Leyard to provide LED video walls at 2016 Rio Olympics

BUFFALO GROVE - NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Leyard to provide fine pitch LED video wall solutions for its production of the games of the XXXI Olympiad, which take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 5-21.

Chinese company Leyard, which has its U.S. operations based in Buffalo Grove, will provide three TVH Series LED video walls for the NBC Olympics set within the International Broadcast Center in Rio and one Leyard TVH Series LED video wall for NBC's outdoor set in Brazil. The video walls include a 13-foot-wide by 13-foot-tall video wall comprised of 169 displays, as well as an 8-foot-wide by 7-foot-tall video wall made up of 56 displays, both with a 1.9mm pixel pitch for ultra-high-resolution graphics and video playback. In addition, NBC's sets will feature a large 9-foot-wide by 12-foot-tall 2.5mm pixel pitch in-floor display made up of 108 displays.

"These video walls will be a stunning backdrop to NBC's broadcast coverage, helping to bring all the excitement of the largest sporting event in the world to life," said Jennifer Davis, chief marketing officer of Leyard International,

The Leyard TVH Series allows for image adjustment to achieve broadcast-specific color temperatures and gamma levels more precisely. The Leyard TVH Series produces deeper blacks, higher contrast and less reflection for on-camera installations around the world.

"We are thrilled to have their technology featured in our studios for what will be an incredible Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro," said Atila Ozkaplan, Senior Director, Technical Logistics for NBC Olympics.