CASTEL GOFFREDO, Italy – The X-Factor is taking a bigger place on the international TV stage, having reached a total of 23 different countries from its U.K. origins. Coemar fixtures were specified for the X-Factor broadcasts in Italy – where the show first aired in 2008 – and the recent introduction of the show in Ukraine, which appears to be another ratings success.
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SERIATE, Italy – Along with the risk of elimination – and the loss of all the accrued quiz show money to the eliminator – contestants on L'eredità (The Inheritance) on Italian TV (RAI 1) get cast in different colors every time they make a mistake. Director of photography Vittorino Piccolo, meanwhile, is mostly concerned that there won't be any errors in the color specified – or, worse, a fixture failure that would bring the whole TV show to a halt.
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SINGAPORE – Impact Engineering, which supports productions in Singapore, Hong Kong and China, has purchased 116 Robe moving lights, including 50 ColorSpot 700E ATs and 66 ROBIN 300 Beams, in a deal handled by Louis Teo of Robe SEA.
Read More »BELLEVILLE, MI – FLI Rigging, originally established to serve the entertainment lighting, film, AV and installation markets in a three-state area – Michigan, Ohio and Indiana – has announced plans to offer its temporary and permanent rigging services nationwide.
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LONDON – Back in mid-2010, Danish lighting designer Christian Bonde prepared to scale up the design for the Bullet For My Valentine's shows, which had appeared at a variety of club-type venues in the U.S., in preparation for European arenas.
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KARRINYUP, Western Australia – The Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre, a 509 seat auditorium at the St. Mary's Anglican Girls School, graduated to a new quality of light with recent gear from ETC Selador and Vari-Lite.
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DENVER – Soul Fuel Music provided 32 COLORado 1 Tour wash lights for the Be Beautiful, Be Yourself Jet Set Fashion Show 2010, a benefit for Global Down Syndrome Foundation.
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ANAHEIM, CA – Along with the challenge of opening up five satellite campuses at the same time right before Christmas, Saddleback Church suddenly had a staggering need for custom cases. The organization is renting schools for Sunday services and religious education, so these churches had to roll in and out 52 Sundays a year.
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SINGAPORE – Robert Juliat provided the big guns for two big occasions when its largest followspots – Lancelot 4000W HTI and Cyrano 2500W HMI followspots. – were specified for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
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SAN LEANDRO, CA – Creative Technology named Jeff Urban account executive for the San Francisco Bay Area Market. The company also announced the return of Josh Worley to the CT team.
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BELFAST – Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied lighting, video screens and media servers, trussing and rigging to BBC Northern Ireland for the 2010 Belfast Children In Need concert staged at Odyssey Arena.
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