LOS ANGELES, CA– In the late 1930’s the Broadway Theater District was known as the toast of Hollywood. The six block stretch, including 12 movie theaters boasting a combined seating capacity of over 15,000, was the hub of LA’s entertainment scene. Those times have come and gone, but the city of Los Angeles and the “Bringing Back Broadway” initiative have set out to restore the past glory of the historic site.
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U.K. – XL Video UK is pleased to announce a large investment in d3’s Pro range of media servers, adding 12 new units to its inventory.
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SOUTH AFRICA – Within just six hours of ticket sales opening, the Pretoria leg of ‘Afrikaans is Groot’ was sold out. Just goes to show how Groot Afrikaans is’! The Cape Town leg followed suite with its three performances selling out by the end of that day.
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AARHUS, Denmark — HARMAN’s Martin Professional today announced the kickoff of their annual Young Lighting Designer Contest that offers aspiring LDs from around the world a chance to have their work internationally recognized. The winner will be awarded an all-inclusive trip to the Prolight+Sound 2015 show in Frankfurt, Germany, the Martin M-Touch™ controller and an M-PC kit. The runner up also receives an M-Touch controller and third place wins an M-PC kit.
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ADJ’s 12P Hex features a dozen 6-in-1 LEDs (RGBWA+UV) and a new ‘lie flat’design. The fixture builds on its predecessor (5P Hex).
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LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – With over a million albums sold, Canadian post-hardcore group Silverstein has defied expectations as well as easy categorizations. Moving seamlessly from reflective emo tunes to pop punk power chords, these young artists are bent on keeping their creative options open. This independent streak is enthusiastically shared by the band’s LD Victor Zeiser.
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NASHVILLE, TN — Agricultural technology manufacturer and educator Precision Planting updated the user experience for their unique Planter Technology Institute, a mobile educational and promotional 53-foot trailer that travels to growers nationwide, with the high definition PixelFLEX LED FLEXTiles.
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USITT is accepting applications for its popular Elite Training weekend May 28-30 at the Cirque du Soleil Training Center in Las Vegas.
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NASHVILLE, TN – Bandit Lites, which now offers Clay Paky A.LEDA B-EYE K20 fixtures to rental customers, noted how the versatile fixtures have been incorporated within the rigs for tours for Barry Manilow, OneRepublic and the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular.
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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC announced plans for USITT 2015 (March 19-21) that include new gear, their VIP Student Session (on March 20), info on the company’s upcoming CUE conference (June 26-28) and more.
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LONDON – For the latest Strictly Live arena tour produced by Phil McIntyre Entertainment, which featured a design by LD Richard G Jones, technical production and rental specialist company Sonalyst provided Robe’s new BMFL Spots.
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SOCHI, Russia — More than 15,000 meters of Riedel fiber optic cables were laid at the new Sochi Autodrom, which hosted Russia’s inaugural Formula One (F1) Grand Prix race on Oct. 12, 2014. Riedel was heavily involved in creating the specifications for the television production requirements and provided the infrastructure for the transmission of video, audio, and intercom signals for the circuit.
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