KERKRADE, The Netherlands – Highlite International B.V., a global distributor of lighting and audio gear, recently joined Philips' LED luminaires and retrofit bulbs license program.
Read More »SAN FRANCISCO – Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, Performing Arts/Media Facilities Planning and Design with offices in San Francisco, New York and Minneapolis, recently promoted four associates, Kevin Auses (San Francisco office), Matthew Ezold (New York office), Howard Glickman (San Francisco office) and Robert Hill (San Francisco office).
Read More »POWAY, CA – HM Electronics Inc. (HME), a manufacturer of digital wireless intercom products, agreed to acquire Clear-Com Communication Systems, a business unit of The Vitec Group plc. Clear-Com will continue operation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HME.
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ROME – For the ninth series of shows called I Raccomandati (The Protégés), a talent contest televised live from the Teatro delle Vittorie by RAI, Riccardo Bocchini's set design used elegant new scenery elements including a wood parquet floor, an arch enclosing the stage, and chrome-plated trim behind three large LED walls. The set also included a full complement of Clay Paky fixtures supplied by Di & Di Service.
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SYRACUSE, NY – Eric McAfee, a member of the sales team at J. R. Clancy, Inc. who has years of experience as a theatre production professional installer and project manager, has been named domestic sales manager.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Responding to the needs of some of the more 1.2 million left homeless by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, Chauvet has teamed up with the charity organization Food For The Poor to raise funds for the construction of homes in an effort to raise $52,000 in four months to build 20 homes in Haiti.
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StarTech.com has launched three new products in its Converge A/V "UTPE series" family of VGA over Cat 5 Extender devices, designed to extend and split VGA video using Cat 5 cable between the transmitting and display points.
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GefenTV is now shipping its Wireless for HDMI 60 GHz extender. This sender/receiver system is the fourth product from Gefen offering wireless video connectivity.
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PowerPix from EldoLED are strings of RGBW LED pixels for general illumination or graphics applications. The DMX-compatible units have "power scaling" technology for a continuous 5W output.
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Arena Electrol from Da-Lite Screen Company is a motorized projection screen available in widths over 39 feet for large venues. It is designed with a built-in balancing system and steel cable guides for smooth, even screen retraction and a flat viewing surface.
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Analog Way's Orchestra Remote Controller is designed to independently or simultaneously manage several switchers such as Di-VentiX II as well as the new Opus system, either as stand-alone boxes or as any combination, including soft-edge blending.
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Synthe FX has announced Luminair 2.0 wireless multi-touch DMX control software for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It uses Art-Net protocol to control compatible lighting and media server equipment using the internal Wi-Fi hardware.
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