LONDON – Working with designer, Jonathan Paul Green, XL Video has supplied a package of video projection, screens and LCDs for the latest series of the topical panel game, Mock The Week, produced by Angst Productions for BBC Two.
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Bluebell Opticom Ltd., provider of fiber-optic solutions for fixed and remote applications, recently introduced the TDM750, a stand-alone or rack-mounted module for transporting HD-SDI and 100BaseT Ethernet signals.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — For its new OB van and three DSNG vehicles, rt1.tv production GmbH has invested in Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system. Among Germany’s leading media production companies in satellite-based live broadcasting, as well as film and video production, rt1.tv has integrated 13 MediorNet Compact Pro frames, one Artist 128 mainframe, and more than 30 panels into its mobile production and newsgathering units.
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POMONA, CA – San Francisco rockers Train continue their Bulletproof Picasso tour with the current two month US leg playing a selection of major arenas and sheds. A prominent feature of the design are 10 lighting pods – that move into different positions during the show. LD Brock Hogan has specified 90 x CycFX 4s, 40 x Pointes and 15 x LEDBeam 1000s from Robe for the tour. LMG provided the gear.
SERIATE, Italy — LD Paco Toscano, who was part of the production team for Renzo Arbore’s performances with his Orchestra Italiana in 2009, updated the lighting looks with a rig that included both Vari-Lite fixtures and Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 700s.
Read More »NEW YORK — Eight PLASA draft standards are in public review through Sept. 28, 2015. The draft standards are associated with PLASA’s Control Protocols, Electrical Power, Floors and Rigging working groups.
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ARRI Pro Camera Accessories (PCA) now include an expanded array of products designed specifically for Canon’s latest Cinema EOS cameras – a new cine plate for film set environments, an adjustable broadcast plate for documentary-style filming and a handy top-mounted support plate. The Broadcast Plate for Canon C300 / C300 Mk II / C500 and Cine Plate for Canon C300 / C300 Mk II / C500 are pictured here.
SECAUCUS, NJ and ORLANDO, FL – Rose Brand acquires Swag Décor of Orlando, FL to establish a local market presence for event and venue décor services. Rose Brand Executive VP Josh Jacobstein says, “We’re exceptionally pleased to combine forces with Swag Décor, the Florida market leader in providing décor design, décor products and setup services for social and corporate events. This represents a significant opportunity for us given the growth of the Florida market and the expansion of our service offerings for this geography.”
Read More »COPPELL, TX – Alford Media Services, Inc. has added eight Luminex GigaCore 16Xt switches to its inventory. The systems are currently used to manage two Yamaha CL5 console packages and the Dante protocol for projects on the road. Video Village inputs and outputs are tied in with another pair of cat5 connections to the backstage GigaCore switches. The system manages Yamaha Rio Ri8-D and Ro8-D input and output boxes in the FOH rack; a Rio 3224 I/O box and Ri8-D input box in the backstage rack; and a Rio 1608-D I/O box in the Video Village rack.
Read More »NX Distributed Lighting Controls now have added day lighting capability. The NXDS daylight sensor auto-configures with the NX Room Controller.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Clay Paky noted that the Lighting Designer sessions it sponsored at the biennial Mediatech Africa 2015, held in July, were well attended. Presented by multi award winning theatre and opera designer Paule Constable and large-scale arena spectacular lighting designer Durham Marenghi, both sessions were quickly over subscribed from the moment they were announced and two further sessions were scheduled to absorb the overflow. Pictured here, from left, are Clay Paky’s Giovanni Zucchinali, Durham Marenghi, Paula Constable and Clay Paky’s Massimo Bolandrina.
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