PPDS is set to announce that it will become the official supplier of LED and digital signage displays to the Spotify Camp Nou stadium. News of a partnership between the Philips professional display brand and the FC Barcelona stadium which is currently undergoing renovation, will be announced at ISE next…
Sports and arenas
World-first venue combines sliding roof, pitch and LED wall
The world's first fully integrated venue with a combined retractable roof, pitch and LED wall is set to be built in Saudi Arabia. Designed by architecture practice Populuous - which also designed the Sphere in Las Vegas - the architectural innovation will be seen at the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Stadium…
Sphere Super Bowl ads will cost brands up to $2m each
Advertising on the Sphere Las Vegas during this year's Super Bowl final will cost up to $2m. Only two brands will appear on the Sphere's exosphere on the day of the final, which takes place in Las Vegas on 11 February. The game-day takeover will last for about 12 hours.…
Stage Precision calibration system is stadium gamechanger
The Famous Group has harnessed the power of Stage Precision’s SP software to control virtual production at the home of American football team the Carolina Panthers. The virtual-event production company is using the SP’s camera calibration tools to control mixed reality (MR) elements at the Bank of America Stadium in…
Designer of Sphere reveals plans for Saudi esports arena
The global design company behind Las Vegas's Sphere has revealed plans for an esports venue in Saudi Arabia. London-based Populous's Qiddiya City Esports Arena will form part of the multi-billion poundQiddiya Gaming and Esports District ‘giga-project’ under development near the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The 5,155-seat esports venue will feature 3,600…
Giant digiLED speedway display ‘is bigger than 4,300 TVs’
A speedway track in the US has installed 2,135 sq metres of digiLED's Vision Ultra panels. Texas Motor Speedway’s (TMS) Big Hoss TV, which replaced a screen erected in 2014, stands 11 storeys high and comprises more than 8.2 million pixels. The display area is the equivalent of 4,331 42”…
Aston Martin F1 team and EPOS expand audio partnership
EPOS has announced an extension and expansion of its partnership with the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 team as global audio partner. The renewal of the existing sponsorship agreement extends the collaboration, which began in 2021, continuing to offer support with audio and communications to the team’s commercial operations. Building…
Samsung lights up Grand Prix race with rooftop LED F1 logo
Samsung Electronics America has provided a 2,617 sq metre LED display in the shape of the Formula One logo at the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The 146m-long display, which features more than 22 million pixels, is longer than a football field and was located on the roof of the…
Third Absen screen is bowling cricket fans over at Lord’s
Absen has provided a third LED screen for Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The installation is part of an ongoing five-year, £200m redevelopment of the venue, which has previously seen SR10 S outdoor LED screens installed in the Compton and Edrich stands. Each of these screens has a 10mm pixel…
UFC books Sphere for world’s ‘greatest combat sports show’
UFC CEO Dana White has confirmed that the Sphere has been booked for an event he says will be "the greatest live combat sports show anybody's ever seen". The Noche UFC event will take place on 16 September, which is Mexican Independence Day, next year. The UFC will be following…