UTRECHT, The Netherlands – Light Image, a lighting design firm based here, has been working increasingly with Robe products. The company includes three core people (pictured here L-R): Renzo Hagel (LD / operator) Jeroen Van Der Velden (media servers / technical drawing specialist) and Bas van der Poel (LD). They have been using Robe products on many of their recent shows.
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NEW YORK – Broadcast Pix named Gregory Bedross, CTS New York regional sales manager, effective July 15. He will work directly with Broadcast Pix co-founder Russell Whittaker to expand sales in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
ACCRA, Ghana – The Gearhouse Group is expanding with the establishment of Gearhouse Ghana, a fully-stocked operation located in Accra. The company’s warehouse carries a stock of recognized brands in static and moving lighting, PA, video projectors, screens, plasma displays and various conference aids as well as trussing, rigging, stage elements (steeldeck) and scenic flats.
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FREDERICIA, Denmark — At Fredericia Sportscenter here, Elation’s ELAR EXTQW Flood HP LED Par fixture is being used to color wash the facility’s 50-meter-long swimming pool. The colors range from everyday white light to colorful dynamic mood lighting. Twenty-four of the IP65-rated fixtures work from beneath the water line behind small windows on the sides of the pool.
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LAFAYETTE, CO – Flatirons Church, which has an main campus here and a new location in Genesee, CO, is using FOR-A switchers at both. The main campus upgraded to an an HVS-390HS 2 M/E switcher and moved the HVS-350HS unit that had been in use there since 2011 to the new satellite campus earlier this year.
Read More »OFFENBURG, Germany – Rental and staging specialists Cassiopeia Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH supplied Calibre UK PremierViewProHD-LED image scalers in front of thousands attending public broadcasts in the cities of Offenburg (pictured here) and and Achern. Both cities are based in Germany’s southwestern region.
Read More »Blackmagic Design’s Pocket Cinema Camera includes features such as Super 16mm sized 1080HD sensor, super wide 13 stops of dynamic range, built in SD card recorder for Apple ProRes, lossless CinemaDNG RAW capture and active Micro Four Thirds lens mount, all in an attractive compact design. The company has also announced temporary price reductions on the unit.
EMERYVILLE, CA – Advanced Systems Group (ASG) announced that Dan McNamara, who joined the company’s senior management team in April, is responsible for streamlining processes and coordinating all aspects of ASG operations. Prior to ASG, McNamara held a variety of technical and management roles, most recently, as head of production for Tippett Studio in Berkeley, CA.
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tvONE’s new 1T-CT-550 system offers DVI + Audio over a single Cat.6 extension. The system can achieve signal distribution distances of up to 325 feet for uncompressed WUGXA signals without signal degradation. The 1T-CT-550 system consists of a 1T-CT-551 Transmitter (pictured here) coupled with a 1T-CT-552 Receiver (pictured below).
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – When San Antonio’s Tobin Center for the Performing Arts opens in September, its 1,759-seat H-E-B Performance Hall and 250-seat Alvarez Family Studio Theater will be equipped with Robert Juliat Cyrano and Buxie followspots, respectively. The venue will be the home of the San Antonio Symphony and other resident companies. The lineup for the inaugural 2014-15 season ranges from Paul McCartney, the Blues Brothers and Bill Cosby to Garrison Keillor and the Scottish Ballet.
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