OFFENBURG, Germany – Rental and staging specialists Cassiopeia Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH supplied Calibre UK PremierViewProHD-LED image scalers in front of thousands attending public broadcasts in the cities of Offenburg (pictured here) and and Achern. Both cities are based in Germany’s southwestern region.
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EMERYVILLE, CA – Advanced Systems Group (ASG) announced that Dan McNamara, who joined the company’s senior management team in April, is responsible for streamlining processes and coordinating all aspects of ASG operations. Prior to ASG, McNamara held a variety of technical and management roles, most recently, as head of production for Tippett Studio in Berkeley, CA.
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tvONE’s new 1T-CT-550 system offers DVI + Audio over a single Cat.6 extension. The system can achieve signal distribution distances of up to 325 feet for uncompressed WUGXA signals without signal degradation. The 1T-CT-550 system consists of a 1T-CT-551 Transmitter (pictured here) coupled with a 1T-CT-552 Receiver (pictured below).
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – When San Antonio’s Tobin Center for the Performing Arts opens in September, its 1,759-seat H-E-B Performance Hall and 250-seat Alvarez Family Studio Theater will be equipped with Robert Juliat Cyrano and Buxie followspots, respectively. The venue will be the home of the San Antonio Symphony and other resident companies. The lineup for the inaugural 2014-15 season ranges from Paul McCartney, the Blues Brothers and Bill Cosby to Garrison Keillor and the Scottish Ballet.
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SYDNEY – Hoping to avoid obscuring the hand-carved ceiling of the Burton St. Tabernacle, Jands Staging installed a see-through grid. They recommended a product called Cablenet; a tension wire grid platform that Jands used to create a see-through ‘virtual ceiling’. Installed above the audience’s head, Cablenet carries the load of both lighting and technicians with complete safety, all without compromising the LD’s vision or the audience’s enjoyment of the heritage ceiling.
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JOHANNESBURG – LD Magz Schoeman used Robe moving lights at the core of the rig for Canadian singer Tamia’s two shows staged at the Carnival City Big Top Arena here. Schoeman used six new Pointes, eight LEDBeam 100s, eight LEDWash 300s, four LEDWash 600s and six MMX Spots – all from Robe’s ROBIN range – for a variety of looks that flowed from a blend of genres ranging from R&B to pop, hip hop, soul, gospel and jazz.
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LONDON – LD Malcolm Reed included Clay Paky Sharpys, Nexus 4x4s, Jarag-L’s and the A.leda B-EYE K20 in the design for Soccer AM, a British Saturday-morning soccer-based comedy/talk show that airs on the Sky Sports 2 network. In addition to the weekly TV show, Soccer AM also hosted a live event with performances from legends Soul II Soul and rapper Tinchy Stryder.
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BRISTOL, U.K. – Utopium, a lighting production and installation company based here and London, recently invested in a range of SGM fixtures including the P-5 (LED wash light) and X-5 (LED strobe). The new inventory was soon deployed on a major series of open air concerts for the Bristol Summer Series for Metropolis Music, pictured here.
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ROMANIA – Seeking the most sustainable technology to support the Bergenbier Friendship Tour, production company FIVE’S chose SGM lighting including six SGM G-Spot moving heads, four P-5 wash lights, 12 X-5 white LED strobes and 12 SixPack blinders. “Our choice is based on the advantages of a longer fixture lifetime and less maintenance, brighter colors and low energy consumption,” said Andrei Popea.
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