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Home of the Kentucky Wildcats deploying new digital signage

Lexington, Kentucky's Rupp Arena has called on Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota, to design, manufacture and install new LED video displays for each corner of their facility and a 360-degree ribbon display along the seating fascia.

December 2, 2015

Lexington, Kentucky's Rupp Arena, home to the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, has called on Daktronics to design, manufacture and install new LED video displays for each corner of their facility and a 360-degree ribbon display along the seating fascia, according to an announcement from Daktronics.

Installation of the new displays is currently taking place in Lexington, the Brookings, South Dakota-based company said.

According to Bill Owen, president and CEO of the Lexington Center, "These state-of-the-art video installations will enhance Rupp Arena's sports and concert fans' experiences, and they will also lead to significant increases in revenue which is vital to the operations of Rupp Arena, the Lexington Convention Center, Opera House and Triangle Park."

The four new video displays each measure more than 18 feet high by 25 feet wide and feature 6-millimeter line spacing for image clarity and contrast with wide angle visibility intended to appeal to every seat in the house.

These displays feature variable content zoning that allows them to show one large image or to be divided into different windows to show any combination of live video, instant replays, up-to-the-minute statistics, game information, graphics, animations and sponsorship messages.

"Daktronics is excited to further our long-term partnership with Rupp Arena," said Daryl Mihal, Daktronics sales representative. "The recent upgrades will only add to the outstanding game-day atmosphere of this great historic arena."

The installation of the corner displays comes on the heels of Daktronics installing a 360-degree LED ribbon display at Rupp Arena in the summer of 2015. The ribbon display measures 3 feet high and spans the circumference of the arena, roughly 900 feet. It features 15-millimeter line spacing and provides the opportunity to highlight sponsors throughout events as well as show content to supplement the main video displays.