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Gannett’s D&C Digital Installs Chauvet Professional Fixtures
ROCHESTER, NY – D&C Digital, formerly the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, is using Chauvet Professional’s Ovation E-910FC RGBA-Lime color-mixing fixtures as part of the lighting setup for its video production studio. Jonathan Lipsy, the manager of broadcast & lighting at Integrated Solutions Group, who specified the fixtures, was impressed with how its lime LEDs enhanced its color-rendering capabilities, both in the pre-testing phase of the project and for the fixtures’ actual use.
Read More »Haarlem Philharmonie Installs Robe DL4X Moving Lights
HAARLEM, The Netherlands – Marco Hartendorf, technical manager of the Philharmonie concert hall in Haarlem, the Netherlands, and his crew are working with 10 new DL4X Spots from Robe. The moving lights were chosen for their silence and LED light source. Hartendorf and the lighting team of four work across the Philharmonie‘s two main venues – De Kleine Zaal capacity 412 and The Great Hall, with 1220 sets, and also the Stadschouwburg (City Hall) which is about 2 kilometers away, still in the city center.
Read More »Carl Peeters, CFO, to Leave Barco; Ann Desender Named New CFO
KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco (Nyse/Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) announced the departure of its chief financial officer, Carl Peeters, who has decided to pursue a new professional opportunity. Ann Desender, who had been serving as vice president finance & control, will succeed Peeters as CFO for Barco. This change will become effective as of September 2016.
Read More »Canal+ Uses Robert Juliat Tibo LED Profiles for InfoSport+ TV Programming
PARIS – InfoSport+, a themed TV channel offered by the Canal+ Group, a French film and television studio and distributor, recently installed 50 neutral white LED Robert Juliat Tibo profiles in its new broadcasting studio where they are in daily use on sports live news broadcasts. Jean-Marc Delage, decided on Robert Juliat Tibo neutral white LED profiles, on the advice of French lighting director, Frédéric Dorieux for a new studio created by designer Philippe Désert.
Read More »Stampede Names Ashley Flaska Senior Vice President of Vendor Marketing
AMHERST, NY— Stampede recently named NEC marketing veteran Ashley Flaska to the position of Senior Vice President of Vendor Marketing. The appointment is effective immediately, according to Stampede President & COO Kevin Kelly, to whom Ashley Flaska reports.
Read More »Miranda Lambert Tours with Kinesys Automation System
ROGERS, AR – A Kinesys automation system is adding depth and dynamics to the stage for award winning country singer / songwriter Miranda Lambert’s current “Keeper of the Flame” tour in the U.S. The automation was specified by production designer Paul ‘Arlo’ Guthrie, who wanted the additional dynamics of being able to change the architecture and form of the performance space. Having used Kinesys successfully on other tours including Lady Antebellum and Sheryl Crow, Arlo again added it to his stage plot.
Read More »WorldStage Acquires 30 Clay Paky Scenius Profiles for Broadcast and Live Concert Markets
LOS ANGELES – WorldStage, Inc. has taken delivery of a complement of Clay Paky Scenius Profiles from A.C.T Lighting, Inc. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky fixtures in North America. “We’re pleased that WorldStage, which has a long history of providing clients with cutting-edge equipment and technical solutions, is among the first companies to offer its customers Scenius Profiles,” says Brian Dowd, Vice President of Sales at A.C.T Lighting. WorldStage is expected to use Scenius Profiles for broadcast programming and live concerts.
Read More »Perimeter Church Opts for Three NanoLumens NanoSlim Displays
JOHNS CREEK, GA,– For the 2,305-seat sanctuary within Perimeter Church, director of technical ministry Steve Simmonsa determined that three NanoSlim displays from NanoLumens would be the right solution for the church’s 5,000-member congregation.
Read More »Elation DTW Series Variable-White Par and Bar LED Lights
The first products in Elation Professional’s new DTW Series™ of variable white LED lights are now available. Well suited to applications requiring variable white light, such as broadcast, theatrical and conventional lighting situations, DTW Series fixtures are color temperature adjustable and can emulate the “Dim to Warm” look of conventional tungsten / halogen fixtures. Pictured here is the DTW Par Z19 IP.
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