Elation Platinum 1200 Wash
Elation Professional says its new Platinum 1200 Wash™, an LED color wash moving head with 19 65W multi-chip RGBW LEDs, is its brightest wash light to date, with an output comparable to 1500W discharge fixtures.
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Industry Alliance Forms to Promote Standardized Software-Defined Video over Ethernet
AMSTERDAM — With plans for a formal launch at Integrated Systems Europe 2017 in Amsterdam Feb. 7-10, a handful of companies have teamed up to form the SDVoE (Software Defined Video over Ethernet) Alliance. The group will promote a standardized software-defined video over Ethernet platform for interoperable AV-over-IP applications. The group’s members include AptoVision, Aquantia, Christie Digital, Netgear, Sony and ZeeVee.
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Kinesys USA Announces February Training Workshop and Open-House
ATLANTA – Motion control systems manufacturer Kinesys again welcomes guests to its dedicated training facility in Atlanta, Georgia with a combined Open Days / Training Workshop event running from Feb. 21-24, 2017. The emphasis is on both product awareness and providing fee-free training for those who want to increase their knowledge and understanding of automated rigging for the entertainment industry.
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Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam Welcome 2017 with Reggaeton Shows in Puerto Rico Lit with Chauvet Fixtures
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For four concerts bringing 2016 to a close and welcoming the arrival of 2017, reggaeton stars Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam performed at San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot with a lighting rig supplied by Musique Xpress Lights that included more than 120 Chauvet Professional lighting fixtures.
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KM Productions Electrifies Gareth Emery’s Electric For Life with Chauvet Professional
NEW YORK – Gareth Emery has been on quite a roll. Following his No. 1 iTunes Dance hit “Drive,” which garnered over 26 million YouTube views for its official video, the English house DJ/ producer launched Electric For Life, a game changing weekly Trance radio show that’s broadcast on Sirius XM and online. Recently, the multi-talented Brit has taken his program from the airwaves to the road with a sold-out Electric For Life tour. On December 31, the EFL tour was in the place to be on New Year’s Eve: New York City.
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Alfred Monterrubio Joins Riedel Communications’ North America Technical Services Staff
BURBANK, CA — Riedel Communications has hired Alfred Monterrubio as a Service and Support Engineer for the company’s North America technical services department. Monterrubio joins Riedel with nearly a decade of experience in quality control and management for broadcast technology solutions.
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d3 Technologies Strengthens Links with APAC Community
BEIJING and HONG KONG — d3 technologies has reinforced its ties with the APAC community with a four-part Asia Pacific tour. The tour combined user visits and an academic trip to multiple universities with d3 certified training and the introduction of a new d3 team member.
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Robe for TV Azteca
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MEXICO CITY – TV Azteca, the second largest mass media company in Mexico, has invested in Robe Pointe moving lights which were specified by Head of Lighting Miguel Osorno and Lighting Manager Manolo Toledo. The fixtures reside at TV Azteca’s main broadcast complex in Ajusco in the south of Mexico City which has 7 studios and are used there and on another 11 studios at their other main site across the city in Tlalpan. TV Azteca broadcasts two networks – Azteca 7 and Azteca Trece – and 10 cable channels covering a wide mix of programs.
A Dramatic Change: Colegio Americano de Guatemala Upgrades Student Theatre with Dynamic Elation Lighting
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GUATEMALA – Colegio Americano de Guatemala (The American School of Guatemala) is a private K-12 college preparatory school located in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and is one of the biggest schools in the country. Modeled after the educational practices and methodologies of the United States, the school includes a 500-capacity theatre that recently received a lighting upgrade of LED fixtures from Elation Professional that has changed the look dramatically.
Harting’s Jon DeSouza Discusses Manufacturing Trends, Connectivity on ‘Worldwide Business with Kathy Ireland’
ELGIN, IL — Harting Americas President and CEO, Jon DeSouza will be featured on the TV show, Worldwide Business with Kathy Ireland. The segment covers trends in manufacturing, such as reshoring and IoT, and how the company’s durable, reliable connectivity products support these trends. The show will air on the Fox Business Network on January 15, 2017 at 5:30pm ET and Bloomberg International on January 22, 2017 at 7:30am GMT, 10:30am CST D.F. and 3:00pm HKT.
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Ovation E-260WW IP Stands Up To Winter Storms At Alaskan University Centennial
FAIRBANKS, AK – Jonathan Huff is accustomed to dealing with harsh winter weather. As CEO of Alaska Universal Productions in Fairbanks, which was ranked by USA Today as “the coldest city in America,” he has had to contend with more than his share of frigid temperatures and blinding snowstorms. However, even by Fairbanks standards, conditions were extreme when he installed three Ovation E-260WW IP fixtures from CHAUVET Professional outdoors for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Centennial Celebration.
Bandits Ring In New Year With Annual General Meeting
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – The start of the New Year heralded Bandit Lites Annual General Meeting, where Bandits came together to discuss future company goals, honor those who displayed excellence in service and banner anniversaries, in addition to celebrating the previous award-winning year for the company as Bandit won Pollstar Lighting Company of the Year Award for 2016 along with the Parnelli Award for Lighting Company of the Year in November.
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