The Netherlands - Optocore GmbH will be using ISE 2013 as a platform to launch the first of a revolutionary new range of dedicated MADI switches from its booth (3-A120).

Announcing the series, Optocore director, Tine Helmle, said: "We believe this to be the best solution for the professional AV market, largely because it is now a common standard - with MADI ports frequently used by manufacturers to offer clients a future-proofed, open platform, with price advantages."

On top of that, says Helme, this solution has many advantages over Ethernet. MADI switches are extremely p

The Netherlands - Martin Audio will present its flagship product portfolio at this year's ISE2013 at the RAI, which they will exhibit on stand 3-C128. Although pride of place will go to the MLA Compact, which makes its ISE debut, the company will also display its OmniLine micro-array, which returns to the scene where it first picked up a coveted innovation award five years ago.

However, all eyes will be on the MLA Compact. Aimed at a wider range of touring and installed sound applications than the original MLA (Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array), in a smaller and lighter version, the M

The Netherlands - LED screen specialist displayLED will be exhibiting the latest in LED screen technology at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), Amsterdam.

From 29-31 January 2013 the stand will be showcasing displayLED's digiLED MC & MK series, available in 5mm, 7mm, 10mm and 15mm. Over 8,000 of these lightweight LED modules have already been ordered by major AV rental companies, with users including Pete's Big TVs, Video Walltronics, CT UK, CT US, Ford Motor Company, Bruce Springsteen, Nike, Super Bowl, MVI Multivision, Kia Motor Company, Moo TV, Bloomberg, Blackberry and Black Enterta

UK / The Netherlands - MilTec (UK) Ltd will be exhibiting at the ISE exhibition in Amsterdam. On show will be a selection of LED stage lighting and professional audio products, all designed by Miltec at their headquarters in Kent, England.

On the stand will be the highly successful LEDHead Batten2 which has become a major hit with installation and rental companies in the UK and Ireland. Fitted with 18 x 8W quad-colour LEDs it can be used as a conventional batten, pixel-mapped for stunning visual effects or employed as a cyclorama wash using the 'Cycwash' diffuser option.

Making its

USA - NAMM sees the reintroduction of the Soundtracs brand by digital solutions manufacturer, DiGiCo. Soundtracs has a long history in both music recording and postproduction studios and is set to preview arange of new products that are designed to take advantage of DiGiCo's advancements in digital FPGA designs and Stealth Digital Processing. The last significant launch for Soundtracs was the DS-00 production console in 2003 and the reintroduction has been a long planned project.

"Moving back to studio market with Soundtracs was always something we planned to do," says James

The Netherlands - Christie will be running free seminars on their stands at ISE (Hall1, stands H40, H46 and H50). The seminars, given by Christie's product management team based in Kitchener, Ontario will focus on three frequently discussed display applications.

On 29th January, John Stark, senior director of collaborative visual solutions will speak about content control and management across remote workspaces. 30th January sees Christie address wi-fi standards and projection technology in corporate environments with an address by George Tsintzouras, senior director product managemen

UK - The ABTT Theatre Show is increasing exhibition floor space by some 50% and introducing more facilities for both exhibitors and visitors for 2013. Following the successful transfer of the show to The Old Truman Brewery in 2012, the event will now be staged there in three interconnected exhibition halls and run in conjunction with a comprehensive seminar programme. Everything connected with theatre will be on show, making the ABTT 2013 Theatre Show, 12-13 June, an essential place to be for everyone involved in theatre and an event not to miss, say the organisers.

Show director Roge

The Netherlands - Proel will be present at ISE in Amsterdam (Hall 7, Booth T220), where the company will be showing its wide range of pro audio products, commercial and installed sound systems, video and lighting systems and hardware solutions, including a selection of the latest new products: the powered and Core processed AX2010A line array system, the NEOS AXS Series of networkable processed speaker systems, the LNE (Low Noise Emission) speaker systems for fixed installation and the eight-zone voice music matrix system MATRIX88.

