Barco takes center stage at Eurovision Song Contest.
Kuurne, Belgium, May 20th, 2005 – Barco is proud to announce that this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place in Kiev on Saturday, May 21st, will showcase some of Barco’s latest LED and projection technologies. From the brand-new OLite 510 display to the XLM H25 and R12+ projectors, the spectacular stage design of the show attests to Barco’s technology leadership in the international events industry.
When the lights go down and the stage lights up for the final this Saturday, an estimated 400 million viewers world wide will see a spectacular stage featuring 86 tiles of Barco’s brand new OLite 510 LED display technology, 280 ILite 8 LED modules, two Barco XLM H25 projectors, three Barco R18 projectors, as well as two R12+ and three R10 projectors. Barco rental partner, Massteknik, delivered all visualization equipment used on the show.The star of this year’s show is surely Barco’s OLite 510: the brand new indoor/outdoor SMD LED display technology, which combines the benefits of indoor and outdoor LED requirements in one reliable, robust LED tile built specifically for the Rental & Staging industry. With its 5000 Nit light output, 15 bit processing, IP65 rating and full TUV approval, the OLite 510 brings an ultra bright indoor /outdoor LED display with all the benefits of SMD LED technology, such as wide viewing angles and short viewing distances. At the Eurovision Song Contest, Barco’s OLite 510, which can be used as functional screen or ‘deconstructed’ to smaller modules suitable to creative applications, is creatively integrated into the design of the stage floor and backdrop.
Eurovision Project Manager, Ola Melzig of Spectra Stage & Events Technologies comments: “Eurovision Song Contest is a complex project which requires the dedication and commitment of many parties to make it happen. Working with industry professionals like Barco and Massteknik makes the process a lot easier. We are very happy with the end result. This will be the most spectacular and technical advanced Eurovision Song Contest ever!”
Massteknik CEO Kenneth Paterson adds: “Massteknik is proud to be the chosen visualization equipment supplier to Eurovision Song Contest. This is a major project that required a huge amount of equipment. Our substantial rental fleet enabled us to deliver what the client required.”
“Barco is very proud to have so much of its equipment used on this major event. This is a perfect occasion for the brand new OLite to make its public debut! As recognized technology pioneer in the events industry, Barco’s commitment to the evolution of the industry goes much further than simply delivering technology. We continue to work closely with our partners and creatives, and our aim remains to drive the industry forward and enable creatives to realize their striking designs,” states Barco’s Steve Scorse, VP Sales & Customer Service, Barco Media & Entertainment.
Interesting show facts
Active Units
* 5504 modules Barco OLite 10 = 86 tiles
* 280 tiles Barco ILite 8
* 2 Barco XLM H25
* 3 Barco ELM R18
* 2 Barco SLM R12+
* 3 Barco SLM R10
* 44 JTE 8-Lights
* 80 JTE 2-Lights
* 78 ACL 4-Bars
* 4 2500W HMI Follow spots
* 4 700W MSR Follow spots
* 350 Robe Moving lights
* 11 SX3K Syncro lights
* 16 High End Catalyst Ver 3 Media Servers
* 4 Avab Congo by ETC Lighting Desks + back up
Key people
Project Manager: Ola Melzig, Spectra (http://www.spectraplus.se/)
Lighting Designer: Per Sundin, Spectra
Rental Company: Massteknik (http://www.massteknik.se/)
Interesting links
Spectra Eurovision Diaries
Official Eurovision Song Contest
Barco Media & Entertainment, a division of Barco, provides specialized visualization solutions targeted at the needs of the Media & Entertainment industries. It counts names such as U2, Ferrari, Louis Vuitton, Madonna and Daimler Chrysler, Clearchannel Spectacolor, as well as installations for Merrill Lynch, Kinepolis, China Film Group, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Reliant Park Stadium (USA) and Miami Heat NBA amongst some of its key references.
For more information on Barco Media & Entertainment’s products and references, please visit www.events.barco.com
About Barco
Barco, an international company headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, provides visualization and display solutions for professional markets. Barco designs and develops solutions for large screen visualization, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection. Barco is active worldwide and has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco is quoted on Euronext Brussels and is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company (Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB).
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