Posts by Matt Anderson
A Duke Fan's Dream: Behind the Scenes of Game-Day Magic
Matt Anderson on 2/3/2025
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
The new centerhung scoreboard at Cameron Indoor Stadium has 5.5 million pixels, a major upgrade from the previous board's 415,000. Duke's creative teams use the new video board to engage fans, provide high-definition replays, and improve sightlines. The project aimed to balance modern technology with the historic feel of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Behind the Scenes at Cameron Indoor Stadium: A Conversation on Duke's New Centerhung Scoreboard
Matt Anderson on 1/23/2025
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
As a lifelong Duke fan, recording a podcast at Cameron Indoor Stadium was an amazing experience. We sat down with Bob Wiseman and Zac Powell to discuss Duke's cutting-edge new center-hung scoreboard, blending modern technology with the rich history of one of college basketball’s most iconic venues.
Daktronics Technology Enhances Football Bowl Season Across 29 Venues
Matt Anderson on 12/14/2023
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Ahead of the 2023 Bowl Season starting this weekend, we're highlighting our involvement at 29 venues. Check out this blog post for more details and enjoy the games!
Details of Daktronics Partnership with Maryland: SBJ Podcast Revisited
Matt Anderson on 4/29/2022
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
A discussion between the University of Maryland and Daktronics on the SBJ podcast regarding recent LED and audio improvements on campus.
The Madness is Back! NCAA© Tournament Bubbles Ready for Action
Matt Anderson on 3/18/2021
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Men’s and women’s national college basketball tournaments in Indiana and Texas to use venues with Daktronics equipment and support services.
It’s Championship Time in Miami for the College Football Playoff and Daktronics
Matt Anderson on 1/11/2021
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
This year, the CFP National Championship game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium. Learn more about how Daktronics products and services will help provide an amazing experience for fans.
Communicate Today, Revenue Tomorrow.
Matt Anderson on 10/14/2020
Categories: Business & Community, High School Sports, Pro Sports and Colleges, Out of Home Advertising
Learn why cities, schools and municipalities should use LED technology to connect with their audiences around their communities.
Same Game, New Experience Coming to Colleges
Matt Anderson on 7/21/2020
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
College sports will return eventually, and Daktronics wants to help communicate with fans when they come to live events.
It’s College FootBOWL Season with Daktronics!
Matt Anderson on 12/20/2019
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Well, the college football regular season is now over and all the conference championships have been played, so this means only one thing….IT’S COLLEGE FOOTBOWL SEASON! Along the lines of March Madness, this is one of my favorite sporting moments of the entire year. There are so many good games on and primarily all over […]
Looking Back on the Whirlwind of ESPN College GameDay in Brookings
Matt Anderson on 12/3/2019
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Last month was definitely a month that I will remember for a long time. Being a big college sports fan, especially football, I love spending Saturday mornings turning on the TV and watching ESPN College GameDay. Every week they determine where they are going the following week to do a live broadcast, and last month….they […]
College Football Season, Daktronics and a Personal Rivalry
Matt Anderson on 8/29/2019
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Take a look at what some of Daktronics’ NCAA college and university customers installed for the upcoming football season.
College Football Kickoff 2018
Matt Anderson on 9/4/2018
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Daktronics has installed displays for 34 different colleges and universities, totaling more than 70 displays for 63,085 square feet of LED video.
Genius Sports and the NCAA – What You Need to Know.
Matt Anderson on 8/29/2018
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Recently, the NCAA made an announcement that will impact the entire landscape of sports data, specifically the collection, management and distribution of statistics and scoring data.
Daktronics: Ready For The Madness
Matt Anderson on 3/12/2018
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
This is also a busy time for us at Daktronics; we like to call it “Dak Madness”. At the Division 1 Men’s National Basketball Tournament alone, we have equipment inside and outside at 11 venues hosting 49 games to help provide fans with the information and live video they need to enjoy the overall game-day experience.
3 Reasons Why You Should Consider A 2-Sided Centerhung System
Matt Anderson on 11/10/2017
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
What do you think of when you hear of a “centerhung” display system? It’s common to think of something that has four sides, ribbon displays and, as of late, displays underneath for those sitting closer to the action. This is not always the case.
Current State of Horse Racing – an Interview with Marty Gregor
Matt Anderson on 9/9/2017
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
We recently caught with Daktronics Sales Representative Marty Gregor to talk about what he’s been seeing recently in the horse racing industry. What trends are you seeing in the horse racing industry? Today, in the horse racing industry, we are definitely seeing a more family friendly oriented approach to attract crowds into the track. With […]
What To Expect At IAVM VenueConnect 2017
Matt Anderson on 8/3/2017
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Our trucks and employees headed out this week for the 92nd annual IAVM VenueConnect Conference being held at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN. Every year, IAVM gathers professionals from a variety of different industries for different sessions and an exhibit hall. This year they are doing things a little differently with the schedule. […]
Opening Race at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Matt Anderson on 7/28/2017
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Last week I traveled out to California and attended the opening race at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racetrack. Daktronics has installed several different displays there over the years, but this year they added 3 new displays. There is a double-sided marquee on the outside that was being used to show upcoming events, another single-colored […]
A Look Inside NACMA and the 2017 NACDA & Affiliates Convention
Matt Anderson on 6/23/2017
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
This is the 4-5th time that I have attended the NACDA and Affiliates Convention, this year it was held in Orlando, FL. My first year at NACDA was back in 2007 when I first started out at Daktronics as a sales intern. That year consisted mainly of loading up the various display equipment and booth […]
Talking NACDA with Kyle Adams
Matt Anderson on 6/9/2017
Categories: Pro Sports and Colleges
Over this last week, I talked with one of our sales managers, Kyle Adams, about his thoughts on the NACDA & Affiliates Convention Week and his history with the show. What are you looking forward to the most at NACDA this year? Looking forward to seeing all of College Athletic Administrators back in the same […]