[opendtv] PR: PANASONIC PLASMAS ADD THE VISUAL EXCITEMENT TO JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' REFURBISHED ALLTEL STADIUM
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 06:46:53 -0400
PANASONIC PLASMAS ADD THE VISUAL EXCITEMENT TO JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS'
REFURBISHED ALLTEL STADIUM
* Site of Super Bowl 2005 Equipped with 294 Panasonic Plasmas *
SECAUCUS, NJ (November 2004) - North America's most watched sporting
event is being held in Jacksonville, FL, this February. In
preparation, the 76,000-seat ALLTEL Stadium, home to the NFL's
Jacksonville Jaguars, has just undergone a $60 million renovation in
advance of the Jaguars' hosting Super Bowl XXXIX, on Feb. 6, 2005.
The upgrade has included the installation of 294 high-contrast
Panasonic plasma displays to increase the fans' visual enjoyment.
Located on 18 acres, adjacent to the St. John's River in the heart of
downtown Jacksonville, ALLTEL Stadium, built in 1995 at the site of
the old Gator Bowl, is one of this nation's most state-of-the-art
sports complexes.
Phase One of the stadium's refurbishment took place last summer, with
a three-story space constructed in the South End Zone to house the
14,000-square-foot Bud Zone sports bar for general patrons and the
17,000-sq. ft. ADT Terrace Suite, a party suite with its own buffet
dining, bar and seating. A total of 90 Panasonic 37" widescreen
professional plasma displays are strategically placed throughout the
Bud Zone and the ADT Terrace Suite for patrons' viewing.
Phase Two, completed prior to the start of this year's NFL season,
comprised the interior renovation of all 90 private suites, as well
as the remodeling of the two 65,000-sq. ft. East and West Crown Royal
Touchdown Clubs, which had been untouched since the opening of the
stadium 10 years ago. The updates included upgrades in food service
(including two new bars), furniture, finishes and audio/visual.
The private suites have each been outfitted with Panasonic 42"
widescreen HD plasma televisions. Twenty-four 50" 16:9 professional
HD plasma displays comprise the centerpiece of the East and West
Crown Royal Touchdown Clubs, and are located above the new East and
West Club Central Bars. Thirty-two 42" professional plasmas have been
installed in proximity to select dining areas within each Club.
Fifty-two 37" plasma displays have also been placed in the vicinity
of the main concession, smaller bars and lounge areas dispersed
throughout each Club.
"Our goal is to allow our fans to never miss a moment of NFL football
wherever they are in ALLTEL Stadium," said Bill Prescott, the
Jaguars' Senior Vice President of Stadium Operations. "With the added
challenge of the Super Bowl ahead, we feel we are well equipped with
these hundreds of Panasonic plasmas to offer fans the excitement of
the game in the best image quality available."
In the Bud Zone, ADT Terrace Suite and East and West Crown Royal
Touchdown Clubs, the Panasonic plasmas are all controlled from touch
pads at the central bars. During a game, feeds can be taken from the
team's in-house broadcasting, network television broadcast trucks,
the scoreboard or from the internal stadium cable package. To
accommodate business meetings during the week, the Panasonic
professional plasmas are equipped with PC and AV inputs for
connecting a laptop computer or playback device for presentations.
Turner Construction Sports has served as the Jaguars'
owner's representative during the 2003 and 2004 renovations to ALLTEL
stadium. Turner Project Manager John Zawodny (who also served as the
lead project architect on the original 1995 construction) noted, "The
Panasonic plasmas have been performing flawlessly."
Panasonic Broadcast has just introduced its seventh generation of
professional plasma displays consisting of five new 7-Series models,
the 65" TH-65PHD7UY, 50" TH-50PHD7UY and 42" TH-42PHD7UY high
definition panels, and the 42" TH-42PWD7UY and 37" TH-37PWD7UY
standard definition panels. The new 7-Series family boasts
Panasonic's phenomenal image quality, high contrast (4000:1 on SD
models and 3000:1 on HD units) and multi-slot functionality, plus
they incorporate significant improvements in peak brightness,
displayable colors, 60,000-hour service life*, multi-screen
capabilities and customization options.
For more information on Panasonic plasma displays, phone
1-800-528-8601 or visit our web site at www.panasonic.com/plasma.
About Panasonic
Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Co. is a leading supplier of
broadcast, professional video and presentation products and systems.
Panasonic Broadcast is a unit company of Matsushita Electric
Corporation of America, the principal North America subsidiary of
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC), one of the
world's leading developers and producers of electronic and electric
products for consumer, business and industrial use.
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