The days are long gone when all that was heard of concert audiences or sports spectators was a polite round of applause or a quick chorus of You’ll Never Walk Alone. “Most new stadiums are being designed and built as ‘smart’ stadiums, with fans and audiences expecting a more interactive…
The world’s largest Meyer Sound Panther system has been installed at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Xcel Energy Center – which is the home of NHL team Minnesota Wild and seats about 18,000 people – has replaced its 22-year-old point-source system with 96 Panther large-format linear…
A smoking hole appeared in a baseball stadium's HDR LED scoreboard, after a direct hit from a baseball slugger on Sunday. Part of the outdoor display at the Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City appeared to catch fire when hit by the ball, before one of two LED panels initially taken…
The first 1REBEL gym in Dubai has been fitted out with more than 40 EM Acoustics loudspeakers and subwoofers. Voted ‘king of gyms’ by GQ magazine, the London-based boutique fitness brand required audio systems that could supply a high-octane soundtrack across an area of 900 sq metres. UAE-based distributor and…
Former US Open winner Emma Raducanu trained two young tennis players in London from more than 4,300 miles away in what is thought to be the first-ever 5G hologram tennis coaching session. New hologram technology, powered by Vodafone’s 5G network, meant there was no delay between Raducanu, who was at…
A custom-built, 10sq m Philips dvLED wall will transform the trackside hospitality experience for guests in the Oracle Red Bull Racing Paddock Club at every Formula One grand prix for the next two seasons PPDS, the global provider of Philips professional displays, has been named Digital Display Supplier and Innovation…
The stadium of French rugby union team USA Perpignan has been equipped with a NEXO GEO S12 sound system after the club was impressed by the audio quality at its neighbour's stadium. When the home of rugby league team the Catalans Dragons, the Stade Gilbert Brutus, in Perpignan, was redeveloped…
Avicar has launched as the first private motor-racing race league to use remote reality on a physical racetrack – allowing drivers to control cars from thousands of miles away. Feeds from live-stream cameras on board the vehicles are transmitted via high-speed wifi, 5G or satellite to a driver’s headset, allowing…
Riedel Communications has teamed up with broadcast solutions and service provider EMG to facilitate communications between the football referees in Belgium's Jupiler Pro League, their assistants on the pitch, and the video assistant referees working remotely at the VAR Replay Centre. The German company's Bolero wireless and Artist digital matrix…
Live-event stage equipment manufacturer TAIT custom-fabricated nine flying platforms for last Sunday's half-time Super Bowl performance by Rihanna. Seven were used during the performance and two for rehearsals prior to the match. Each platform was fitted with mirror fascia to add a prominent high-shine look for viewers at home, and…
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