SHANGHAI, China – For the second time in two years, China has hosted an epic global gathering. Among its other superlatives, the Shanghai World Expo, a $4 billion, six-month celebration of international culture, has been called the largest outdoor multimedia display in history and the biggest and most expensive party ever.
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SYDNEY – Austage, which has been supporting corporate events Down Under for 16 years, has started using Chroma-Q Color Force gear. Joe De Abreu, general manager, credited the units for their intensity of output.
Read More »PARIS – Wireless Solution Sweden AB named CSI as the new distributor of W-DMX for entertainment in France. The agreement was announced during the JTSE trade show. CSI-France also represents brands including Vari*Lite, High End Systems, About Show and Green Hippo and manages projects around the world.
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NEW YORK – Impact Video provided eight truck-mounted Daktronics LED video screens near the starting and finishing areas of the 2010 ING New York City Marathon. The truck-mounted LED displays ranged in size from 12×16 feet to 22×30 feet.
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PALERMO, Italy – The lighting and set for Panastudio Productions' La Tana del Lupo (Den of The Wolf) won't be confused with that used for the Eurovision Song Contest anytime soon.
Read More »MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Vaddio's new VaddioLIVE demo program bring real-time product demonstrations to dealers, integrators and end-users who are seeking more knowledge on automated classrooms, training facilities and conference rooms.
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WISBECH, UK – 5 Star Cases is about halfway through the supply of a large amount – currently around the one-thousand mark and expected to continue to double that number – of cases to AV rental and staging company, Central Presentations Ltd (CPL), which operates out of Birmingham and Bristol.
Read More »ARMONK, NY – Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) has purchased Washington, DC-based Innovative Event Production (IEP). The acquisition reinforces PRG's position as a provider of client services, equipment and technology solutions in the entertainment, meetings and events industry.
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ATLANTA – Upstage Video put together one of the largest portable Daktronics LED video displays ever built to meet a simple but challenging spec by corporate jet manufacturer Bombardier – to make the outdoor display big enough for a full-sized image of the company's new Global 7000 and Global 8000 series jets.
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BRISBANE, Australia – Originally released in 2004, the Jands Vista's "think visually, work visually" approach is getting an update with a new release – the Vista 2 Byron. The company has previewed the new release at recent trade shows, and the volunteer lighting crew at Brisbane City Church was also able to get a front-pew seat to the new features as beta testers.
Read More »"The typical high school performing arts center is about a sophisticated as our basic small-to-mid-level church is now," says Gary Zandstra, the house of worship… Read More »Needed at Houses of Worship: Versatility
Read More »COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The Wybron Mobile Showroom is headed Texas Dec. 6-10 with stops planned for Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.
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