Leyard and Planar Expand Sports and Entertainment Division with Lighthouse Technologies Partnership

The exclusive partnership highlights Lighthouse’s proven success and
broadens Leyard and Planar’s offerings and expertise in the sports venue
market

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leyard
and Planar,
global leaders in visualization products, today announced a strategic
partnership with Lighthouse
Technologies Ltd., combining the strengths of two leading display
technology manufacturers for the sports and entertainment market.

By combining Leyard and Planar’s leadership in fine pitch LED and LCD
large format and video wall displays with the industry expertise of
Lighthouse, this partnership will offer new innovations for sports and
entertainment customers in North America. Kicking off this partnership,
the companies will be showcasing their compelling range of sports venue
display solutions for the first time at the 2018
Baseball Winter Meetings, December 10-12 in Las Vegas.

Leyard, the No. 1 global supplier of LED displays, offers a
comprehensive line of LED and LCD video wall and large format displays,
as well as a strong organization dedicated to supporting customers.

“We are thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with Lighthouse,”
said Leyard and Planar Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Adam Schmidt. “With our market-leading fine pitch LED and LCD offerings,
combined with Lighthouse’s LED solutions designed for the sports market,
we can offer customers a display technology experience never before
available in our industry.”

Lighthouse brings a tailored product line and years of proven
implementation success in the sports market. As a global leader in LED
video display technology, Lighthouse has major installations in
professional venues in Los Angeles, Cleveland, Dallas, Seattle,
Philadelphia and Atlanta and a major presence at Times Square in New
York. Lighthouse screens also provide information and entertainment at
many major university and public facilities throughout North America.

“We see this partnership as an extremely powerful strategic fit,
leveraging the two companies’ respective strengths,” said Peter Chan,
managing director at Lighthouse. “Lighthouse will deliver LED sports
solutions to Leyard and Planar with strong back-end capabilities and
innovative technologies. Leyard and Planar are the perfect partners to
accelerate market growth and together we will create innovative
technology showcases in the sports vertical for many years to come.”

The partnership follows Leyard and Planar’s hiring of industry veteran
Douglas Moss as general manager for sports and entertainment in March
2018. Moss leads the companies’ focus on the sports venue market and
brings more than 30 years of experience, including serving as president
of Madison Square Garden Network; president and CEO of the Buffalo
Sabres and president and COO of the Phoenix Coyotes (National Hockey
League teams). Moss’ career also includes senior roles with the
International Hockey League (IHL) and the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks.

To learn more about the Leyard and Planar partnership with Lighthouse
and their offerings for the sport and entertainment market visit www.leyard.com/Sports
or www.planar.com/Sports
or visit Booth #905 at the 2018
Baseball Winter Meetings, December 10-12 at the Mandalay Bay Resort
and Casino in Las Vegas.

About Leyard and Planar, A Leyard Company

Leyard is a global leader in the design, production, distribution and
service of digital displays, video walls and visualization products
worldwide. The Leyard Group of companies and brands, which includes Planar
Systems and eyevis,
is comprised of displays, entertainment and lighting system solutions.
Leyard is the global market leader for LED video displays and narrow
pixel pitch LED, offering indoor, outdoor, fixed and creative displays (Futuresource
2018). Used in applications such as broadcast, sports arenas,
stadiums, advertisement networks, retail, digital signage, control
rooms, exhibitions, large scale events and digital cultural experiences,
Leyard enjoys marquee installations globally and has over 300 patents in
display technology. Founded in 1995, the group is headquartered in
Beijing, China, and is traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock
code: 300296). Forbes magazine (2013) named Leyard among “China’s
Top 100 Most Potential Listed Companies.” For more information, visit www.leyard.com.

About Lighthouse

Lighthouse is a global leader in LED video display technology that
develops, manufactures and markets LED video display solutions for
multiple indoor & outdoor applications, media & entertainment events and
sports arenas across the globe.

Founded in 1997, Lighthouse Technologies has been providing LED video
screens and U.S. based services since 1998 and has a strong global
presence with regional offices in Europe, North and South America, the
Asia Pacific and China. Employing the most advanced technology, the
highest manufacturing facilities, and world-class, round-the-clock
technical support, Lighthouse holds numerous LED patents and has brought
many firsts to the industry including the first large screen 4mm project
which was installed at American Airlines Center in Dallas. For more
information, visit www.lighthouse-tech.com.

Contacts

Blu Print Public Relations: team@bluprintpr.net,
503-850-2454
Leyard and Planar: Kim Brown, pr@leyardgroup.com