LAS VEGAS — Elton John is recuperating in the U.K. after a bout with an unspecified illness that required a temporary hospital stay following his shows in South America, according to reports. A string of seven Million Dollar Piano shows slated for Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from April 25-May 4, plus a May 6 concert in Bakersfield, CA, were canceled.
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Vitec announced its second-generation HEVC codec (Gen2).
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Blizzard Lighting’s newest product series, IRiS™ professional video products, featuring the IRiS™ R3 LED video panel. This product is an ETL listed professional video panel ideal for either indoor rental or permanent installations. Each panel features 128×128 resolution (16,384 pixel), high-contrast 3-in-1 SMD2121 blackbody LEDs for vivid colors and wide gamut. IRiS R3 features 3.9mm pixel pitch, 1200nits brightness and 1920Hz refresh rate for eye and camera appeal.
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KIEV, Ukraine – Green Hippo was named as an official ‘Technical Event Supplier’ for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. This year’s show, to be held in Kiev, Ukraine on May 9, 11, and 13, with a visual assist from Green Hippo’s video playback equipment. The 62nd contest is expected to reach a TV audience of more than 200 million.
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NEW YORK — WorldStage provided an extensive media-server driven video package for the Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen, which relies on the technology to tell the story of a high school senior coping with social anxiety disorder. Before it opened on Broadway’s Music Box Theatre in Dec. 2016, the show was performed Off-Broadway. The musical premiered in July 2015 in Washington, DC. WorldStage supported those productions as well.
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The Garden Star LED fixture from Laserworld combines LED lighting with laser dots in an IP65 waterproof housing.
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LONDON – LD Jeff Maker’s design for All Time Low’s 2017 tour through U.K. venues, in support of the band’s forthcoming Last Young Renegade album, included Elation’s Protron 3K Color™ LED strobes, supplied by Zig Zag Lighting.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — For Heltemus Productions’ recent touring musical version of Ronja Røverdatter (Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter) in Denmark, LD Sune Verdier of b-ql.dk specified 14 of Robe’s DL7S Profiles, 24 LEDWash 600+ and 12 CycFX 8 fixtures.
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LAS VEGAS — At NAB 2017, Roland announced Version 1.5 firmware and software updates for the Roland VR-4HD switcher adds Still Capture and Creation capabilities. The screen shot here shows RCS Software 1.5 for the Roland VR-4HD High-Definition AV Mixer.
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NEW YORK – The Electrical Power Working Group of ESTA’s Technical Standards Program has written BSR E1.58 – 201X, Electrical Safety Standard for Portable Stage and Studio Equipment Used Outdoors, a new draft standard, in an effort to offer that guidance. It is being offered for public comment through June 19 2017.
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