This Monday evening, like every other evening, will bring another episode of ESPN ‘s SportsCenter. But this particular night will feature a show with new graphics and a new studio that will be broadcast with high-definition technology.
The show on June 7 at 11 p.m. ET will be the first to be aired from the network’s new 120,000-square foot Digital Center at its Bristol, Conn. headquarters.
Among other things, the show will feature “privacy glass,” fiber optics, liquid crystal display screens and a video tower. The broadcast will still use a two-anchor desk, but on a fiber optic floor with 4,000 points of light synched to music. The privacy wall sits behind the desk, with six panels of Belgium-made glass, fogged to display images such as team logos, player headshots and graphics. Three synchronized projectors will be used to display the images, ESPN said.
The new Digital Center also sports an 18-foot video tower, an update desk, interview desk and a debate desk, as well as 12 high definition projectors and 11 liquid crystal display screens (LCDS).
“All of us involved with SportsCenter are eagerly anticipating June 7th, when technology catches up with the content of our award-winning program,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN’s senior vice president & managing editor, in a release.
