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Cleveland Cavaliers Lead Videoboard Arms Race After Upgrades at The Q
Author: Karen Hogan
Publication: Sports Venue Technology
Despite falling short in the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers gave fans plenty to get excited about in the 2014-15 season. Not just on the court but above it: the largest indoor center-hung video board in the country.
Prior to the season, the Cavaliers tapped ANC Sports Enterprises to design and install the record-breaking board at Quicken Loans Arena. With two sideline screens stretching 31.5 ft. high by 57 ft. wide and two baseline screens measuring 30 ft. high by 33 ft. wide, the Cavs’ new center-hung display bests recent record holders Pepsi Center (Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche), Banker’s Life Fieldhouse (Indiana Pacers), and Toyota Center (Houston Rockets).
Although the recent trend in center-hung display is to install smaller screens inside the center-hung structure for fans in the first few rows, ANC Sports and the Cavaliers opted for a different approach. The screens that make up the center-hung at “The Q” are curved and angled downward, giving every fan, regardless of seat location, an optimal view. Flaming sabers added to the four corners of center-hung structure further draw the eye.
“The trend in [sports] arenas has been this large video screen, and everyone’s been kind of running off what the [Dallas] Cowboys did years ago,” says Jerry Cifarelli, co-founder/president/CEO, ANC Sports. “We did an installation a couple of years ago with the Indiana Pacers, and, when we saw that installation, we were thrilled with what we did there. We started looking at the different-design side of it and started thinking about how [to] create a video screen that every seat in the house has a clear view of. … So we came up with this curved concept.” - CLICK HERE to read full story.