MILAN, ITALY – Among the long-running entertainment programmes that state owned Italian public service broadcaster RAI hosts, "Domenica In" (Sunday In) is by far the oldest: 35 years of non-stop editions since 1976, when the absolute novelty of a six-hour continuous live entertainment show was introduced to Italian television.
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COOPER CITY, FL – German lighting designer Gunther Hecker used 22 Robe LEDWash 600s as his key fixtures for the just finished Die Söhne Mannheims European tour, an opportunity seized by the band to preview material for their forthcoming new album to be released in the autumn.
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INDIO, CA – More than 2,000 glowing interactive PixMob Zygote balls dropped from above onto the crowd during Arcade Fire's performance at the Coachella Festival in mid-April. The spheres used Montreal-based ESKI's PixMob technology, which transforms groups of mobile objects with light-emitting LED pixels, controlled relative to their location in real-time.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – John Cossette, the longtime executive producer of the Grammy Awards, died April 26 at age 54. The son of Pierre Cossette, the founding producer for the Grammy telecast who died in 2009 at age 85, John Cossette had led the Grammy Awards broadcasts for 18 years. This year's show, broadcast live on CBS Feb. 13, 2011, was the 53rd annual production.
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BRISTOL, UK – West Midlands and Bristol, UK based AV rental specialist Central Presentations Ltd. (CPL) has expanded its warehouse space near Birmingham by taking over a new unit right next door to the existing facility and offices. More capacity has been needed for some time – particularly due to recent investments in the latest larger scale technology like HD cameras, projectors and PPUs as well as an ever increasing stock of day-to-day equipment like microphones, plasma screens and speakers – plus higher staff levels and a healthy level of business.
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The 2010 OTO (Osobnost Televiznej Obrazovky) Awards was staged at the New National Theatre in Bratislava, and celebrated the very best in Slovakian television from 2010, acknowledging talent, skills and innovation for all areas from news reporting and sports presentation to documentary, comedy and drama.
The star-studded event was televised live on Slovakia's main national channel, RTVS, and lit by the country's top TV lighting designer Martin Kubanka, who used Robe moving lights at the core of his rig. Lighting, sound and AV equipment was supplied by Slovakia's number one rental house, Q-99.
Read More »KITCHENER, ONTARIO – For the second consecutive year, Christie has been named one of Canada's Greenest Employers by the editors of Mediacorp Canada Inc. a Toronto publishing firm. The winners were announced April 22 in a special supplement in the Globe and Mail and on Eluta.ca, Mediacorp's job search engine.
"Christie is honored to receive this award and it is a reflection of our commitment to the preservation of the environment today and for future generations," said Gerry Remers, president and chief operating officer, Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc. "We have numerous initiatives in place that are reducing our environmental footprint and will continue to explore new options for recycling and the reduction of waste."
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SAN MARCOS, TX – Before the Texas Music Theater opened in March to offer live performances from national acts in musical genres ranging from Americana, Texas country, rock, indie rock, blues, Tejano-Salsa-Latin and more, the venue was a nightclub, and, before that, a movie house. Committed to provide a positive experience for both performers and audiences, the renovated space has been equipped with the latest sound and lighting gear, including Elektralite lighting fixtures.
SOMERSET, UK – A brand new performance space at Bath Spa University in the United Kingdom boasts a number of technologically advanced features. The "Image Capture Studio," located in a Grade 1 listed building on the Corsham Court campus, was designed and installed to utilize a Milos QuickTruss ground support trussing system for its assorted production and media related equipment. The studio includes a full image capture studio, green screen, projection facilities, and a photography studio. UK-based production company Enlightened chose QuickTruss for its wide range of trussing and accessories, strength, and aesthetic appeal.
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WARSAW, IN – Da-Lite Screen Company announced the addition of Karl Kollar to its Sales Consultant team. Karl will be responsible for Da Lite's clients… Read More »Da-Lite Announces the Addition of Karl Kollar to Its Sales Consultant Team
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Martin Professional offers two new DMX splitters for proper data transmission and protection of DMX controllers and devices. The DMX 5.3 Splitter and RDM 5.5 Splitter are useful in maintaining proper data over long runs or several runs of DMX signal with the RDM 5.5 Splitter also capable of handling RDM data.
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LONDON – The talk of the town in London is the National Theatre's dramatic new stage adaptation of Frankenstein, directed by Danny Boyle – the award-winning director of Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire and, next year, the opening of London's 2012 Olympics. And the talk of the show is the spectacular lightbulb ceiling which greets audiences on their arrival into the theatre and then creates stunning images suggesting the industrial age and the power of electricity during the show.
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