Compulite Vectors Run “1 Against 100” Swiss TV Quiz Show
ZURICH, Switzerland — One candidate, 100 opponents and potentially more than $250,000 at stake — that is the gist of the "1 against 100" quiz show from SF (Schweizer Fernsehen).
Read More »Manfrotto and Staging Systems Europe Form Partnership
BASSANO DEL GRAPPA, Italy — Manfrotto, an Italian manufacturer of camera and lighting supports, has formed a partnership Staging Systems Europe S.p.A. (formerly known as Litec), covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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PR Lighting Lights Up “The Night of the Stars”
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO — PR Lighting fixtures supplied by the company’s distributors, All Events Lighting Systems, were used to light two major festivals here, “The Festival — Night of the Stars” and “Arabian Nights.”
Read More »GLP Recruits Mark Ravenhill, KaiChang Lu
KARLSBAD, Germany — GLP announced separate recruiting agreements with lighting designer Mark Ravenhill and optical specialist KaiChang Lu.
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PixelPups Set Worcester Cathedral Aglow
WORCESTERSHIRE, U.K. — From the outside, Worcester Cathedral rises above the nearby River Severn. Within, the cathedral's features are majestic as well. They are now lit by LEDs, including 80 custom-built PixelPups.
Read More »Martin Professional A/S and JB-lighting Sign Agreement
AARHUS, Denmark — Martin Professional and JB-lighting have entered into an agreement that allows Martin Professional to market JB-lighting’s JBLED A7 moving head fixture in a MAC 301 Wash version. The agreement gives Martin the right to market the LED moving head through its global distributor network while giving JB-lighting greater international exposure.
Read More »ChainMaster Adds to Line of Rigging Lifts
EILENBURG, Germany — ChainMaster has extended its range of BGV-D8 plus rigging lifts with a new model that has a 250 kg load-bearing capacity and is capable of moving loads at a speed of 4 meters per minute.
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Watchmen Event Lit with Retro Touch for U.K. Fans
LONDON — Point Source Productions Ltd. supplied lighting, dimming, control and trussing to Future Cinema’s preview event for the movie, Watchmen. The event, produced in conjunction with Paramount Pictures UK, Nokia and Smirnoff, took place at the SeOne Club in London Bridge the night before the film’s release in the U.K.
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SGM at the 2009 Festival de Verao
SALVADOR DE BAHIA, Brazil — One of the musical events of the summer in the northern Brazilian state of Bahia is the Festival de Verão, a musical event held in the large Parque de Exposições and able to draw over 200,000 people per night.
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HSL, XL Video Support Snow Patrol Tour
LONDON — HSL is supplying lighting, a 26-point Kinesys automation system and crew for Snow Patrol’s “One Hundred Million Suns” tour. XL Video UK is also working in conjunction with Blink TV to supply LED screen, digital lighting, projection, cameras, control and crew for the world tour, currently in the UK and Europe.
Read More »U.K. AV Company, PSP, Names New Project Manager
LONDON — UK A/V services company, PSP, has appointed Chris Stigger as project manager for its office here. Stigger has had many years of experience with SPS prior to his move to PSP.
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Clay Paky Hosts Lighting Design Course
SERIATE, Italy — For the third time, Clay Paky hosted its “Show Lighting Design” course, which was organized by the Design Faculty of the Politecnico di Milano on behalf of students and technicians hoping to learn more about designing shows for the theatre and other live events.
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