{
  "id": 508598,
  "title": "Illinois debuted record-setting massive video board with an 'Air Bud' screening",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/illinois-debuted-record-setting-massive-video-board-with-an-air-bud",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T22:28:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/illinois-debuted-record-setting-massive-222833740.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Illinois has unveiled its most ambitious offseason project yet - the largest video board in college football - at its Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign. The 17,300-square-foot screen, which surpasses Auburn's previous record of 11,000 square feet, was officially unveiled on Saturday, drawing a crowd eager to catch a screening of the classic family film, Air Bud. Illinois basketball star David Mirkovic made the decision to screen the movie, delighting fans who also got autographs from the team.\n\nThe new video board is a massive 69 feet high by 250 feet wide, featuring a resolution of 10-millimeter pixels for high-definition video. If this display were in an NFL facility, it would rank among the five largest in the league. To cover such a large area, more than 1,600 60-inch televisions would be required.",
  "summary": "At more than 17,000 square feet, Illinois' new video board is the largest in college football. The school debuted it in the best way possible.",
  "key_points": [
    "Illinois unveiled 17,300-square-foot video board at Gies Memorial Stadium",
    "Screen surpassed Auburn's previous record of 11,000 square feet",
    "Air Bud screening drew fans and team autographs"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}