NEW YORK – The Red Bull Air Race, televised in the U.S. on the Fox Sports Network (FSN), won an Emmy Award for the second time in a row for "Outstanding Technical Team Remote." The technical crew relied upon Riedel Communications' MediorNet technology for all on-site communications and signal distribution for the event. Riedel was also responsible for the wireless onboard HD cameras.
Read More »PHOENIX – Clearwing Productions has named Jim Jorgenson, a 30-year entertainment industry veteran, national account manager.
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ANCHORAGE, AK – Billy Currington is hitting the road with a new lighting design courtesy of Chris Lisle Lighting Design. It's one of the first country acts to take out a completely "green" lighting rig, and also features the newly-released GRN Batten from Bandit Lites.
Read More »WALDBUTTELBRUNN, Germany – Steinigke Showtechnic has expanded upon an extended business relationship with Philips by joining the its LED luminaires and retrofit bulbs licensing program.
Read More »LAS VEGAS, NV – Morpheus Lights has consolidated all of its operations into a larger facility here. The new facility measures 27,000 square feet. The address is: Morpheus Lights, 6275 South Sandhill Road, #100, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120; Tel: 702.365.0536; Fax: 702.341.8984; Toll Free: 888-MORPHEUS.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Greg Pilewski has been named a systems integrator with Barbizon Lighting's Charlotte offices. He will work with customers in the South Carolina area.
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STAMFORD, CT – Rosco Laboratories has announced the formation of Rosco Architectural, a business group comprised of specialists and project managers. The group will provide designers, contractors and suppliers with product consultation, detailed specification information and customized support from idea conception through project completion.
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KUWAIT CITY – Layali Febrayer, a music and poetry festival in Kuwait, is a gathering point for artists, singers, writers and intellectuals from all over the Arab world. The 2010 event was televised by Alwatan Television Network in Kuwait, airing Thursday and Friday nights for three weeks and streamed live on the Internet.
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Let me just get this out there right off the bat – I'm not a rigger.
So what am I doing in an automation and control class? I'm glad you asked.
I've been involved in the production industry in one form or another for over twenty years and I've successfully dodged learning much about rigging and automation. Until now.
Read More »LOCUST VALLEY, NY – MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems named Frank Jachetta managing director, Fred Scott vice president of sales and business development and Matt Watkins sales and system design manager.
Read More »CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – Pulsar Light named Liam Deards architectural sales manager. Deards, whose background is in the architectural LED lighting sector, attended the recent Light+Building exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.
Read More »SYRACUSE, NY – Patrick Finn, a dealer project manager with J. R. Clancy, Inc., has passed the exam in the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) for Theatre Rigging. Finn is now an ETCP-certified rigging professional, the fourth on the Clancy staff to become certified.
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