Stage Electrics is extending its reach into the TV arena, following a series of successful projects during 2002, including BBC Songs of Praise in Blackburn, where the company supplied a full rig of tungsten heads, MSR Fresnels, dimming distro and twin set generation; the Good Food Show at the NEC (with two satellite OBs running in parallel in Manchester and London); and Children in Need for the BBC in Cardiff, where the outside of Broadcasting House was lit up for the week prior to the event and an outdoor stage was constructed for Radio Wales OB.

The Welsh connection is particularly strong, with Stage Electrics Wales, which is based in Cardiff, picking up two televised outside broadcast programmes recorded in Amlych (Da De Dil Di) and in Machynlleth (Dafyd Iwan Concert) in the past few weeks alone. Over their 22-year history, the company has supplied technical equipment and skills for this specialised market, as Sales and Marketing Manager Linda Moore explains: "We have always had a share of the TV Outside Broadcast market and we have earned a good reputation in pockets of the country, particularly in the South West and, more recently, in Wales. But this year, we have picked up a steady stream of new TV work, perhaps in the wake of Playlight’s demise, but more probably because word is getting around that we are delivering good quality products and services in this sector."

(Lee Baldock)


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