International News
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Eurovision 2010 Gets an Assist with LED Lighting, Automation and Control Technologies
PLSN Staff | International News | June 29, 2010OSLO, Norway - The 56th Eurovision Song Contest included three live broadcasts - two semi-finals the finals - with a combined live audience of over 45,000 and an estimated 200 million TV and internet viewers. Broadcast by NRK from Telenor Arena, there were singers from 39 countries and an equally-impressive assembly of crew and gear backstage. Read More... -
Eurovision Song Contest Gets a Wireless Assist from W-DMX
PLSN Staff | International News | June 24, 2010OSLO, Norway - The 56th Eurovision Song Contest included three live broadcasts - two semi-finals the finals - with a combined live audience of over 50,000 and an estimated 200 million TV and internet viewers. The production got wireless support from Wireless Solution Sweden AB. Read More... -
Jamie Cullum Tour Supported by Zig Zag Lighting, Robe Gear
PLSN Staff | International News | June 24, 2010PARIS - Zig Zag Lighting is providing gear for jazz-pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Cullum, on tour in the U.K. and Europe to support his recent album, The Pursuit. The lighting design by Hadyn Thomas uses a rig that includes Robe fixtures for all the moving lights. Read More... -
DWR Supplies LED Lighting for Supersport HD Studio
PLSN Staff | International News | June 21, 2010JOHANNESBURG - South African lighting sales and distribution company DWR has supplied over 400 LED fixtures for an eco-friendly installation at the new HD hub of satellite channel Supersport. Read More... -
Fusion Stands Out with Gear from Robe, Anolis
PLSN Staff | International News | June 21, 2010NORTHAMPTON, U.K. - Fusion, a restaurant/lounge bar/club that opened here recently by Rochmills, blends international cuisine, interior design and an energy-efficient lighting design that includes gear from Robe and Anolis. Read More... -
Alicia Keys Tour Lit with GLP Impressions
PLSN Staff | International News | June 17, 2010CANARY ISLANDS, Spain - Alicia Keys' 2010 Freedom Tour of North America and Europe used a set design from Baz Halpin and Chris Nyfield lit with GLP impressions fixtures. The tour promoted Keys' 2009 album, The Element Of Freedom.
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DWR Hosts First Philips Vari-Lite Training in South Africa
PLSN Staff | International News | June 16, 2010JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - DWR Distribution hosted the first Philips Vari-Lite technical training sessions in South Africa, a five-day course led by Vari-Lite technical trainer Todd Kessler from Dallas, Texas. Read More... -
Stage Technologies Served as Platinum Sponsor of ITEAC
PLSN Staff | International News | June 15, 2010LONDON - Stage Technologies, which was a sponsor of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conferences (ITEAC) in 2002 and 2006, served as sole platinum sponsor of this year's quadrennial event, held at the Center Hall Westminster in London from June 13-15. Read More... -
EV Visitor Center Visuals Controlled by Medialon
PLSN Staff | International News | June 15, 2010TEL AVIV, Israel - Better Place, an electric vehicle (EV) promoter, recently opened its first electric vehicle demonstration center in Israel, which, as a symbolic gesture, was constructed inside an old oil tank located in one of Israel's last remaining gasoline storage and distribution facilities. Read More... -
Sony 3D Experience Pavilion at 2010 FIFA World Cup Lit with Chauvet Fixtures
PLSN Staff | International News | June 15, 2010JOHANNESBURG - Eighty of Chauvet's COLORado 1-Tri Tour light fixtures are being used at the Sony 3D pavilion at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton City/Johannesburg. The pavilion will be operating through July 11, 2010, the end of FIFA World Cup. Read More... -
Fatboy Slim Helps Launch Belfast Park with Support from PSI
PLSN Staff | International News | June 15, 2010BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied lighting for the first gig staged at Belfast's new Giant's Park venue, which included performances by DJ Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5, Kissy Sell Out, Zane Lowe, Sidney Samson and Thomas Gandey, among others. Read More... -
Havasi Symphony, Choir Lit with Clay Paky Fixtures
PLSN Staff | International News | June 14, 2010BUDAPEST, Hungary - Pianist Balázs Havasi and his symphony performed with a 40-voice choir for a corporate event at the Budapest Congress & World Trade Centre recently. Attila Lenzsér, who served as LD, programmer and operator, used a rig provided by Lajter Light Ltd. that included 80 Clay Paky fixtures. Read More...
