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Philips lights Olympic spectacles!

Olympic Stadium by night

Milliards of people all over the world witnessed on the 8th of August a brilliant Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Philips Entertainment Lighting contributed to this enormous spectacle as the lamp supplier of 220 PR Lighting fixtures. Justly a production of what Philips can be proud of, the fixtures of the Chinese manufacturer were equipped with Philips MSA 2500 DE lamps.

Roger Van den Plas, Segment manager Philips Entertainment Lighting: “We are pride that PR Lighting has chosen us as their preferred supplier for the biggest event of the year. In the presence of milliards of people we have demonstrated the innovative Philips lamps that resulted in a state of the art light show.”

 

Next to the Opening Ceremony, Philips will contribute to the Closing Ceremony in the Beijing National Stadium on Sunday the 24th of August as well as at the ceremonies during the Beijing 2008 Paralympics later this year.

 
For more information, please contact:
Maartje Remmers
Global Marketing Communication Specialist
Tel. office: +31 (0)40 2758542
Tel. mobile: +31 (0)6 10396715

Olympic Stadium
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