Laurin Schmid, Leyard's Sales Manager for the DACH region, worked closely with RTL Project Manager Oliver Reich and the Veech x Veech design team, led by Stuart Veech, on the LED screen choice for the 265m² facility. The primary goal was to ensure the best colour rendering on camera while avoiding unwanted artifacts such as moiré patterns and flickering.

"The preference for Leyard LED solutions by both the Veech x Veech team and the end client is rooted in past positive experiences with our products," notes Schmid. "For instance, RTL has already successfully incorporated Leyard products in four other studios across Germany. This historical context solidified the choice of Leyard as an LED manufacturer for the new NFL studio."

With the design concept accepted, the project was in full swing by April and the installation was completed at the end of July. “A key challenge was ensuring seamless collaboration within the broader team, which included set builders, electricians, and various other crew members, all of whom were working to a tight timeframe,” Schmid continues. “Typically, planning and constructing a high-end studio like this would take around one and a half to two years. But with full collaboration across the various teams, and by taking advantage of Leyard’s Slovakian manufacturing facility, we successfully completed the project on time."

“Leyard’s AT Series and TVF Series of fine pitch LED products encapsulate not only the finest quality but also the sustainability aspect, incorporating these two important elements into one of the most cutting-edge TV studios in Europe,” continues Schmid. “Moreover, AT and TVF excel when it comes to on camera performance, which, combined with our unique EverCare™ lifetime warranty, makes it a compelling offering that the RTL team was happy to adopt.”

“With our European infrastructure in place, Leyard's support and service framework leads to much more effective communication between us and our clients," Schmid concludes. "At Leyard, we strongly believe that reliability, quality, trust, and teamwork all need to come together to deliver an exceptional project. In this case, these factors have cultimated in RTL’s development of a remarkable new studio facility that we are sure they will fully leverage for the current 2023/24 NFL season and beyond.”