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Tonight in Unpacks: Lucas Oil Stadium's display tech is getting its first overhaul since the Colts moved in for the 2008 season. SBJ's Bret McCormick has details.
Miss this morning's Buzzcast? SBJ's Abe Madkour discusses the Big 12 closing in on Brett Yormark, Salt Lake City potentially pivoting to bid for the 2034 Olympics and a future roadmap for the USFL and USL.
SNA Displays was awarded a $12.9 million contract to upgrade video boards throughout Lucas Oil Stadium by the Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County (CIB), reports SBJ's Bret McCormick.
The display tech overhaul is the Indianapolis venue's first since it opened in 2008 to house the Colts and will include 50 LED displays, totaling 19,500 square feet and 21.3 million pixels. Andy Mallon, executive director of the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, said that the venue's broadcast engineering staff had done an impressive job extending the useful life of the original video display system, but that replacement parts had become difficult to obtain.
Highlights of the refresh include two 53-foot-high by 97-foot-wide main LED video boards in the stadium's northwest and southeast corners and more than 2,000 linear feet of LED ribbon displays. The 10 mm pixel pitch main video screens will be roughly 400% clearer than the previous screens. SNA will also provide dual-faced digital marquees on the exterior north and south ends of the stadium, scoring/timing equipment, and fiber infrastructure.
WJHW, which designed the stadium’s original video and acoustic infrastructure, is providing consulting and design services for the project on behalf of the CIB. As part of its scope of work, SNA is recycling all demolished signage material through a local recycling company.
SNA Displays’ other pro sports projects include work at Raymond James Stadium, Capital One Arena and Bank of America Stadium.
The Disney board "voted unanimously" to renew CEO Bob Chapek’s contract for another three years, reports the Wall Street Journal. Chapek’s renewal was "closely watched and speculated-on."
Disney’s share price has fallen by nearly 40% this year as "Wall Street’s enthusiasm for streaming video businesses has cooled." Chapek "set a lofty goal for Disney+ to gain between 230 million and 260 million subscribers and achieve profitability for the direct-to-consumer streaming business by September 2024." The company has "markedly increased spending on content, including a push into sports broadcasting rights, to attract more subscribers."
The L.A. Times notes Disney's board "cited Chapek's navigation of the company during the heath crisis, business results and a successful transformation strategy as reasons for extending his contract" through 2025.
The rapidly expanding USL has chosen Legends to support the soccer league's commercial growth, agreeing to a multi-faceted partnership through 2031. The initial focus of the alliance will be sponsorship sales at the league and club levels, but USL also expects Legends to provide support in assessing potential expansion locations and planning facilities projects in those markets.
Other areas of collaboration will include ticketing, fan experience, hospitality, technology and consumer products. Legends won USL’s business through an RFP process that initially involved five companies. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.
USL Chief Commercial Officer Court Jeske led the process on the property side, and Legends Global Sales VP & GM Todd Fleming played a key role in securing the agreement.
Check out the full story from SBJ's Alex Silverman here.
Global esports tournament organizer Blast has come together with Nike to create an esports-inspired apparel line that celebrates gaming culture, reports SBJ's Kevin Hitt. The line, which debuts in August, spotlights people and the personalities in gaming and esports -- including those behind the scenes.
The collection consists of a T-shirt, cap, hoodie, and jersey that blends Blast’s blue and gold color scheme with the iconic swoosh logo. General sales for the apparel will start during the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Blast Premier Fall Groups taking place Aug. 19-28. Blast Premier is one of the more important CS:GO series in esports. It will see up to 32 teams compete in the seven Blast Premier events throughout the year, with a combined prize pool of $2.48 million. Nike also dabbles in esports as the exclusive official apparel and footwear partner of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) in China. It also partnered with the esports organization T1 and League of Legends superstar Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok in January.
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