News archive 2007

ACTIV-Banner has been used to control the centre-court perimeter advertising at the Madrid Tennis Masters for the last 5 years. As in 2006, this system was used for both the MUTUA MADRILEÑA Masters and Sony Ericsson events in Madrid in 2007.

Rob Booth operated the system on behalf of Technographic Displays at both events.

Coca Cola screen playout system

Since November 2005 the Coca-Cola screen in London’s Piccadilly Circus has been controlled by a specially-commissioned Technographic Displays ACTIV Media Player. The capabilities of the system have been extended, with a news-ticker and graphics overlay system having been added for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The playout system was commissioned by DisplayLED who have undertaken a complete refurbishment of the 200 square metre display. Technographic Displays provides ongoing technical support for the control system and uploading of the high-resolution graphical sequences.

Holyhead revisited

Invision Microsystems first installed a passenger information system at the Port of Holyhead eleven years ago in 1996. As well as a number of CRT monitors in the terminal buildings, the original system comprised two tri-colour (red-green-amber) outdoor LED displays measuring 4m x 1.6m.

In 2006, Technographic Displays won an order from Stena Line Ports to replace the entire system. A new, web-browser-based control system was developed and installed along with modern LCD monitors in 2006 and one of the original displays has now been enlarged to 4m x 2m and fitted with new full-colour LED display modules designed and manufactured by Technographic Displays.

The whole installation took two installers just over two days, despite frequent heavy rain showers!

Athletics scoreboards in 2007

Technographic Displays has launched TechEvent - a brand new video and graphics control system aimed at live events generally and athletics presentations in particular. We have been providing ACTIV-Banner operational services and equipment to Creative Technology for use at UK Athletics events run by Fast Track since February 2003. ACTIV-Banner specifically linked to Unitek LED displays and, with LED panel technology moving on, the final ACTIV-Banner athletics scoreboard appeared at The Norwich Union International meeting in Glasgow on 27th January 2007.

The first TechEvent scoreboard was used for the Norwich Union Grand Prix at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena on 17th February 2007, closely followed by the European Athletics Indoor Championships, again at the NIA from 2nd - 4th March 2007. The EAIC scoreboard heralds a new era of flexible-format event presentation display systems, with two video windows, animation replays and live scoring, all combined into one user interface.

More recently, TechEvent was used to control the screen at the Norwich Union Glasgow Grand Prix at the (outdoor) Scotstoun Stadium.

More photographs of TechEvent in action appear here.

LED reception desk to be installed in Moscow

January 2007: Technographic Displays has designed a pixel-addressable full-colour display system with a 50mm pixel pitch. The LED boards will be fitted behind the external faces of a 4m-wide glass reception desk to be installed in a prestigious headquarters building in Moscow.

The design of the desk is by Casson Mann, with interactive software being developed by Soda.