Barco has announced that it has been selected as the preferred supplier for the Estadio das Antas (Portugal) and the Stade de Genève (Switzerland). The company's LED displays will be integrated into these stadiums, which will host the European soccer championships in 2004 and 2008 respectively.

An official release informs that the S-Lite range, specifically designed for use in sports arenas, offers sponsors and advertisers a larger than life communication channel and enhances the experience of the fans by showing real-time video, data and animations.

The Estadio das Antas Stadium in Porto, Portugal, will be equipped with 96 square metres of Barco's brand new S-Lite 10 LED display. The stadium, with a seating capacity of 50,000 people, has been chosen to host the opening game of the European Soccer Championships in June 2004.

The Barco displays, which will be installed at the stadium during the summer of 2003, take on a unique configuration never seen before in Europe. They will be divided into two screens of 48 square metres each, positioned on either side of the field. The screens will be installed on columns that can be rotated to face either the field or the highway that bypasses the stadium the release states.

Barco's LED displays have further been chosen for the brand new Stade de Genève. Due for completion this month, this stadium will feature 38.4 square metres of Barco's total sports solution to show real-time video and data, sport-specific animations as well as sponsorship messages. With its seating capacity of 30,000 people, Stade de Genève will be one of the biggest stadiums in Switzerland and will be part of a larger sports, leisure and entertainment complex, including a hotel, restaurants, sports retail units, as well as a bowling alley and a large shopping mall.

Barco is active in three key areas of imaging technology. The company designs and develops solutions for large screen visualisation, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection. Barco has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in almost 100 countries.