lit up the horizon, literally. it s that thing over there. yeah, it s called the sphere, and it is a monster. inside, it s an entertainment venue. outside, it s the world s largest video screen, covered in 1.2 million leds. and it s become an instant landmark and a huge talking point since it opened last year. in a few moments, we ll find out what it s like to live in a city that s dominated by this giant, glowing ball. but first, alasdair keane s been taking a look at how graphics are bringing it to life. our senses are constantly being bombarded by the sights and sounds around us, including advertisements that have been carefully crafted to grab our attention. but in a busy world. ..do we always notice? if everyone is looking at their phone, what we are trying to do here is to convince people to stop looking at their phones and recall what they have in front of them. bcn visuals are based in barcelona, creating sd displays all around the globe, and now they have a new canva
enormous, and as a colleague, it s been incredible last eight plus years, and as a supporter, is a fan, it s been equally so. so we hope that that continues. as he said, we ve got targets ahead of us and thatis we ve got targets ahead of us and that is where our focus will be. indistinct question i think he will want to comment as well, but i think from an overall perspective, the decision that was taken at the time, number one, i think for pep and vito will want to get going in their managerial careers, and that s something that. you know, we understood as well. and obviously, if they re not going to say, they will go with our support, and anything we can possibly do to help their career going forward, we will of course do. and as i said, the team that he has built is an incredibly strong one but there is also a huge team around that group, as well, that will be here to help in terms of that experience level as well. i will take the break, experience level as well. i will
in the tv station in the port city guayaquil. they ve got grenades with them as well, in the past minutes them as well, in the past minutes the president said that ecuador is now in a state of emergency, but it is now in a state of armed conflict. let s speak to naomi wells who is in sao paulo. saying in the last hour, we ve got a new person who s threatening to take on the drug cartels and they are pushing back forcibly. cartels and they are pushing back forcibl . . v cartels and they are pushing back forcibl . . , ., forcibly. that s right, and the scenes tonight forcibly. that s right, and the scenes tonight demonstrate l forcibly. that s right, and the - scenes tonight demonstrate that, certainly. it is incredibly distressing footage, footage there of staff as they were broadcasting live on air at the television station in guayaquil, with guns being held to some of the staff as they plead please, please, please as they plead please, please, please as they beg for their