Mediatec News

10 Feb

Rally Sweden, 2011

Rally Sweden, a part of the FIA World Rally Championship takes place on the 10th to the 13th of February. This year, Mediatec and Rally Sweden celebrate ten years of partnership. Mediatec has supplied Mobile LED screens to the race since 2002.

Mediatec will deliver an 88spm screen, the largest in their Mobile inventory, for the opening ceremony and the sprint-legs at the trotting course at Färjestad. In connections with these events we deliver a four-camera production in full broadcast quality for the screen.

At the depot in Hagfors Mediatec will supply a 56sqm Mobile LED Screen for the Special Stages, which will be in action on the the 11th and the 12th of February. An arena production will also be created. The screen will then be moved to the main square in Karlstad for the finale of the event of which an arena production will be produced.

Mediatec’s involvement in this event demonstrates the magnificent flexibility offered when utilising a mobile LED Screen. We look forward to ensuring this year Rally Sweden is an even greater success!


17 Jan

Tour de Ski, 2010/2011

For the 5th year in a row Mediatec Solutions provided a Mobile LED Screen to the International Ski Federation (FIS) and the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear, 2010/2011.

The tour is about 10 event days and takes place in two countries and at five different venues. 20 participating nations and 152 athletes were competing against each other in the tour.

Mediatec Solutions delivered a 56sqm DigiLed Mobile LED Screen trailer equipped with a studio at the venues Oberstdorf, Toblach and at the tour’s final destination, Val di Fiemme. One technician and one producer worked with the production to help the fans follow and cheer their favourite athlete up through the ski slope against the tour final at the top.

Tour de Ski, 2010/2011


14 Jan

Snowboard contest BIGAIR in Stuttgart

On the 4-5th January 2011, Mediatec Solutions worked at the adrenaline fuelled, Relentless BIGAIR in Stuttgart.

The biggest snowboard-contest in Germany took place in Neckarpark, in central Stuttgart. The two day contest was part of the prestigious Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, and riders such as Gjermund Braten from Norway currently in second place, were competing with Olympic contestants like the former Olympic bronze medallist in half-pipe Markku Koski and Tore Holvik. Mediatec provided an 88sqm Mobile LED Trailer to enhance the spectator experience and allow the audience to see former United States TTR-Vice-World champion, Chad Guldemond winning jump after jump.

It was the first time a Snowboard event of this scale took place in Stuttgart and Mediatec is proud to have been part of its success.

Snowboard contest BIGAIR in Stuttgart Thumb_bigair_534x300_02 Thumb_bigair_534x300_04


7 Dec

World Cup Biathlon, Östersund

Mediatec supplied event technology to the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund, December 1st - 5th.

Two mobile screens were supplied, one sizing 69 sqm along with a 15 sqm screen utilised as a score board. Arena production was also supplied to the event.

Mediatec will also supply mobile screens to the Biathlon World Cups in Ruhpolding in January 2011 and in Antholz in February 2011.

Biathlon is a combination of freestyle cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. The season starts in November/December and continues though to March, with competitions in a different venue each week. All in all, the season comprises of nine to ten contest weeks.

World Cup Biathlon, Östersund