Little
Caesars
Arena
fans to
enjoy
world’s
largest,
seamless
centerhung
scoreboard
system
• 5,100
square
foot
centerhung
scoreboard
will be
largest
system
in the
NHL by
viewable
area
• Full
display
system
in and
around
new
arena
includes
13,500+
square
feet and
16.5+
million
LEDs
•
Display
system
is just
one of
countless
fan-focused
innovations
at
Little
Caesars
Arena
DETROIT
and
BROOKINGS,
S.D. -
Fans
attending
concerts,
shows or
sporting
events
at the
new
Little
Caesars
Arena
will
enjoy
state-of-the
art
video
displays
designed,
manufactured
and
installed
by
Daktronics,
the
world
leader
in
audiovisual
systems
and
implementation.
The
centerhung
system
at
Little
Caesars
Arena,
the
future
home of
the
Detroit
Red
Wings,
Detroit
Pistons
and
countless
entertainment
and
community
events,
will be
more
than
5,100
square
feet.
As the
largest
seamless
centerhung
system
in the
world,
the new
scoreboard
will
allow
video
programming
to
completely
wrap
around
the
system
and
create a
360-degree
experience.
A total
of 45
LED
displays
featuring
more
than
13,500
square
feet and
more
than
16.5
million
LEDs
will be
installed
in and
around
the new
arena
before
it opens
for
events
in
September.
“Little
Caesars
Arena
will
give
fans the
best
entertainment
experience
available,
including
this
incredible
scoreboard
and
display
system
from
Daktronics,”
said Tom
Wilson,
president
and CEO
of
Olympia
Entertainment.
“Today
fans
have
very
high
expectations
for the
size and
quality
of
displays
and the
information
they
provide.
This
system
will
exceed
fan
expectations
in the
seats,
in the
concourse
and in
new
spaces
like the
expansive
Chevrolet
Plaza.
Fans
seated
in the
ends of
the
arena
will
experience
the same
size
display
as those
seated
on
Little
Caesars
Arena
sidelines,
an
amenity
that few
other
arenas
offer
today.”
The
centerhung
system
will
feature
a
continuous,
seamless
display
connecting
all four
sides
with
each
side
measuring
approximately
28 feet
high by
43.5
feet
wide.
Using a
6-millimeter
line
spacing,
the
displays
will
bring
high
resolution
images
to fans
at every
event.
The
centerhung
system
features
variable
content
zoning
which
allows
each
side to
show one
large
image or
to be
divided
into
multiple
sections
to show
any
variety
of live
video,
instant
replay,
game
statistics
and
information,
animations
and
graphics,
and
sponsorship
messages.
The
centerhung
will
also
feature
four
under-mount
displays
to
appeal
to fans
sitting
closer
to the
action.
Each
display
will
measure
more
than 7
feet
high by
9.5 feet
wide and
feature
6-millimeter
line
spacing
to show
complementary
content
to the
main
displays.
Together,
the
centerhung
display
will
feature
approximately
11
million
LEDs,
more
than one
LED for
each
person
in
Michigan.
“The new
seamless
centerhung
at
Little
Caesars
Arena
will
provide
a great
experience
for
viewers,
and
Daktronics
is proud
to be a
part of
this
exciting
project,”
said
Daktronics
CEO
Reece
Kurtenbach.
“Being
able to
engineer
something
unique
for our
customers
on the
largest
stages
in
sports
is
something
we hang
our hat
on. This
is the
type of
project
where
our
company
excels
and
drives
us to
produce
the best
LED
solutions
available.
We’re
excited
to see
the
impact
of the
final
installation.”
Two
ribbon
displays
will
circle
the
seating
areas in
Little
Caesars
Arena.
Each
will
feature
15-millimeter
line
spacing
and
measure
2.5 feet
high.
The
upper
ribbon
will
measure
1,066
feet
long and
the
lower
ribbon
will
measure
915 feet
long.
Additionally,
15
ribbon
displays
will be
installed
throughout
the
arena’s
seating
bowl to
provide
additional
content
and the
opportunity
to
highlight
sponsors
throughout
events.
Seven
exterior
displays,
including
a
900-square-foot
Chevrolet
Plaza
display,
will
welcome
fans and
event
goers as
they
enter
the
arena.
Scorer’s
tables
and
basket
stanchion
displays
for
basketball
games,
as well
as
dasher
displays
for
hockey
games
are
included
with the
installation.
Daktronics
will
also
include
its
powerful
Show
Control
System
with
this
installation.
The
industry-leading
system
provides
a
combination
of
display
control
software,
world-class
video
processing,
data
integration
and
playback
hardware
that
forms a
user-friendly
production
solution.
For more
information
on Show
Control,
visit
www.daktronics.com/show.
The
dazzling
scoreboard
is just
one of
many
innovations
at
Little
Caesars
Arena
that
will
surprise
and
delight
a wide
variety
of fans.
An
extraordinarily
level of
attention
has been
focused
on event
acoustics,
sightlines,
seating
spaces
and
clubs,
the
concourse
experience
and
dining.
Little
Caesars
Arena
will
open in
September
2017.
More
information
is
available
at
districtdetroit.com.
About
The
District
Detroit
The
District
Detroit
is one
of the
largest
sports
and
entertainment
developments
in the
country.
Located
in the
heart of
Detroit,
this
50-block,
mixed-use
development
led by
the
Ilitch
organization
unites
eight
world-class
theaters,
five
neighborhoods
and
three
professional
sports
venues
in one
vibrant,
walkable
destination
for
people
who want
to live,
work and
play in
an
exciting
urban
environment.
Home to
the
Detroit
Tigers,
Detroit
Red
Wings,
Detroit
Pistons
and
Detroit
Lions -
The
District
Detroit
represents
the
greatest
density
of
professional
sports
teams in
one
downtown
core in
the
country.