PPDS has confirmed its attendance at NAB Show 2025. Exhibiting on booth SL3905 (South Hall Lower) at the Las Vegas Convention Centre (5-9 April), PPDS has been making significant waves in the broadcast industry, with its ever-evolving and expanding range of Philips Professional Displays and solutions now frequently selected as the preferred portfolio for projects where quality and reliability – including 24/7 broadcasting – matter. Robert Luther, Director of dvLED Sales and Support at PPDS, commented: “We are excited to be returning to NAB Show and cannot wait to showcase our latest and greatest innovations for the broadcast industry in Las Vegas. As a company, we work closely with the broadcast industry to model our products around their needs. This can be the design, the technology or something else that’s perhaps more unique to them. Whatever the requirement, we aim to provide the solution.”
Extending upon another record breaking 18 months of installations – which included projects at the Kia Centre, KUSI, WRCB, WAVY TV, KTLA-TV, CBS 4, KHON TV to name just a few – in the build up to NAB Show 2025, PPDS, FX Design Group, and Digital Video Group (DVG) have completed the installation of a spectacular 28ft by 8ft curved Philips dvLED production wall inside the new 4,000ft2 PBS Appalachia Virginia studio in Bristol, Virginia. Built inside the Hard Rock Casino, and featuring a 46ft glass public viewing window, PBS Appalachia Virgina is the nation’s first all-digital public TV station, dedicated to amplifying the voice of Southwest Virginia with high quality local content and PBS network programming. It is also the first television network affiliate located inside a casino.
Designed for 24/7 use and capable of presenting content in resolutions beyond 8K, Philips Unite LED 6000 Series – which will be showcased during NAB Show 2025 – was the outstanding choice to bring the PBS management team’s studio ambitions to life. Installed in under one week and ahead of the studio’s debut broadcast in its new home, the giant, custom designed and mounted, curved Philips dvLED wall delivers unrivalled flexibility and performance. Featuring a 1.5mm pixel pitch, it shows crystal clear content to the smallest detail – including lettering and numbers – together with outstanding colour accuracy, to support any type of content being presented.
Described as a “milestone moment” in media innovation and “the most spectacular studio within a 500-mile radius” by Julie Newman, the PBS COO and General Manager for PBS Appalachia Virginia, during an official ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month (24 March), special consideration was made to ensure optimum visibility and viewing experiences for all. Speaking directly about the new Philips LED wall, Julie said: “I was hoping it was going to turn out as good as it looked in the drawings and renderings, I didn’t think it was possible… but it turned out even better!”
As the world’s first all-digital public media station, the Philips dvLED wall, together with an array of Philips Signage 3000 and 4000 Series displays, play an integral role for viewers across all form of media, including those both present and presenting in the studio, those watching from home on their TVs, online, and via the station’s mobile app, plus those viewing behind the public viewing window. Robert added: “This state of the art new studio deserved a stunning LED wall and we are incredibly proud that our Philips Unite LED 6000 Series was selected as the standout choice to ensure all ambitions were brought to life. It’s one of the biggest Philips dvLED walls installed in the broadcast industry to date and it sets a benchmark for what is possible and can be achieved with Philips Professional Displays.”
The new PBS Appalachia Virginia studio was brought to life by PPDS partners, FX Design Group – an award-winning broadcast set and lighting designer – and DVG – a global supplier and system integrator of broadcast and production systems – with whom PPDS has worked closely with on many broadcast projects. The three companies will be exhibiting together at NAB Show 2025.
