Sphere Entertainment Co has revealed new details of its work with leading semiconductor firm STMicroelectronics to create the world’s largest image sensor for Sphere’s Big Sky camera system. Big Sky is the ultra-high-resolution camera system being used to capture content for Sphere in Las Vegas. Inside the venue, Sphere features…
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US firm abandons plan for Las Vegas-style Sphere in London
Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) has abandoned plans to build a Las Vegas-style Sphere venue in east London. The US company has withdrawn its plans as it did not want to participate in a process that was a “political football between rival parties”. In December, the housing secretary, Michael Gove,…
White spot appears on world’s biggest LED screen at Sphere
A white spot has appeared on the world's largest LED screen - the 55,700 sq metre Exosphere outdoor display at the Sphere. The malfunction was reported by the Las Vegas Locally X (formerly Twitter) account at 1.30am local time on Boxing Day. The account, which appears not to be familiar…
CES ‘can’t afford’ to run an event at Sphere in Las Vegas
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will not be holding an event at Sphere in Las Vegas, when the show opens in the city on 9 January. Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Technology Association, which owns the show, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "They quoted a price to us which…
Giant transparent LED display to welcome visitors to ISE
ISE 2024 will unveil a transparent LED Welcome Screen at the South Access entrance to its Fira de Barcelona Gran Via venue. The 193 sq metre transparent LED display will become a permanent fixture after being inaugurated at ISE's 20th edition which will run from 30 January to 2 February…
XTA’s MX36 console switcher earns its place in History
Situated in the Beaches neighbourhood in the east end of Toronto, History is a state-of-the-art 2500-capacity venue. Run by global entertainment giant, Live Nation, its packed programme of events sees a wide variety of artists from all genres pass through the venue, with bills often featuring multiple acts. As is…
Where will the next Sphere be? Abu Dhabi or South Korea?
Speculation is growing over whether the next Sphere immersive entertainment venue will be built in Abu Dhabi or South Korea. Publications in the US and in South Korea are running different stories but there is consensus on one point. The next Sphere will not be built in London. That's because…
Outernet displays become London’s top visitor attraction
Outernet London has become the capital city’s most-visited attraction. Since opening last November, the Now Building – which is home to what is claimed to be the ‘world’s largest LED canvas’ by pixel density – has attracted more than six million visitors. The centrepiece of the culture, arts and media district…
Did you know? The Sphere takes equity in major AV partners
How do you do AV technology procurement at an epic scale? What approach do you take with the world's largest and most impressive deployments of the technology solutions you have commissioned? The answer, if you are the Sphere in Las Vegas, is to take equity in two of your major suppliers.…
Sphere rakes in $75m in two months from two shows
The Sphere in Las Vegas has already made $75m in just over two months from its two marquee shows: the U2 residency U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere and the original Darren Aronofsky film Postcards From Earth. That's according to a securities filing by Sphere Entertainment, which said the…