The 2013 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit kicks off today, marking the 12th anniversary of the video game industry's most prestigious and exclusive event. The annual event, produced by the Academy of Interactive ...
UK - As part of on-going expansion in LED equipment and systems at ELP, the company are now supplying the latest ARRI L7c fresnels. No sooner had the first batch of units arrived, LDs Dave Evans and Stuart Gain nabbed them for The One ...
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The inventor of popular drawing toy Etch A Sketch has died. Andre Cassagnes passed away aged 86 on January 16th, the Ohio Art Company told BBC. The cause of death has not yet been revealed. The Ohio Art Company picked up the drawing ...
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Award winning creative AV design and installation specialist Sarner ended 2012 on a high note with yet another industry award to add to its trophy cabinet...and this time it was for a project that was designed 12 years ago. Proving the ...
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The online retailer has revealed a steep decline in profits for the end of 2012, whilst reporting a increase in revenues across the three-month period. Amazon announced its net income for the final three months of 2012 as $97m ...
Comedian Ed Byrne Irish comic Ed Byrne has been booked to host this year’s Lighting Design Awards. More than 700 of the lighting industry’s top names will watch Byrne take the stage at the awards taking place on Wednesday, ...
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Filler ingredient from Poland is the source of horse DNA found in beef burgers on sale in the UK and Ireland, according to Irish agriculture officials. Fresh tests on the suspected Polish ingredient have shown up to 20% horse DNA content ...
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The 2014 London Toy Fair will take place from January 21st to 23rd, ToyNews has learned. The news comes after Simon Pilling, Head of Toy Fair Operations and Sales, says he was delighted with this year's show. "Toy Fair 2013 was a ...
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UK - Not only is Irish comedian Dara O Briain charming and funny, he is also very clever it would appear! Perhaps it is his enthusiasm for things or our constant desire to learn more, but it would seem that something 'adds up' for us, as ...
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ToyNews drew tens of thousands of visitors to its website during Toy Fair 2013, thanks to its unmatched coverage of the big London event this week. With 44 stories being posted by the ToyNew teams during the three-day event (plus more ...
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Leading UK lighting rental company Siyan invested in additional Robe MMX Spots to keep up with the demand for these popular fixtures and a busy autumn order book. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire based Siyan, headed by Nick Valdez, services ...
Cambridgeshire County Council workers won't get a penny extra for joining the council's new BYOD scheme because the authority is worried about being "pilloried in the local press" if they did. Staff signing up to the scheme, which began ...
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Celebrations erupt across the globe as one by one major cities and capitals welcome in the New Year. As the Great Clock of Westminster edges ever closer to midnight the anticipation and expectations of the Mayor of London's New Year's Eve ...
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Comedian Ed Byrne Irish comic Ed Byrne has been booked to host this year’s Lighting Design Awards. More than 700 of the lighting industry’s top names will watch Byrne take the stage at the awards taking place on Wednesday, ...
Tags: Lighting Design Awards, Ed Byrne, lighting
Paul Lamond is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who with a DVD board game. The game, which is on show at Toy Fair and launches this summer, contains over 100 clips taken from the sci-fi TV series and thousands of trivia ...
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