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DUBAI – The two global leaders sign an MOU to establish a new business relationship. Protec, one of the world’s leading event solutions providers, headquartered in Dubai, UAE, has entered into an agreement with Bumat Motion Systems GmbH, the world’s leading manufacturer of turntables and revolves since 1948.  Through this agreement, Protec will be better-positioned to provide their partners and customers with a more comprehensive product offer, and the industry’s leading source in the Middle East for turntables and revolving platforms rentals for events and exhibitions held in the region.

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LONDON – Hosted by Idris Elba and filmed live in front of a star-studded audience at the London Palladium, the event honors top performers from the world of football in a celebration that salutes the sporting contributions of players, coaches and fans. Featuring a stunning set by Scenic Designer Dominic Tolfts built using clean, modern lines that added a dynamic sense of perspective and depth, the design created a tunnel like effect that cleverly drew viewers inwards, beyond the iconic theatre’s proscenium arch.

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UK – “This is the moment that I have been waiting for my whole life. I am now ready to certify my position as a credible artist and someone who is here for the long run.” The grime artist Stormzy was in no doubt about the importance of the Gang Signs and Prayers Tour, in promotion of his debut album, that visited Academy venues across the UK and Ireland through the spring, before culminating in two shows at the legendary London O2 Brixton Academy.

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SAN FERNANDO, CA  Every two years the automotive industry and an army of auto fans head for Frankfurt. At the IAA Show, everything of importance in terms of automobile and road traffic converges — and the slogan is: Take Notice! The Bavarian car manufacturer BMW had some interesting news to deliver at their booth in Frankfurt and decided to set up the announcement in spectacular fashion. A total of 47 GLP JDC1 hybrid strobes were set around the new car presentation area, ensuring a particularly impressive and abiding memory.

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[caption id="attachment_280279" align="alignnone" width="800"]Wojtek Lampkowski, Emile Dluzewski from ATM with Rafal Rzeczkowski from Robe’s Polish distributor Prolight[/caption]

POLAND – ATM is a leading television production company in Poland with a substantial complex and seven studios in the lively Praga district of Warsaw plus a head office in Wroclaw offering another two expansive studios spaces … all of which are constantly busy. The ATM Group was founded 20 years ago and is now a public company with around 500 employees, a fleet of OB vans, substantial equipment inventories and is servicing a variety of productions from conception to completion across Poland and further afield.

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Philips Lighting, today announced that its latest lighting fixtures are playing a key role in enhancing the quality of the television pictures for the current series of South Africa’s televised talent contest, Idols. Delivering crisp backlight beams and a high quality key light, the LED-based new Philips VLZ Profile fixtures from Philips Entertainment Lighting are providing a quality of light output that enables even more finely color-balanced television pictures for the latest series.

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LONDON – When award-winning New Zealand electronic act The Naked And Famous (T/N/A/F) came to London in October at the end of a successful festival season, Entec was delighted to supply the lighting equipment for their special one-off show at the 1,700-capacity Electric Brixton. Liam Griffiths of Stage Techniques has been the band’s lighting designer since they emerged from Auckland with their first major single ‘Young Blood’ in 2010. “I went out on a European tour with them that year and we all hit it off from the start,” says Liam. “I’ve been doing it ever since. They’re a fantastic band to light.”

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LONDON – Redline, the Beijing-based d3 Sales Partner (Reseller), has expanded with a new office in Shenzhen, China.  The grand opening featured the official launch of d3’s gx range of media servers and Notch generative real-time visual effects in the APAC region. Redline’s Shenzhen office will enable the technical solutions specialists to provide greater support and customer service to a growing roster of clients in South China.  It also establishes a higher profile for the d3 product range in the region.

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MIDDLE EAST – Elation Professional is pleased to announce that Venutech Audiovisual & Lighting Systems (www.venuetech.ae) has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in the Middle East. Venuetech has been a leading provider of professional products and services to the entertainment industry in the Middle East since 2003 and has seen immense growth since its founding. Headed by one of the Middle East market’s most experienced and esteemed personalities, Nour Assafiri, Venuetech’s team of industry professionals is focused on all aspects of the audio, video and lighting market, from sales to technical support.

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NETHERLANDS – In the fiercely competitive world of moving lights, Robe offers a range of quality solutions for a diversity of applications. The DL series of refined and elegant LED luminaires was developed with theatre and television applications in mind, however these powerful fixtures have become popular across a number of different installation genres. Popular live music venue De Effenaar in Eindhoven, Netherlands, is a great example. De Effenaar has recently updated its lighting rig with the addition of 12 x DL7S Profiles, 12 x DL4X Spots and four DL4F Fresnels, together with 42 x Robe PARFect RGBW LED PARs.

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LONDON – Making a return to the live stage after a 25 year hiatus, Matt and Luke Goss, BROS, headlined a brace of shows at London’s O2 Arena, giving a fresh airing to their back catalogue of shimmering 80s pop hits. Working alongside Jamie Thompson and David Cohen at innovative show and lighting design outfit MIRRAD, the team at VER London provided the crew with an extensive LED, video, lighting and camera package to help build the suitably vibrant installation.

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OSTRAVA, CZECHIA – Colors of Ostrava is the biggest international music festival in the Czech Republic and one of the largest in Central Europe. With its unique location at the Dolní oblast Vítkovice, an old Czechoslovak mine with UNESCO World Heritage status, the festival draws some of the biggest musical acts from around the globe. This year, it treated fans to performances from the likes of Imagine Dragons and alt-J on five stages.

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