FIFA World Cup™ 2006

In the spring of 2005, the FIFA chose Philips Vidiwall to be the official LED screen supplier for the Fan Fests during the FIFA World Cup™ 2006. Fans will have the opportunity to enjoy a unique blend of sports and culture at these events in the 12 host cities and it is Philips Vidiwall who is bringing the action to them on giant LED video screens.

Philips is the Official Big Screen Supplier for all of the Host City Fan Fests, and an Official Partner for the flagship event in Berlin in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

Philips Vidiwall will equip these FIFA World Cup 2006™ Fan Fests in the host cities with a total of 25 LED video screens – the same large screen display technology which is also in operation in stadiums such as those in Frankfurt, Cologne and Gelsenkirchen.  In this way, all the football fans who could not buy tickets can experience the games on large screen displays together with thousands of other fans in public places - all via the licensed football 16:9 - format.

The FIFA World Cup 2006™ public viewing project is an enormous operational effort, conducted by a Philips Vidiwall crew of engineers, in close co-operation with Screen Visions, a video screen installation company based in Germany. Under the leadership of Roger Rinke, Screen Visions is providing the manpower and local coordination of the public viewing events across Germany.

Experienced Philips Vidiwall engineers will be assembling and testing each video screen as it arrives in the warehouse in the Netherlands, whilst simultaneously training the Screen Visions crews. In the months leading up to the FIFA World Cup, hundreds of LED modules will pass through the hands of the engineering crew, to be ultimately transported to the assigned German host city.