MIDDLETON, WI — Electronic Theatre Controls Inc. (ETC) and Lightronics Inc. announced that they have reached a settlement of ETC's patent infringement lawsuit against Lightronics respecting the U.S. patents covering the ETC Source Four ellipsoidal spotlight. The Source Four patents are owned by inventors David W. Cunningham and Gregory F. Esakoff and are the subject of an exclusive license to ETC.
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PIGEON FORGE, TN — The Dollywood theme park’s Christmas celebration was updated for 2008 with The Polar Express 4D Experience, which added scents and motion seats to a 3D movie experience created by two Digital Projection Lightning 45 HD-3D projectors.
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WARSAW, IN — Da-Lite Screen Company announces the introduction of its new 3D Projector Stackers. Constructed from an aluminum extrusion with steel projector cradles, Da-Lite’s 3D Projector Stackers are designed for front or rear projection stereoscopic 3D displays. They are available with two shelf sizes: 10” by 19” or 19” by 33.5,” and each unit has two cradles to mount two projectors in either a table top or inverted format. Each cradle offers a variety of fine-tuning adjustments to ease image alignment.
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KNOXVILLE, TN — A Grinch-like economy didn’t keep Bandit Lites from its holiday tradition of setting up an Angel Tree — which includes toy and clothing suggestions for a local family in need — at each of its locations. In fact, donations for 2008 exceeded those for 2007.
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We here at PLSN would like to take a moment to wish you all a very happy and joyous holiday season. Enjoy the snow and… Read More »Happy Holidays!
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MIAMI — Lighting the exterior of a stadium and a row of palm trees aqua and orange to convey a holiday message may seem a little twisted at first, but it’s certainly no stranger than the image of a dolphin wearing a football helmet. Give it a little time, and it won’t seem strange at all.
Read More »The draft standard BSR E1.18-1 – 200x, Standard for the Selection, Installation, and Use of Single-Conductor Portable Power Feeder Cable Systems for Use at 600 Volts Nominal or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy in the Entertainment and Live-Event Industries, is available for free download and public review at ESTA's Web site through Feb. 23, 2009.
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AMSTERDAM — Dutch pop star Jan Smit is touring the Netherlands to promote his latest album. Prolyte supplied the complete staging and trussing set, through its distributor Controlled for Triple show Techniek, which supplied all the technical equipment for this tour.
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NEW YORK — Bandit Lites provided lighting for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, and LD Mark Carver helped put Jimmie Johnson center stage as the second driver in the sport’s history to win three consecutive Cup Series championships. The event also helped NASCAR celebrate 60 years of racing.
Read More »CINCINNATI — Student performer Keri Shryock, 23, died from injuries related to a fall during a Christmas show at a church Dec. 17. She was suspended from a cable, acting the part of a Wise Man in a contemporary Nativity story at Crossroads Community Church in Oakley, Ohio when her harness opened. She fell more than 20 feet and succumbed to her injuries the next day.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Wireless DMX controls may not be able to save the world from conflict and strife, but they can control lighting equipment in an environment thick with cell phones, live broadcast cameras and an occasional marble wall. A recent case in point was the Nobel Prize Banquet.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Not all Christmas lighting ceremonies are matters of national security, or need to be attended by the Secret Service. For the National Christmas Tree lighting event staged earlier this month, however, LD Stefan DeWilde made sure Atmosphere Inc. provided a grandMA console, and a second one as a backup.
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