NEW YORK YANKEES.

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decade. For instance, the Yankees and
Cisco Systems have partnered to set up the
new Yankee Stadium with a wiring infra-
structure system called “telepresence.”
This system – which will cost
between $15 million and $16 million,
according to the Yankees – will be used
throughout the stadium, according to
the team.
“It really is about how the fan experi-
ence will change in the stadiums of the
future,” Cisco CEO John Chambers said
in a statement.
Year-Round Facility
New Yankee Stadium will house multi-
ple attractions that will be open year-
round. Seminole Hard Rock Entertain-
ment will operate a 7,000-square-foot
Hard Rock Café. Also, YGE Steakhouses, a
subsidiary of Yankee Global Enterprises,

“STADIUM
for elements such as in-game replays to has partnered with Seminole Hard Rock
concessions. Cisco will install roughly THE NEW YANKEE Entertainment to create NYY Steak, a
1,100 flat-panel, high-definition video WILL BE A prime steakhouse.
monitors in the new Yankee Stadium, Hard Rock Café Yankee Stadium will
which will give fans access to experi-
DESTINATION THAT have seating for 210 guests, will be open
ences ranging from interactive video FANS OF EVERY AGE year-round to ticketholders and non-tick-
replays to the ability to order concessions CAN LOOK FORWARD etholders and will boast a full bar and

from their seats.
Also, fans can look at traffic patterns
and subway routes for their post-game
commutes, as well as receive informa-
tion in case of an emergency, according
to the Yankees.
The Yankees have also partnered
with Sony, which will provide a Sony
HD broadcast control room, more than
550 flat-panel and professional LCD HD
television sets in luxury suites, lounges,
concourse, restaurants and administra-
tive offices. Sony HD branding ele-
ments will be featured prominently
”
TO VISITING.
Other technologically advanced ameni-
ties at new Yankee Stadium include:
■ A 16-millimeter, 59-foot-tall, 101-foot-
wide HD video screen;
■ A full-color LED ribbon board spanning
the entire length of the terrace level;
■ A distributed sound system optimizing
speaker placement for enhanced sound
and clarity; and
■ Two ribbon board displays for closed
captioning.
patio seating. NYY Steak will open above
the Hard Rock Café in right field. The
6,300-square-foot establishment will have
seating for 128 guests.
“Adding popular and premier dining
options such as the Hard Rock café and
NYY Steak was done with our fans in
mind,” Yankees COO Lonn Trost said in a
statement.
“The new Yankee Stadium will be a
destination that fans of every age and
from around the world can look forward
to visiting throughout the calendar year,”
he added. ■

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