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Rio 2016 Olympics Ceremony Rigs Include Robert Juliat Followspots

Robert Juliats used at Rio Olympics

Rio 2016 Olympics Ceremony Rigs Include Robert Juliat Followspots

RIO de JANEIRO – LD Durham Marenghi included Robert Juliat followspots in his designs for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. He used 10 Robert Juliat Lancelot 4000W HMI followspots and four Robert Juliat Cyrano 2500W HMI followspots for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Chris Henry, the spot captain employed by Marenghi, worked alongside Agora, the Italian-based lighting supplier for the Ceremonies, and credited the fixtures for their performance.

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Albert Deltour and Mike Dörfling

CT Restructures German Operation

STUTTGART, Germany — Creative Technology (CT) announced changes for its operations in Germany, shifting some work to its bases in the Netherlands, U.K., Spain and beyond but retaining a presence in Stuttgart, Cologne and Berlin. The company also named Mike Dörfling business development director in Stuttgart. Christ Elsten was named managing director for the Netherlands and Germany. He will work alongside commercial director Albert Deltour.

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Nokia Bell Labs and Stevens Institute of Technology Get WorldStage Assist for Two Events

MURRAY HILL, NJ – It’s not often that science and art meet the live event world.  These very diverse fields came together at two unique events in New Jersey where invited guests and the public were treated to impressive interactive experiences. WorldStage helped Nokia Bell Labs and Stevens Institute of Technology supply technology and content integration for the First Shannon Conference on the Future of the Information Age on the Bell Labs campus in Murray Hill. 

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Riedel MicroN Enables US Mobile Production Provider TNDV to Increase Signal Processing

NASHVILLE — To maximize its ability to respond quickly and accurately to its customers’ requirements, TNDV Television has integrated Riedel Communications’ MediorNet MicroN high-density media distribution network device within its flagship mobile production truck, Exclamation. Deployed as a stand-alone unit, the MicroN device enables flexible, efficient processing of uncompressed HD signals in the remote-production environment.

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Robe's booth at the 2016 LDI Show

LDI 2016 Draws Big Crowds with Product Innovation, Solutions

LAS VEGAS — The 2016 LDI show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center Oct. 21-23, featured a slew of new ideas in the form of products and solutions all geared to make the lives of attendees a little brighter, flashier or just plain easier. Whether attendees were looking for a high-tech way to optimize their visual design work flow or a low-tech but useful gizmo that could be hammered into a squished connector to make it round again, solutions abounded on LDI’s show floor, which featured 350 exhibitors and a big audio demo area in the parking lot outside.

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Pipeline Fixtures

BB&S Lighting Releases New Pipeline Fixture

DENMARK – Made by Denmark-based BB&S LIGHTING, Pipeline® is an expandable array of customizable cylindrical fixtures that produce soft, projected fully dimmable, 100%-0 output, without color shift. The rugged, aluminum backed, 1-inch diameter LED Pipes are available in 1’, 2’, 3’ and 4’, lengths offering the benefits of remote phosphor’s brighter, higher fidelity light emission of over 1000 lumens per foot with a 96+ TLCI.

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Strickland Accepts Award

Bandit Lites Named Lighting Company Of The Year

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Bandit Lites is celebrating another remarkable year as it was once again named Lighting Company of the Year at the 16th Annual Parnelli Awards. Hosted by Grammy nominated composer/guitarist Andrew Below, the yearly gala took place October 22 at the Rio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas during LDI. In addition to being nominated every year since the awards inception in 2001, this year’s win marks the sixth time Bandit has been awarded the Parnelli and the 25th overall Lighting Company of the Year award for the company.

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