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Eurovision 2016’s 43 Acts Perform with Video Assist from FIX8Group

From left, FIX8Group's Fraser Walker and Neil Trenell.

Eurovision 2016’s 43 Acts Perform with Video Assist from FIX8Group

STOCKHOLM, Sweden –  Visual production company FIX8Group was part of the team operating the video content for all 43 competing acts as well as pop megastar Justin Timberlake’s performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (ESC 2016). The 61st edition themed ‘Come Together’ was held at Stockholm’s Globe arena and hosted by last year’s Swedish champion Måns Zelmerlöf alongside returning host Petra Mede. Reports noted that more than 200 million viewers around the world tuned in to watch the grand final on May 14. This total included the U.S., where the show was broadcast via Logo TV.

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Glux 10mm outdoor BAtn LED screen panel

S+H Technical Boosts its Screen Stock

DEVON, U.K. – S+H Technical, which specializes in providing LED, visual effects, drapes and starcloth for various clients, has added to its stock of LED screens with 182 panels of Glux’s 10mm outdoor BAtn product. The company stocked up to support a busy summer events season. S+H already has a substantial stock of LED video with more than 1,000 panels of Glux LED including 12mm, 3.9 indoor and both 10 & 20 mm floor tiles. Having a wide range of LED screen stock – plus several other LED technologies – ensures that S+H has the flexibility to service its wide and eclectic range of projects.

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Staging Concepts has improved its SC90 Platform

Staging Concepts Announces Change To Stage Platforms

MINNEAPOLIS — Staging Concepts has improved its SC90 Platform to meet higher loading requirements. As the International Building Code and customer requirements have made higher loading more important, the enhanced SC90 Platform will now accommodate a load of 150 pounds per square foot (psf) in a 4-by-8-foot size, without any additional reinforcement. The 2012 International Building Code includes new requirements for performance staging, changing the minimum loading requirement from 125 psf (610 kg/sq meter) to 150 psf (732 kg/sq meter). Platforms incorporated into seating risers must support 100 psf (488 kg/sq meter) per the 2012 International Building Code.

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The Career and Community Leaders of America held its three-day Wisconsin conferene at the Kalahari Resort in April

Educational Conference in Wisconsin Lit with Chauvet Professional Fixtures

WISCONSIN DELLS, WI – The Career and Community Leaders of America held its three-day Wisconsin conferene at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI this past April.  Lighting designer Glenn Ottenbacher of AGS Event Productions used six Rogue R2 Wash RGBW LED washes, six Legend 230SR Beams and two Hurricane foggers to transform the convention center room into a teen-oriented club.

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Flashes of pyro alternated with punches from LED fixtures at AT&T Park for the band's Super Bowl Weekend show.

Metallica Turns Up the Live Performance Heat with the Atomic 3000 LED Strobe from Martin by HARMAN

SAN FRANCISCO — Rob Koenig, lighting designer and director for Ignition Show Design, who has been working with Metallica since 2008, is getting an assist illuminating the power and passion Metallica’s audiences expect with Martin’s Atomic 3000 LED fixtures in the rig. He used 48 Martin Atomic 3000 LED Strobes for the band’s show at San Francisco’s AT&T Park on Super Bowl Weekend.

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Northern Virginia Community College auditorium

Virginia-Based Community College Overhauls Aging System with ETC Rigging Solution

ANNANDALE, VA – The Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center is a state-run facility on the campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). It regularly hosts a wide variety of events, from local and touring shows to dance recitals and theatrical performances. Installed in 1990, the venue’s original rigging system eventually wore down over time. After years of exhaustive research, Pook Deimont & Ohl, Inc. (PDO) helped the venue replace the aging system with 12 variable-speed and two fixed-speed Prodigy EXO hoists, three external E-stops, a Foundation controller and a Foundation Handheld Remote (FHHR).

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Wings Engine Raw 8K

AV Stumpfl Announces Plans for InfoComm 16

LAS VEGAS – Austria-based AV Stumpfl announced plans for InfoComm 2016, which takes place June 4-10 (with exhibits June 8-10) at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Along with a redesigned booth, visitors will be able to see and interact with AV Stumpfl’s productivity tools including large-format and mobile screens, high-resolution multimedia management and control. Additionally, AV Stumpfl will use InfoComm as the platform to make several new global product announcements. The company’s Wings Engine Raw 8K (pictured here) will be shown in the Americas for the  first time.

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