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Organic Infills: Innovation and Sustainability in Artificial

Artificial turf systems and especially synthetic infills have raised questions about their environmental impact in recent years. Amorim Sports addresses these issues with innovative and sustainable organic infills. Read more

New sound system for German venue

At the Ahorn Sports Park in Paderborn (Germany), the installation of a public address and voice alarm system was completed using products from the VORTIS 2 and SI SERIES product families from sound expert HK Audio. Read more

World Cup in the desert

It’s happening this year: From the 20th of November to the 18th of December 2022 the FIFA World Cup takes place in the desert emirate Qatar. This tournament is widely criticised – and special in many ways. Read more

Ice arenas: Technology modernisations

Modern ice arenas must always keep in mind the latest technological standards. To keep up with the competition, and to offer fans the best possible experience. A brief overview of selected projects since 2020. Read more

VfL Wolfsburg grounds team ready for Bundesliga action

Battling grass disease, getting good results with LED-technology and striving for sustainability. The grounds team of VfL Wolfsburg gives an insight into their work and the cooperation with turf specialist SGL system. Read more

Digital displays: Going 360°

The experience created by the industry and venue operators is getting more an more immersive. LED modules with millions by millions of pixels are installed each year in the center of the venues and all over the place. Read more

Lighting: Full order books

The industry is well occupied with new buildings and retrofits in floodlighting, while overall lighting concepts also continue to expand. The integration into the show and media technology continues to progress. Read more

“Stadium operators can increase revenues”

The Dutch company Sit & Heat equips soccer stadiums throughout Europe with seat heating systems. Jorg Rijkschroeff and Jeroen Diks, the management team of Sit & Heat, share more details in this interview. Read more

USA: Huge projects everywhere

The USA is known as the land of unlimited opportunities – and with regard to the sports venues of the Major Leagues, it is apparently also the land of unlimited large-scale projects. An overview. Read more

“City and venue are benefitting from each other”

Sebastian Kurczynski, Head of Consulting at the research and consulting company Nielsen Sports, talks about sports venues as tourism magnets as well as strategies and the value-added chain. Read more

Sound system software expanded

Professional sound equipment manufacturer Dynacord has unveiled an enhancement to its SONICUE Sound System software 1.2.4 that among other improvements fully supports the new WPN1 wall panel controller. Read more

​Major projects as far as the eye can see

The venue landscape in Europe is in a constant state of change: from small renovations to new openings to newly planned state-of-the-art venues, it‘s all here. STADIAWORLD takes a look at selected projects. Read more

“Our arena is 100% digital”

Marko Hurme, CEO Nokia Arena, speaks about the special features of the new Finnish multifunctional arena, his first impressions of operation, the 2022 Ice Hockey World Championship and upcoming goals. Read more

New Regional Sales Manager for the ANZ market

VITEC has announced the appointment of Phil Howlett as Regional Sales Manager in the Australia and New Zealand region. Howlett has more than a decade of sales and business development experience in the territory. Read more

England: Return to safe standing

Since January, selected clubs have been allowed to offer their fans tickets in so-called safe-standing areas. For the new season, this model has now been officially approved for the two highest divisions. Read more

Industry get-together with international highlights

On September 27th and 28th the eps ARENA SUMMIT 2022 will take place in Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park – this year’s meeting place for the sports and venue industry will offer some international highlights on the stage. Read more

​„Some of the best venues in the entire country“

Brett Stefansson, Atlanta Hawks’ Executive Vice President & General Manager State Farm Arena, talks about the smart operation of the arena, the new naming rights partner since 2018 – and Atlanta’s venue portfolio. Read more

“An industry first for a venue of our size“

Interview with Steve Sayer, VP & General Manager at The O2, about the arena‘s ambition to become more sustainable, the plant-based philosophy concerning the catering – and plans for the future of the venue. Read more

Security expert expands presence in Türkiye

Dallmeier electronic, a German manufacturer of video cameras, recording and software systems, has been providing video security in Türkiye since 2009. The company now established its own national subsidiary in Türkiye. Read more

Lighting Expert: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion report

Signify has published its first-ever Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) report, illustrating its commitment to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive and equitable work environment. Read more

Nokia Arena Tampere: Setting standards in the Nordics

Nokia Arena in Tampere opened in December 2021. Broadcast Solutions was responsible for the multimedia infrastructure – and the arena sets standards as one of the most modern multi-purpose venues in the Nordics. Read more

Network Specialist Enriches Partner Program

Extreme Networks, Inc. kicked off its Ignite Partner Conference in Boston with the introduction of new programs that give partners a competitive advantage in selling and deploying Extreme solutions. Read more

Princeton University: New Audiovisual Experience

When Tigers fans return to Princeton Stadium this fall on campus of Princeton University in New Jersey, they will be welcomed by a new audiovisual system designed, manufactured and installed by Daktronics. Read more

Ice-technical infrastructure for Winter Olympics

The ice-technical infrastructure for the curling competitions as well as the ice hockey and the curling training surfaces at the Winter Olympics in Beijing were supplied by ISS Ice Sports & Solar. Read more

Budapest: Sustainability in stadium construction

With the “National Athletics Center” for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2023, NAPUR Architekten and show that modern stadium construction can avoid “white elephants” and function differently today. Read more

Intuitive products for modern Ice sports venues

​For decades now, Engo has positioned itself as a premiere supplier for ice arena equipment. The company goal is to provide the clients and partners with a meaningful and quality service. Read more

Recycled accreditations for sustainability congress

The sustainability congress “Neuland 2022“, which took place in Aachen at the end of June 2022, was equipped with the large-format RecyclePass cards from the German company Pe2M for accreditation. Read more

An exceptional fan experience at MetLife Stadium

Tripleplay Digital Signage and IPTV delivers MetLife Stadium, located just outside New York City in East Rutherford, New Jersey, leading-edge technology for an unrivalled fan experience. Read more

LED glass flooring to be accepted at FIBA competitions

The FIBA has approved the use of LED glass flooring for Level 1 competitions. This rule change enables ASB GlassFloor to be accepted at FIBA’s international team and club competitions from October 1, 2022. Read more

Innovative outdoor seating solution presented

„The comfort that the user experiences indoors will now be able to be experienced outdoors“, Elan Inventa explains. The company has developed the innovative outdoor seating solution „Elan EkoFlex“. Read more


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