AARHUS, Denmark – The cities of Detroit, Geneva and Frankfurt have something in common. Each plays host to three of the world’s biggest and most prominent auto shows. Manufacturers often leverage the attention garnered by these international events to launch new flagship models that will be the core of their business for the year to come.
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MERSEYSIDE, UK – Lift-Turn-Move (LTM) recently supplied LoadGuard hoists to various Worldwide Rigging companies for outdoor touring purposes in festivals such as Glastonbury and Wacken Open Air (pictured here).
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DERBYSHIRE, U.K. – Andy Whittaker of HSL credited Avolites’ Titan consoles for keeping the lighting and visual effects flowing at the multi-stage Bloodstock Festival, and a number of visiting LDs chimed in with good things to say about the control setup. All stages featured Avolites desks with Titan at the rock and metal festival, which drew more than 15,000 metal heads to Derbyshire this month.
Read More »LONDON – InfoComm’s Live Hands-On training program covering production essentials will be held on Friday, Sept. 4 2015 at Church House Conference Centre in Westminster, London, UK.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD – Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announced a Conference Pass Giveaway program with a chance at free conference passes and hotel stays for U.S. students. The prized are awarded to students on the basis of a 300- to 500-word statement about why they want to attend a specific conference and how they believe it will benefit them professionally. Applicants do not have to currently use a Vectorworks software program in order to be eligible, but they are asked to “Like” Vectorworks on Facebook.
BATH, U.K. – NanoLumens EMEA managing director David DaCosta noted that the company’s new showroom Bath, U.K. marks the next step forward in the company’s UK and EMEA regional marketing activities, giving prospective customers a look at the full range of NanoLumens solutions in one place.
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PHILADELPHIA – When Toronto-based digital marketing agency Klick Health held “Klick Ideas Exchange 2015” in Philadelphia, WorldStage was on hand to provide AV and lighting support as well as complex 3D projection mapping for artist John Ensor Parker’s multi-faceted set in the main venue.
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LONDON – Working with designer, Jonathan Paul Green, XL Video has supplied a package of video projection, screens and LCDs for the latest series of the topical panel game, Mock The Week, produced by Angst Productions for BBC Two.
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Bluebell Opticom Ltd., provider of fiber-optic solutions for fixed and remote applications, recently introduced the TDM750, a stand-alone or rack-mounted module for transporting HD-SDI and 100BaseT Ethernet signals.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — For its new OB van and three DSNG vehicles, rt1.tv production GmbH has invested in Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system. Among Germany’s leading media production companies in satellite-based live broadcasting, as well as film and video production, rt1.tv has integrated 13 MediorNet Compact Pro frames, one Artist 128 mainframe, and more than 30 panels into its mobile production and newsgathering units.
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POMONA, CA – San Francisco rockers Train continue their Bulletproof Picasso tour with the current two month US leg playing a selection of major arenas and sheds. A prominent feature of the design are 10 lighting pods – that move into different positions during the show. LD Brock Hogan has specified 90 x CycFX 4s, 40 x Pointes and 15 x LEDBeam 1000s from Robe for the tour. LMG provided the gear.
SERIATE, Italy — LD Paco Toscano, who was part of the production team for Renzo Arbore’s performances with his Orchestra Italiana in 2009, updated the lighting looks with a rig that included both Vari-Lite fixtures and Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 700s.
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