France - Dataton reports that its WATCHOUT multi-display and show-management software has been used as a core technolog yat a major new art installation in the south of France. A collaboration between the town of Les Baux de Provence ...
Tags: France, WATCHOUT, multi-display
UK-On Sunday 8th July 2012,Battersea Power Station changed colour from red to green as it hosted 2,000 people attending the Nike+FuelFest-a huge party rewarding the most active everyday athletes who have taken part in Nike events so far ...
Tags: UK, Battersea Power Station, Nike events, Nike+FuelBand
USA-Christie Lites has opened a Nashville office and warehouse,the latest additions to its multi-office network of full service stage lighting supply locations across North America. Effective immediately,the Christie Lites Rental Rep team ...
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SGM's new generation LED strobes have arrived on the Aegean coast. In one of the world's biggest open air venues 18 of the XC-5 RGB strobes pulse beneath the night sky of Bodrum. The stylish Halikarnas, which overlooks the Aegean, was ...
Tags: SGM, new generation, LED strobes, Bodrum Outdoor Venue
The Bristol Old Vic, one of Britain's most historic theatres, founded in 1766 by 50 merchants, lawyers and politicians, has been given a spectacular pound 12.26m makeover in the first phase of a major redevelopment. Originally designed by ...
Tags: Bristol Old Vic, historic theatres, Stage Electrics, Britain
Medialon Show Control for the new ride of hit comic series One Piece at Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park in Japan. Huis Ten Bosch is a theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture, which recreates a Dutch town. The spacious resort is suffused with a ...
Tags: Medialon Show Control, comic series, Ten Bosch, One Piece
South Africa-Robe moving lights were again at the hub of the lighting action for a Main Stage design by Johan Ferreira from JSF Productions at the popular 2012 Innibos Festival in South Africa. The festival recently won a KykNET Fiestas ...
Tags: Robe Lights, Festival, Innibos South Africa
UK - Production Resource Group is continuing its relationship with producer Michael Rose Limited. MRL's general Manager, Dave McNeilly contacted PRG back in the summer of 2011 with regards to PRG providing them with a temporary flying ...
Tags: Prg Flying, Lights, Lighting, 02's Aladdin
UK - Black Light reports that it has completed the last of nine installation projects for North Lanarkshire's local authority. The overall project, which has lasted for much of 2012, saw Black Light working with some of the biggest ...
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USA-Free registration is now open for the PLASA Focus:Stamford 2012 Professional Development Programme,a two-day programme of free educational seminars and workshops,running alongside PLASA Focus:Stamford,on 12-13 November 2012. The ...
The modern day LED was born 50 years ago this month.Jeanine Chrobak-Kando,Business Development Manager at Verbatim,describes how far the lighting technology has come in such a short time. Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have become an ...
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Taiwan-Just blocks from Taipei 101(the world's tallest office building),in Taiwan's most cosmopolitan district,Xinyi,is the newly renovated Novel Hall for Performing Arts.This privately-owned mid-sized venue includes a 935-seat auditorium ...
Tags: Etc Lighting, Taiwan
Norway - Elektrik Solutions of Norway has supplied lighting and power control for a refurbishment of the Oslo Konserthus (Concert Hall). Some 100 ETC Selador Desire D40 Lustr+ LED fixtures have been installed in the auditorium ceiling for ...
Tags: Elektrik Solutions of Norway, lighting control, power control, LED
Australia - Healesville's newly refurbished Memorial Hall is now known as 'The 'Memo', a new cultural focus for the Healesville and Yarra Valley region. It has a contemporary art space, a 300 seat performing arts facility and 3D digital ...
Tags: cinema, speakers, 3D digital, live music performances
CSA Group, a global product testing company, has bought lamp and luminaire testing firm Orb Optronix. Orb Optronix, based in Kirkland, Washington, provides LED testing and measurement of discrete LEDs, LED array, LED light engines, LED ...
Tags: LED luminaires, LED array, LED light measurement system