Spartan Stadium debuts new video experience with SNA Displays

The fan experience has been improved at the stadium Michigan State University with the installation of 1.388 square meters of Led screens SNA Displays. The renovation has included three large format video equipment, a Monster Ribbon and several LEDs at field level.

The Michigan State University (MSU) has kicked off its college football season with a completely revamped video experience in the spartan stadium. SNA Displays has supplied 1.388 square meters of Led screen technology for improvements, including multiple teams in each end zone and LED tape throughout the stadium.

Home of the Big Ten football program since 1923, MSU stadium, with capacity for 75.000 personas, It is one of the American football venues with the highest attendance in the NCAA.

The technology consultant Anthony James Partners (AJP) provided design services, construction procurement and management, supporting the university throughout the process for selecting the technology line outdoor Led Empire video screen of 10 mm de SNA Displays.

“After partnering with AJP and Michigan State to modernize the Breslin Center, “We were excited by the opportunity to do the same in one of the most prestigious stadiums in college football.”, declares Barbara Barry, Director of Sports and Live Events at SNA Displays. “New viewing systems at Spartan Stadium create electrifying experience for MSU fans, while offering significant income opportunities”.

For the new fan experience at Spartan Stadium, SNA Displays has modernized the main video board behind the south end zone, the twin boards, a large-format fascia screen at the north end of the stadium and several LED tapes at field level while also making additional improvements to athletic program content management and broadcast capabilities.

Plus greater clarity thanks to higher resolution, the size of the southern zone board was increased by approximately 93 square meters. The new board measures 14,2 meters high x 40,6 wide (1440×4032 pixels), with a total area of 560 square meters.

Behind the north zone, the new and improved Monster Ribbon Board It is a curved screen 3 meters high that extends along 137 metros (912×2880 pixels) and connects two additional video scoreboards in the northeast and northwest corners of the stadium. Each of the video markers from the northern end it measures 960×1600 metros (31,6×52,6 inches).

The renovation has also included three screens at field level: a Led love with a resolution of 168×2.880 pixels at the south end and two 120×1.184 pixels in the far north.

In addition to manufacturing new Spartans logos and LED illuminated channel letters for the new signs, Eastern Sign Tech provided demolition and installation services.

Among the digital signage improvements implemented at the Spartans' football and basketball stadiums in recent years, The sports program has significantly improved its streaming and content management capabilities, including the addition of a centralized broadcast production facility.

New facility allows 1080p streaming to Breslin Center, Spartan Stadium and Munn Ice Arena, improving video quality and operational flexibility at all stadiums.

“Scalability during planning for the Spartans broadcast facility was critical, given that future improvements to the facility would use the same framework”, states Stew Ives, Vice President of Products and Solutions at SNA Displays. “Thanks to the collaboration with AJP and Michigan State, We were able to support legacy technology during the transition to new systems, ensure that the backend system had capacity for future updates and, finally, cover that capacity with cutting-edge technology. “Our solutions architects specified a CMS that maximizes transmission capacity and enables highly efficient I/O counting.”.