamescom to global events with major production studios, consistently delivering innovative biofeedback that captivates audiences.

Backed by Media Lab Bayern and awarded Best European Startup at the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, part of the San Sebastian Film Festival (2023), we bring startup innovation with enterprise-level dependability. 

We're incredibly proud and hyped to have played a part in capturing this milestone in climbing and revent live broadcasting. Heartfelt congratulations to Alex Honnold for making history!

So, is your project ready to bring real human metrics to your audience? 
Dare to say hi and we will make it happen.

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