ATLANTA – Vista Systems’ Spyder X20 is feeding twin Mitsubishi Diamond Vision systems in Atlanta’s Philips Arena. The Mitsubishi Diamond Vision systems, which measure 100 feet long and 12 feet high, are mounted at each end of the arena and display statistics, replays, video footage, graphics and advertising.
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LONDON – For the third consecutive year at the Olivier Awards, XL Video sponsored the Award for Best Set Design and supplied video equipment for the awards ceremony. The Olivier Awards, honoring the best of British theatre, took place recently at London’s Royal Opera House.
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FORT WAYNE, IN – Apollo Design Technology, Inc. recently released the Little Focus 5 Wrench. Made from durable stainless steel, the LF5 is a sleek,… Read More »Apollo Design Little Focus 5 Wrench
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LONDON – Stage Electrics has announced a management buyout of the business from the estate of David Whitehead. Under the new ownership structure Trevor Smallwood will continue as chairman of the board and the executive directors of Stage Electrics will remain unchanged. The new shareholders include industry veterans Trevor Smallwood, Dan Aldridge, Bob Smith, James Irvine, Anna Western, Adam Blaxill, Adrian Searle and Ian Tregaskis.
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NEW YORK – Two draft standards relevant to arena rigging have been added those available for public review on PLASA’s website. BSR E1.6-4 is for the simple control systems for chain hoists to lift portable trusses and grids. BSR E1.39 is for personal fall arrest systems used by people working on those trusses and grids and other portable structures – such as lighting towers – commonly used for shows.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites has promoted Jake Tickle to director of technical services. He will oversee support for road staff, research and development, training and repairs. Tickle joined the Bandit family in 2006 and was promoted to tech service manager in 2007.
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FT. LAUDERDALE – ARRI Inc. has promoted Jeffrey A. Reyes to director of sales, Latin American Markets. Reyes previously served as a technical sales representative at ARRI, working closely with rental houses and customers for lighting and camera products.
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MALMO, Sweden – The semi-finals for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest are set to take place at Malmo Arena here May 14-16, with the finals following on May 18. Projected visuals will be playing a key role, and Barco has noted that a record-setting 60 of its projectors, including the HDQ-2K40 pictured here, will be included in the rig along with three Encore systems. This is the 58th Eurovision competition and the fifth to be staged in Sweden.
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MIAMI – HazeBase products were selected by five lighting companies for all seven stages of the Ultra Music Festival’s 15th anniversary recently in Miami. The challenge met by the product line was a wide-open waterfront space with a 12-hour per day schedule.
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LAS VEGAS – Stage Technologies once again held a hands-on automation course May 9-11 as part of the 2013 USITT Elite Training Weekend in Las Vegas. The course covered an introduction to automation, introduction to operating and programming the eChameleon software, and also included a hands-on look at Stage Technologies winches and control systems. Applicants were required to be USITT members as well as university students.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Industry professional Matt Hallard has joined the Martin Professional EMEA sales organization as business area manager, Rental. Hallard worked as production manager for P&O Cruises Worldwide, as regional sales manager at PRG Distribution and most recently for Philips Vari-Lite as European sales manager.
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DALLAS – Maryland-based event production company Showcall Inc., working with the Bush Center’s communications and events team, successfully planned and produced dedication events for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. Says Ajay R. Patil, principal at Showcall, Inc., “While we are accustomed to working on high caliber events, this was different. It was an incredible experience for our team to see the work come together on a sunny day in Texas, with all five living presidents together on one stage!”
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