NEW YORK – WorldStage provided Chauvet Professional Next NXT-1 panels for the 67th annual Parsons Benefit fundraiser-fashion show at Jacob Javits Convention Center. LD Shawn Kaufman of CS Lighting arranged 44 of the moving LED panels on the sides of the runway.
Read More »ORLANDO, FL – Barco noted that Evolve Media Group is the first in the U.S. to order the new Barco S3-4K compact processor and EC-50 controller. Evolve Media Group is also expanding its training programs for those who rent and lease AV products.
Read More »NEW YORK — Trans-Lux noted that it has not been sold to Barco, and is not, in fact, for sale, contrary to reports posted online June 17. The company also noted that the erroneous reports, from China and elsewhere, were in the process of being retracted.
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DEN BOSCH, The Netherlands – For one of the bigger Kings Day celebrations in Holland this year, an event near Den Bosch drew a crowd of 15,000 to the Pettelaarce Schons parkland area in late April. LD Andre Beekmans’ lighting design included 37 Robe Pointe fixtures supplied by The Purple Group.
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MIAMI – Lighting designer Stephen Lieberman used Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 Spot and VL3500 Wash FX luminaires provided by Solotech for the 2015 Ultra Music Festival. The event was held in Miami’s Bayfront Park March 27-29.
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Roland’s V-1200HD Multi-Format Video Switcher is a Hybrid 2 M/E switcher that is designed to combine the features of a production switcher with the power of a presentation switcher.
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LA PAZ, Bolivia — FOR-A Corporation of America announced that broadcast television station Bolivia TV has purchased a variety of video production equipment from the company as part of the station’s transition to HD.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Messe Frankfurt announced details for next year’s Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound exhibitions. The trade fair company also noted that senior staffer Kai Hattendorf (pictured here, right) was named managing director of UFI, the exhibition industry’s global association. Messe Frankfurt assigned Stephan Kurzawski (pictured left) to take over for Hattendorf, who leaves this fall.
ANN ARBOR, MI — TLS Productions, Inc. is hosting their second annual Open House & New Product Showcase on Sept. 25, 2015.
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Total Structures introduced the Pointman “S” Model 1/4 Ton (250 Kg) capacity electric chain hoist at this year’s InfoComm exhibition.
Read More »BILLERICA, MA – Broadcast Pix named Techex, an AV solutions provider, as its exclusive distributor in Spain. Based in Madrid for more than 17 years, Techex will handle sales, installation, and support for Broadcast Pix integrated production switchers, visual radio solutions, and replay and graphics systems.
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NEW YORK – Drape Kings NY Metro has been working in concert with the legendary museum Madame Tussauds New York for their ongoing celebrity wax figure reveals. These reveals, including Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran, and soccer star Lionel Messi, continue an ongoing staging partnership, culminating in the recent, record breaking five wax figure reveal of The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon.
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