Situated in North-West London, Wembley Park is undergoing an extensive developmental operation designed to expand its reputation as a world-leading sporting and music event destination and transform it into one of the most vibrant communities in the UK. Quintain Ltd., the property development and investment company behind Wembley Park’s redevelopment,…
Sports and arenas
Giant LG LED mesh screen deployed at Wembley Stadium
One of the first things that visitors to Wembley Stadium connected by EE will see in 2021 are enormous bespoke LED screens created by LG Electronics as part of the remodelling of the stadium entrance that saw old concrete pedestrian flyovers replaced by a new set of Olympic Steps. A…
First-of-a-kind drone developed for snowboarding tour
A live stabilised racing drone which offers a first-of-its-kind camera angle has been deployed on the Natural Selection Tour founded by professional snowboarder Travis Rice. The specialised drone was developed for the event by live streaming and video production company Uncle Toad's which has a history of working with brands…
Formula One Team ‘first with Epson’s brightest projector’
Brackley in West Northamptonshire is the home to the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, with a technology centre covering an area of 60,000 square metres facilitating the design, development, manufacturing, assembly and operation of Championship-winning Formula One cars. In March 2021, the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team completed…
Panasonic 600-screen project ‘unseen by Olympic fans’
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony has taken place in a stadium equipped with more than 600 Panasonic digital signage screens, in what was said to be the largest project of its kind at the date of completion, but with fewer than 1,000 attendees due to strict Covid-19 social distancing…
Intel at the Olympics: from drones to occupancy data
A drone light show featuring 1,824 Intel Premium Drones is just the tip of the iceberg of Intel's contribution to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with other wide-ranging initiatives including 3D athlete tracking, immersive replays featuring 360° video, enhanced 5G capabilities, venue and transport occupancy data gathering, and VR training…
Wimbledon deploys its biggest ever Riedel system
The All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has installed a fixed signal routing and communications network based on Riedel's MediorNet real-time signal transport and processing technology, and Artist digital matrix intercom mainframe. Relying on Riedel solutions for over a decade, the AELTC has steadily expanded its Riedel infrastructure, with…
Samsung names the world’s biggest sports LED display
Samsung Electronics America and the SoFi Stadium which serves two NFL teams based in Los Angeles have announced that they are going to call an enormous centre-hung videoboard in the middle of the stadium The Infinity Screen by Samsung. The screen features the most LEDs ever used in a sports…
Panasonic aids Olympic athlete’s simulation training
Panasonic AV technology is helping German javelin thrower Thomas Röhler prepare for this year's Olympic Games in Japan, as the combined 2016 Olympic champion and 2018 European champion works towards his second Olympic Gold. Panasonic’s PT-MZ16KL laser projector is simulating the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo to train visual orientation in…
Vanguardia acquired by Buro Happold consultancy
Engineering consultancy Buro Happold has acquired leading acoustics and AV consultancy Vanguardia Limited, and its subsidiary Crowd Dynamics International. Buro Happold and Vanguardia have worked together on sports and entertainment projects for more than two decades, on some of the finest venue and arena projects across the world including Tottenham…