AMSTERDAM – Green Hippo will feature Hippotizer media servers and its AViary Video Tools at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), set for the RAI in Amsterdam from Feb. 10-12, 2015.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — Parnelli Awards video editor/director Jerry Cobb lost his battle with stomach cancer on Jan. 13, 2015. He was 64. Since 2010, Cobb co-created the videos for the Parnelli Awards. Working with producer/writer Kevin Mitchell, his documentaries on the lifetime honorees were always a show highlight.
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MOSCOW – SGM’s P-5 wash lights demonstrated their applicability as waterproof luminaires at the recent International Festival of Light in Moscow. Fountain specialist Aqua-Show was tasked with installing two lines of fountains and creating a 3D world of water for laser projection. They needed to illuminate the fountains with water reaching heights up to 30 meters, and for that they selected the RGBW P-5.
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LONDON – Award winning UK comedian Russell Howard extended his massively successful ‘Wonderbox’ stand-up tour in December, playing an additional nine dates following the amazing reception it had received in April.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel/DECA Card Engineering has completed the installation of new ticket-scanning electronics at Munich’s Audi Dome, home to current German champion FC Bayern Basketball. Working in partnership with Ticketmaster, Riedel/DECA implemented an access control system that simplifies and speeds guest entry into the arena. The innovative concept offers not only fan security but also efficient visitor management for the club. Within just 90 days, the company integrated Ticketmaster technology into scanning terminals that were delivered and installed in time for the start of the basketball season.
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CINCINNATI, OH – Teresa Eyring, executive director of Theatre Communications Group, will receive USITT’s 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award in Management at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati in March.
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ORLANDO — PixelFLEX, a provider of flexible and lightweight LED video screens, will be returning to PLASA Focus in Orlando. The company will feature its FLEXLite LED tile at the show, which takes place Feb. 17-18, 2015 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel.
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ANAHEIM, CA – ADJ display 14 new products during Winter NAMM 2015, which runs from Jan. 22-25, 2015. The company offered details on three of the 14 new products before the show. They include ADJ’s COB Cannon Wash, Mega Par Profile Plus and DMX Operator 384, all pictured here.
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LONDON – For the seventh consecutive year, Solotech supported the technical needs of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The December 2014 event, staged at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, was a large-scale production requiring tons of rigging, audio and video equipment. Solotech’s customs and logistics department coordinated the transportation by shipment of multiple containers and made sure everything was delivered to the on time.
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NEW YORK and NASHVILLE – At 4Wall Entertainment, the corporate slogan “Large Enough To Service, Small Enough To Care” accurately describes the philosophy that has driven the company’s lasting success. It also provides a pretty good insight into why the company recently decided to add the Rogue R2 Spot from Chauvet Professional to its inventory in New York and Nashville.
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CINCINNATI, OH – USITT, the IATSE Craft Advancement Program committee and the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund are collaborating to present an OSHA 10/General Entertainment Safety training prior to the USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center in March.
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