DUSSELDORF, Germany — The semi-finals and finals competition for the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from Düsseldorf Arena May 10, 12 and 14, was seen by 200 million via TV and Internet. LD Jerry Appelt used more than 2,100 moving lights and more than five miles of truss. The total fixture count — 5,638 — also set a record, as did the total load — 280 tons of gear.
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ArKaos’ GrandVJ 1.5 lets VJs compose up to eight layers of video on the fly and includes two major new features: Transitions and ArKaos Connect VST. The 37 new transitions are distributed across the following groups: eight Fades, three Blinds, six Masks, four Distortions, three 3Ds, two Pixelizations, seven Rectangles, one Slide, one Swipe and two Waves.
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LE MANS, France — Monster Energy, a sponsor of the 2011 Motorcycle Grand Prix de France, boosted its visibility with a customized pair of Stageline’s Promobile stages. One of the units invited the public for product tastings and racer autograph signing events. The second served as a V.I.P. guest lounge with food, drinks and live shows.
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The Wing LED Wall Washer from Philips Selecon evenly lights walls more than 3 meters in height without risking damage to exhibited items with UV or infrared radiation. There are two modules. The first is a “warm white” (50,000hrs, 69lm/watt) fixture, dimmable via local touch switch (cycle up/down) control or via Dali control, for a high quality white light. The second is a RGB/Tuneable White (35,000hrs, 29lm/watt) controlled via DMX (RDM address). It lets users fine-tune the color temperature and intensity, and users can match it to ambient light levels, warming as night falls, or switched to transform a space with vibrant color for special events.
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LONDON — XL Video supplied 119 panels of Pixled F-30 LED screen – totalling 114 square meters of surface area, plus crew for DJ David Guetta’s recent U.K. tour, his first carrying a full technical production.
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NEW YORK — How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Pete’s Big TVs/Performance Video got there recently because they’ve had lots of practice doing TV upfronts — TV network presentations of the upcoming fall season of shows. Upfronts give advertisers the chance to pledge their ad support ahead of time, and the media gets a preview of what’s premiering in the new season.
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ISLE of MAN — Rushen Abbey, a Medieval ruin and heritage site on this island in the Irish Sea, was recently transformed by hire and event specialists Event Lighting Services (ELS), which used 12 GDS LiteWare UL fixtures and five COLORado 3 outdoor-rated LED wash fixtures from Chauvet.
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