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Leyard and Planar Introduce the Planar VM Series, a New Family of Ultra-Narrow Bezel LCD Video Walls
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, today introduced the Planar® VM Series, a new family of extreme and ultra-narrow bezel, high brightness LCD video wall displays. The Planar VM Series is the newest addition to the companies’ extensive line-up of tiled LCD video wall solutions and will be on display at Digital Signage Expo 2018 (DSE) in the Leyard and Planar Booth #2333. The Planar VM Series is available in 55-inch displays with an extreme-narrow tiled bezel width of 1.8 millimeters (mm) or ultra-narrow tiled bezel width of 3.5 mm for near seamless video walls with 4K at 60Hz connectivity and loop through. The extreme narrow; More…
World Wide Technology Installs Leyard and Planar Displays Throughout New Global Headquarters
Planar, global leaders in visualization products, today announced that World Wide Technology (WWT), a technology solutions provider with locations around the world, has installed Leyard and Planar LED and LCD displays throughout its new 208,000-square-foot global headquarters in St. Louis, Mo. The installation, completed by Coltrane Systems, includes a Planar® Mosaic® Architectural Video Wall composed of 50 LCD tiles in the building’s new atrium area. It also includes an impressive 55-feet-long by 13-feet-high Leyard® TWA Series 1.8 millimeter pixel pitch LED video wall at the front of the company’s 300-seat auditorium. Six Planar® UltraRes™ Series 4K; More…
Leyard and Planar Announce Addition of Douglas Moss, General Manager for Sports and Entertainment
Planar, global leaders in visualization products, are pleased to announce that Douglas Moss has joined Leyard and Planar as General Manager for Sports and Entertainment. "My team and I have had the pleasure of successfully working with Doug on multiple projects, and in multiple forums, over the years. We have a tremendous opportunity in the Sports and Entertainment market, and Doug is exactly the right person for the job," said Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Leyard and Planar, Adam Schmidt. Moss brings extensive experience in sports and entertainment management to Leyard and Planar, including serving as president of Madison Square; More…
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…News and Events
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