ARMONK, NY – Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), has acquired New York-based Pow! Pix. The acquisition marks PRG's entry into the rental of post-production equipment and services, specializing in on-site editing for live event and other broadcasts.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Wohler Technologies named Larry Enroth western regional sales manager and Keith Andoos eastern regional sales manager. They will report to Kim Templeman-Holmes, Wohler's executive vice president of worldwide sales.
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LONDON – Richard Martin Lighting (RML) provided Clay Paky fixtures for both seasons of Tonight's the Night, a TV series where Scottish American singer/actor/dancer John Barrowman and other special guests give showbiz hopefuls a chance to perform on primetime TV.
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GLENDALE, AZ – ESPN, the broadcaster of the 2011 BCS National Championship collegiate football game, chose SkyTracker gear to decorate the night sky outside the University of Phoenix Stadium.
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SHANGHAI and SHENZHEN, China – Theme park developer OCT called upon Electrosonic to provide AV solutions for two new dark ride attractions at Happy Valley outside Shanghai and Window of the World in Shenzhen, on the mainland near Hong Kong.
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TAIPAI, Taiwan – David I. Taylor, who served as global head of theatre consulting for Arup, died suddenly Jan. 17 while in Taiwan. He was 48.
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KARLSRUHE, Germany – For ASCENT AG's 20th anniversary party, which took place recently at the Schwarzwaldhalle in Karlsruhe, Christian Moran, head of production for event technology provider, Charly's Checkpoint GmbH, specified 12 new Volkslicht Zoom fixtures and 50 other impression LED fixtures including impression 90 and impression 120 RZs.
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LOS ANGELES – The 37th annual People's Choice Awards, held at the Nokia Theater, featured a variety of pyro and other effects provided by Pyrotek Special Effects.
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan – The Khan Shatyr, or Royal Marquee, is a 500-foot-high clear tent supported by cables extending from a central spire. The structure is designed to moderate the temperatures felt by visitors to the 10-football-field area that it encloses, which range from very cold during the winter (-30 degrees F.) to hot in the summer (95 degrees F.)
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LAS VEGAS – LD Carlos Colina lit the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards using 124 Vari*Lite luminaires provided by Atomic Lighting. The event, presented by the Latin Recording Academy, was broadcast live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center Nov. 11.
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Times Square Lighting says its LED21P delivers the lighting equivalent of a 75-watt pattern projector utilizing a 21-watt LED module, promising 10 times the lamp life and 70 percent energy savings.
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