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Lighting Effects and Ice: Clay Paky and MA Lighting at the Wiener Eistraum

One grandMA2 light and three MA 4Port Nodes were used to control forty moving lights, including Clay Paky B-EYE K20s.(c) Stadt Wien Marketing / Jobst

Lighting Effects and Ice: Clay Paky and MA Lighting at the Wiener Eistraum

VIENNA, Austria – Vienna has hosted the Wiener Eistraum (Vienna Ice Dream) every year since 1996. This huge mobile ice rink measures over 75,300 square feet. It is assembled in Rathausplatz, the square in front of the town hall, and is one of the largest public attractions in the city. Nearly 250 miles of pipes are laid and connected to three chillers to chill the rink. Along side the always long awaited skating and curling rinks, the “Traumpfad” (path of dreams) made its debut in 2005. This 2460-foot-long path leads visitors through the southern part of the city park.

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The huge South Board displays live game footage, instant replays, and player and fan features.

University of Phoenix Stadium Gets 4K Capabilities with Five New Vista Spyders

PHOENIX, AZ – In an initiative spearheaded by the Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority, University of Phoenix Stadium added five new Vista Systems Spyder image processors.  The stadium, which is owned by the Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority, is home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. It recently hosted college football’s 2015 Vizio Fiesta Bowl, the 2015 NFL Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIX.

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IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton

CT Supplies I-Mag for Irish Boxer Carl Frampton’s World Title Fight

BELFAST – On Feb. 28, Odyssey Arena hosted the first boxing match relayed on live TV in the U.K. since 2008. IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton defended his title against American Chris Avalos. Creative Technology’s (CT) supplied I-Mag screens rigged above the ring along with four 18 square meter displays flown from truss and fed with the live footage, which was also broadcast on ITV.

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Glen Holland, Glee

Crew for TV’s Glee Relied on ETC Gear for Six-Season Run

LOS ANGELES – After six seasons on network TV, Glee is ending. Console operator Glen Holland, who has been with the show since 2009 when it debuted in the auditorium of Cabrillo High School in Long Beach, CA, reminisced about the “seven years, six seasons, 121 episodes and 751 performances” that he and other Glee crew members relied on gear from ETC.

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Chauvet Professional Nexus Women's World Cup (c) SeanTwomey/2meStudios

Nexus Sets Stage For Flo Rida At Women’s World Cup Kickoff

SANTA MONICA, CA – There are many good reasons why women’s soccer has become one of the fastest growing sports in the US: it’s colorful, intense and it makes a great visual presentation.  The same can be said of the Nexus LED panels from CHAUVET Professional, which have also become exceedingly popular lately.  It’s only fitting then that these two stars crossed paths recently at the Women’s World Cup Kickoff Celebration on Fox Sports 1 and Timer Warner Cable.

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DB Video was tasked with illuminating the seat of the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium), indoor for the Hemicycle, Passerelle, Agora set and Forum set as well as outdoor for the main entrance & Protocol entrance at rue Wiertz

P-5 Elected for European Parliament

BRUSSELS – When Martin Schulz was re-elected President of the European Parliament and Jean-Claude Junker for the EP commission, DB Video was tasked with illuminating the seat of the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium), indoor for the Hemicycle, Passerelle, Agora set and Forum set as well as outdoor for the main entrance & Protocol entrance at rue Wiertz.

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Inno Building, Antwerp, Belgium (c) Alain Dereymaecker

Massive SGM LED Package for Renovation Celebration of Inno Building

ANTWERP, Belgium – In the city of Antwerp, in Belgium, lies the luxurious shopping street Meir, connecting the town hall with the central station. Bringing in the highest rents of any street in Belgium and known to be the most expensive shopping street in the Benelux, Meir embraces the monumental department store, the Inno building consisting of two units dating back to 1901 and 1903.

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The team will discuss how the concept for the venue evolved to its ultimate realisation.

Paines Plough’s Pop Up Venue Designers to Talk at UK Theatre’s Touring Symposium 2015

UK – Award winning theatre designer Lucy Osborne and internationally acclaimed lighting designer Emma Chapman of Studio Three Sixty, will join James Grieve, joint artistic director of Paines Plough, and Gavin Green of Charcoalblue theatre consultancy at the UK Theatre’s Touring Symposium 2015 to discuss Paines Plough’s award winning, pop-up Roundabout Theatre.

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