2018
Leyard and Planar Open Showroom in Barcelona
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, announced they have opened a new showroom in Barcelona, Spain, and a new manufacturing facility in Slovakia. Through Leyard’s acquisition of Planar in late 2015, the combined company is unique in its ability to leverage core LED and LCD technology and an extensive supply chain as the worldwide leader in fine pitch LED while designing, manufacturing, servicing and marketing LED products to meet the needs of European markets. Leyard and Planar are bringing products to partners and customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with the opening of the new showroom in Barcelona. “Europe is a; More…
Leyard & Planar Expand Planar Simplicity Series LCD Display Line with 4K Models
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, announced the Planar® Simplicity™ Series 4K, expanding the Planar® Simplicity™ Series line of LCD digital signage displays to include five new 4K models. Designed with simplicity and affordability in mind, the displays deliver superior image quality and video performance, enabling Leyard and Planar to meet the full range of signage needs with the Planar Simplicity Series. The displays are ideal for retail, museums, corporate communications, quick serve restaurants and small companies with a limited budget that would like to capitalize on the benefits of digital signage. “We’ve expanded the; More…
Leyard and Planar Announce Hire of Kathy Skinski, General Manager for Broadcast and Media
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, are pleased to announce Kathy Skinski has joined Leyard and Planar as General Manager, Broadcast and Media. Skinski has more than 20 years of television and digital experience, working with top media giants including ABC Network, Time Warner Cable and CNN. At Leyard and Planar, she will create new opportunities and build on existing relationships with broadcast companies that seek to take advantage of Leyard and Planar’s industry-leading LED and LCD display technologies. Understanding that every client’s vision is unique, Skinski will employ Leyard and Planar’s commitment to create and; More…
NBC Olympics Selects Leyard for its Production of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Leyard to provide fine pitch LED video walls for its production of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, which take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, from February 8 - February 25. The announcement was made today by Michael Sheehan, Coordinating Director, NBC Olympics, and Adam Schmidt, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Leyard International. Leyard will provide three Leyard® TWS Series LED video walls for the set within the International Broadcast Center. The Leyard video walls include a 43-foot wide by 13-foot tall video wall comprised of 196 displays, a 16-foot wide by; More…
Planar Expand Planar DirectLight LED Video Wall System Line with Industry’s Smallest Pixel Pitch
Today, at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2018, Planar, global leaders in visualization products, announced they are expanding their awardwinning Planar® DirectLight® LED Video Wall System product line to include the smallest fine pitch LED video wall display in the industry—a breakthrough pixel pitch of just 0.7 millimeters. The expanded line, which also includes a new 2.5 millimeter pixel pitch option, will be showcased at ISE 2018, along with several industry-leading LED solutions. The award-winning Planar DirectLight LED Video Wall System is a family of seamless, fine pitch LED video wall displays that allow for ultra-slim, wall-mounted, front; More…
Leyard and Planar Introduce the Leyard VersaLight Series, a new family of modular LED displays designed for digital signage
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, today introduced the Leyard® VersaLight™ Series, a highly versatile family of LED video wall displays that can turn even the most challenging environments into dramatic, inspirational video walls. The new modular line of indoor and outdoor LED digital signage displays offers stunning picture quality and ultra-reliable performance in a variety of pixel pitches—from 2.5 to 8 millimeters. “We are seeing strong customer demand for a versatile LED solution that can fit into and enhance more public spaces, “said Steve Seminario, vice president of product marketing at Leyard and Planar. “The; More…
Leyard and Planar Broaden Management Team in EMEA with Appointment of Chris Van Elslander as Vice President of Sales – EMEA
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, announced that Chris Van Elslander has joined the company as Vice President of Sales for EMEA. Van Elslander joins Leyard and Planar EMEA after his previous management roles in IT, telecommunications and AV companies, including his position of Vice President of Sales for EMEA with Barco over the last seven years. Van Elslander is a highly accomplished sales executive with deep knowledge of the AV market, wide experience in managing large sales teams, and with focus on generating profitable business while cultivating relationships with customers and partners. In addition, Leyard and Planar; More…
Leyard and Planar Announce Third Generation Clarity Matrix LCD Video Wall System
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, announced the third generation Clarity® Matrix® LCD Video Wall System, which combines the industry's thinnest profile ultra-narrow bezel LCD with industry-leading improvements to video processing, installation, management and off-board electronics. The new Clarity® Matrix® G3 LCD Video Wall System advances nearly every aspect of the unique Clarity Matrix architecture, building on the accomplishments of the award-winning family of LCD video wall solutions. It features a new, off-board video controller that offers unrivaled video processing capabilities built into the product. It includes new; More…
Introducing the Latest Generation of Clarity VCS Video Wall Processor
Leyard and Planar are happy to announce the next-generation Clarity® Visual Control Station™ (VCS™) video wall processor. Clarity VCS now supports Windows® 10 with VCS™ Control Software, includes a simplified installation process and can be easily configured to drive any combination of Leyard and Planar video walls for both 4K and Full HD resolution content. Next-Generation Clarity VCS Features: Windows® 10–LTSB-based VCS Control Software and reliable SSD drives for Standard or Enterprise Editions Network-centric collaboration tools and user-friendly graphical user interface Extensive control of the software’s user access permissions with the; More…News and Events
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