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XL Video Shares in Kings of Leon’s Visual Balance

LONDON — XL Video UK supplied MiTrix screens, 290 HD VersaTubes, cameras/PPU, Catalyst digital media servers and crew to the Kings of Leon “Only By The Night” tour. The show features an original IMAG mix directed by Phil Woodhead, who’s working closely with Catalyst operator Phil Haynes, lighting co-designer Ali Bale and creative director Paul Normandale on the show’s visual big picture.

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ARRI Names Kennel Chief Technology Officer

BURBANK, Calif. — ARRI named Glenn Kennel to the newly created position of chief technology officer. Kennel will work from the Burbank office with responsibilities that include overseeing digital intermediate, digital camera technologies and supporting workflows.

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Scharff Weisberg Helps MoMA Provide Rist Installation

NEW YORK — Scharff Weisberg provided video and audio support for the large-scale installation, Pour Your Body Out (7354 Cubic Meters), by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist in The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Klaus Biesenbach, the Museum’s Chief Curator of the Department of Media, organized the exhibition.

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ETC Offers Russian Option on Web Site

MIDDLETON, WI — ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls) has expanded its Web site to include content in Russian for Eastern Europe, in addition to German and English. The new section brings together the Russian-language information ETC has produced over the last several years.

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LMG Completes Orlando HQ Expansion

ORLANDO — LMG, Inc. recently completed a 50,000 square foot expansion project of the firm’s corporate headquarters. The addition brings LMG’s warehouse and office space to 108,000 square feet. LMG said the warehouse expansion provides the needed space for the company’s growing inventory of equipment.

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ESTA and USITT Offer Eos Console Training

NEW YORK—The Joint Training Initiative of The ESTA Foundation and USITT will offer Eos Console Training for Basic/Intermediate Programmers June 1 and 2. This two-day course is designed to help beginning and intermediate level programmers advance their professional proficiency with the Eos console.

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