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Showline SL Nitro 510 Fixtures

ILC and LMG Offering Showline SL Nitro 510 Fixtures

DALLAS — Philips Entertainment noted that two more rental partners — ILC in Chicago and and LMG Show Technology in Orlando, Nashville, Dallas and Las Vegas — have added Showline SL Nitro 510 luminaires to their rental inventories. The LED strobes have a quick-connect design that lets them easily connect together in both horizontal and vertical orientations, as pictured here.

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The base of the globe features eight Pixled F-6 LED screens from XL Video, arrayed in an octagonal shape

XL Video Supplies LED for “Eros Snow Globe”

LONDON — The Westminster City Council opted to install a large “snow globe” to protect the Shaftesbury Memorial and Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus. The replica snow globe, designed by Wildstone and constructed by fabric structure experts Architen Landrell, includes an 11-meter inflatable PVC membrane that adds a festive touch to the area while protecting the statue and monument safe.

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ADJ Ultra Bar Series

ADJ Ultra Bar Series

The Ultra Bar series from ADJ includes three uplighting bars — the Ultra Bar 6, Ultra Bar 9 and Ultra Bar 12. Each uses 3W TRI color LEDs (3-IN-1 RGB). They also have built-in Pixel Control and can run on Arkoas’ Kling-Net protocol to create low res video graphics.

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Justin Timberlake 2013 tour

Justin Timberlake Tours with grandMA-controlled Sharpys

NEW YORK— For Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience World Tour, lighting directors/programmers Nick Whitehouse and Jason Gangi are using a grandMA2 console for the sophisticated production, which makes use of Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures in the lighting rig. Both the console and the fixture are distributed by A.C.T Lighting.

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French TV LD David Seligmann-Forest used more than 100 Robe moving lights - LEDWash 300 and 600s, LEDBeam 100s and MMX Spots - for Retour de Terre Inconnue

French TV Program Segments Lit with Robe Gear

PARIS — French TV LD David Seligmann-Forest used more than 100 Robe moving lights – LEDWash 300 and 600s, LEDBeam 100s and MMX Spots – for Retour de Terre Inconnue, a program where celebrities mingle with non-celebrities and explore French cultural traditions. The Robe gear lights interview segments seen by both TV viewers and a studio audience.

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Winchester U.K.-based Chesil Theatre

Venerable U.K. Theatre Invests in Philips Selecon LED Technology

WINCHESTER, U.K. — Peter Vincent, lighting manager at the 75-seat Chesil Theatre, chose three PLprofile1s, five PLfresnel1s and five PLcyc1s for their energy efficiency, color changing abilities and ease of use. He based his decision on a shootout with the theatre’s existing tungsten rig. The theatre, in a building that dates to Medieval times, is home of the 150-year-old Winchester Dramatic Society.

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Christie MicroTiles at Raven Industries

Raven Industries Chooses Christie MicroTiles for Corporate Lobby Display

SIOUX FALLS — Raven Industries, based here, chose Christie MicroTiles as a key part of its extensive corporate lobby redesign. The seven-by-three array (WxH) is used for videos depicting the company’s history and three operating divisions. Raven Industries project coordinator Andrew Simmons chose the MicroTiles in part for their ability to display saturated colors in ambient light.

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Apollo Theatre file photo before the collapse

More than 80 Hurt, Four Seriously in Apollo Theatre Ceiling Collapse

LONDON — More than 80 people were hurt, four seriously, in a ceiling collapse at the Apollo Theatre here on Dec. 19. The 775-capacity theatre, which first opened in 1901, was nearly full when the ceiling fell a little after 8 p.m., according to reports. The staged production, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, had been underway for about 40 minutes when it was halted amid the fallen debris and dust.

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