PSAV to Acquire Staging Connections Group
AUSTRALIA – Staging Connections Group Limited has entered a Scheme Implementation Agreement with PSAV under which PSAV would, subject to shareholder approval, acquire 100% of SCGL.
Read More »Jands Vista and ArKaos Training Available at InfoComm 2015
ORLANDO, FL — A.C. Lighting Inc. notes that training sessions for partner companies Jands (lighting consoles) and ArKaos (media servers) will be offered at InfoComm on June 16 (Jands) and June 17-18 (ArKaos).
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University of Southern Indiana Performance Center Installs NEO Lighting Control Console
EVANSVILLE, IN – For a new 300-seat thrust theatre at the University of Southern Indiana, Theatre Projects designed the lighting system, which includes a NEO lighting control console from Philips Strand Lighting.
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Christie Digital Partners with the Urban Digital Laboratory of the Quartier des Spectacles
MONTREAL — The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership announced its collaboration with Christie Digital System on June 10, 2015. The relationship involves the supply of projection equipment for the Urban Digital Laboratory (UDL), which presents digital works in the Quartier des Spectacles. The arrangement makes the California-based company, whose Canadian headquarters is in Kitchener, Ontario, the UDL’s official major partner.
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PVP X3 Video Panel from Chauvet Professional
Chauvet Professional’s 3.9mm pixel pitch PVP X3 modular indoor LED video panel packs 16,384 LEDs in each panel’s 19.7 x 19.7 inch (500mm square) display surface. The SMD 2121 black body Tri-Color (red, green, blue) LEDs promise exceptional clarity, brightness and color reproduction.
Read More »U.K. Racing Event to Support Behind the Scenes on June 17
SURREY, U.K. – Members of the U.K. entertainment technology industry will be converging at the Sandown Park Racecourse in Surrey on June 17 to take part in the Behind the Scenes Go-Karting Day. Thirty teams of six drivers will put their driving skills and powers of endurance to the test for three hours of open air racing, and it’s all in aid of Behind the Scenes, the charity that provides financial support to entertainment technology industry professionals who fall ill or become injured, or to their surviving family members.
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Barco Projectors Chosen for Anheuser-Busch’s Oculto Beer Launch in Miami
MIAMI, FL – DWP Live and projection mapping artists Integrated Visions Productions relied on Barco projectors for a large-format projection April 30-May 1 on the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami. Part of a national advertising campaign promoting Anheuser-Busch’s “Oculto” beer, the project made use of nine DWP-supplied Barco HDF-W26 projectors, triple-stacked in portrait mode to light up the 360-foot-tall building’s facade.
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Sam Smith U.K. Tour Lit with Clay Paky B-EYEs, Sharpys and Sharpy Wash Fixtures
MANCHESTER, U.K. – Lighting and production designer Will Potts included Clay Paky fixtures for quadruple Grammy-award winning artist Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour UK tour. PRG supplied 6 Clay Paky B-EYEs, 12 Sharpys and 22 Sharpy Wash 330s.
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d3 Technologies Expands Training Worldwide
LONDON – To meet the training needs of its rapidly growing customer base, d3 Technologies has announced a range of new courses to educate the professional AV community in how to use d3 at all stages of production. The courses are tailored to all experience levels and are offered online and in person.
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Hala Febrayer Celebration in Kuwait Features Top Arabic Artists, Elation Fixtures
KUWAIT – Lighting and sound company iLight of Dubai was called on to provide lighting, sound and stage design for this year’s Hala Febrayer Festival. iLight provided Elation Professional lighting and LED video gear for the event.
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Holiday on Ice Tour, “Passion,” Lit by Painting with Light
AMSTERDAM – Belgian creative visual design practice Painting With Light headed by Luc Peumans has crafted the eye-catching design for the current Holiday On Ice touring production, ‘Passion’, which highlights some of the dreams, trials, tribulations and dedication required by those pursuing ice skating careers.
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TDC Supplied Audio, Visual, and Technical Gear to Vivid Sydney 2015
SYDNEY, Australia –TDC Technical Direction Company returned to Vivid Sydney from 22 May to 8 June 2015. With an opening weekend attended by more than a quarter of a million people, TDC provided video expertise in cutting edge mapping techniques and key video technology across an unprecedented 10km distance as the 18-day festival expanded into new Chatswood and Central Park precincts.
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