Officially inaugurated in October 2017, Ion Oblemenco Stadium in the Romanian city of Craiova is the country’s most modern football arena at a capacity of over 30,000 seats. Read more
The World Cup has kicked off in Russia and SKIDATA is in the thick of the action as an access expert at two World Cup stadia. Read more
Hippodrome ParisLongchamp has deployed Exterity solutions for IP video and digital signage across the 57-hectare horse racing facility to enable guests to enjoy a more immersive experience at the races. Read more
RheinEnergie has extended its naming rights deal for FC Köln’s stadium until 2024, despite the team being relegated to the second tier of German football. Read more
The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees Major League Baseball teams will play an historic two-game series in London in 2019. Read more
AFL Architects has been working closely with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to lead the creation of Turkey’s bid dossier for UEFA Euro 2024. Read more
At the start of the 2018-2019 football season, the Amsterdam ArenA, home of Ajax, will officially change its name to the Johan Cruijff ArenA. Read more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received seven bids from countries looking to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2026. Read more
Poland’s most famous stadium, Śląski Stadium (Silesian Stadium) in Chorzów, has undergone a complete rebuild to become one of the most modern football and sporting facilities in Europe. Read more
Germany’s Bundesliga has taken a major step towards the adoption of live in-game virtual advertising technology, following DFL (German Football League) approval of the Virtual Hybrid LED solution developed by Supponor and ADI. Read more
Marriott International has announced a multi-year partnership with leading European football club FC Bayern, with Courtyard by Marriott becoming the official hotel partner for Germany’s most popular and successful football club. Read more
London Stadium will play host to a groundbreaking athletics competition in July, with the venue hosting the newly-launched Athletics World Cup London 2018. Read more
Traktor Ice Arena, the home venue of Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club HC Traktor Chelyabinsk, has installed the KHL’s largest 4K centre hung video board. Read more
Aviva Ireland has announced the extension of its naming rights of Dublin’s Aviva Stadium until 2025. Read more
Estoril Praia’s game against Porto in Portugal’s Primeira Liga was abandoned on Monday night over concerns that a stand was going to collapse. Read more
EFL Championship football club Leeds United FC have taken the ground-breaking step of installing a new virtual hybrid perimeter LED display. Read more
Exterity’s IP video system has been deployed by German football club Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 to deliver live TV and internal video to displays in VIP lounges and boxes at its BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald stadium. Read more
The World Rugby Council today awarded the Rugby World Cup 2023 to France, which was selected following two rounds of voting during its interim meeting in London. Read more
It was a summer’s-end extravaganza like no other when Les Insus, France’s favorite home-grown rock band, filled the vast Stade de France stadium in suburban Paris for back-to-back, sold-out shows. Read more
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Paris will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024, while Los Angeles will host the events in 2028. Read more