MATRIX88 is billed as an audio system that not only p

The Netherlands - Responding to an increasing demand in an evolving marketplace, loudspeaker manufacturer Tannoy is introducing a number of EN 54 compliant variants of its existing commercial install products.

EN 54 is the European Standard for voice alarm and fire alarm system applications, and this announcement will see specific versions of Tannoy's CVS and DVS Series models being made available which are fully tested for compliance with EN 54 standards, for specification in the increasing number of projects that require this.

The new EN 54 versions of the in-ceiling CVS 4 Micro,

The Netherlands - LED screen designer and manufacturer Pixled is showcasing its latest products and innovations at the ISE 2013 exhibition in Amsterdam ... on booth in HALL 11 at Booth D41.

Showing alongside the 'standard' rectangular tile based Pixled screens - which will include F-4, F-6 and F-10 - new floor based modules will be on display plus the popular transparent and flexible Linx curtain modules - available in 9, 12, 18, 25, 30 and 37 mm pixel pitches.

Also highlighted are the inventive LED surface strips including the newly launched F-24 strip.

Lastly - but by no means l

France - Robert Juliat will be exhibiting at SIEL 2013, occupying the space familiar to last year's visitors (Stand C88) next to the 'Forum des Innovations'. The company will introduce Creative Concept Light by Robert Juliat, a new concept in lighting formulated to illustrate its forthcoming range of unique TIBO luminaires. The full TIBO range will be previewed at SIEL.

Robert Juliat's new TIBO family is now complete and presents a fully interchangeable range of modular fixtures which provides a complete solution to any lighting need.

"This is where Robert Juliat's Creative Con

The Netherlands - On stand 1P18 in Hall 1 at ISE 2013 in Amsterdam, Meyer Sound will showcase new audio technology that "will transform live events for both listeners and audio professionals".

Meyer Sound's new CAL column array loudspeaker provides precise coverage control and exceptional speech clarity while minimizing unwanted reflections, says the company. Live demonstrations of CAL and its beam steering capabilities will show visitors "the remarkable intelligibility it provides for audiences in stadiums and other acoustically challenging environments".

The CA

UK - Theatre design consultancy Charcoalblue is supporting the Theatrical Management Association's industry leading Touring Symposium by announcing lead sponsorship for the next three years.

Charcoalblue will kick off sponsorship this spring as the TMA's Touring Symposium takes place at the Congress Centre in central London on Wednesday 6 March.

The TMA's premier annual event has established itself as the key forum for debate on the development of the UK touring industry. It provides a unique opportunity for venue managers, producers and directors to discuss and determine the enviro

Israel/USA - Continuing its strategy of delivering creative AV Signal Management solutions to customers around the world, Kramer Electronics reports that it has entered into a licence agreement with ComQi.

Kramer Electronics is a leading manufacturer of high-quality analogue and digital audio, video and computer signal management products for the ProAV industry. ComQi (formed from the merger of Minicom Digital Signage and EnQii) is a leading digital in-venue media management company.

The agreement provides Kramer Electronics with exclusive manufacturing, sales and marketing rights f

UK - A squad of Clay Paky Sharpys proved the must-have gadgets for lighting designer Nick Gray at the latest Bond film premiere party at London's iconic Tate Modern.

Gray, of London-based lighting creator Renegade, specified 24 pure-beam Sharpys to create a high impact welcome for 1600 A-list guests at the Turbine Hall party to celebrate the release of Sam Mendes's James Bond film Skyfall.

The Sharpys were positioned pointing directly toward to entrance, shooting piercing shafts of light down The Bridge at arriving guests, taking advantage of Sharpys brightness usually achiev

UK - At midnight on New Year's Eve, the Mayor of London's New Year's Eve Firework Display celebrated an extraordinary year for the capital. Jack Morton Worldwide, the award winning global brand experience agency, created the display for the ninth successive year. The agency engaged lighting designer, Durham Marenghi who worked with Stage Electrics to supply CRMX wireless distribution of DMX data to achieve the design. Marenghi's lighting provided an impressive visual display including a large quantity of Clay Paky and Vari-Lite fixtures, as well A&O SearchLights. Control was linked to a

Germany/Austria - Lighting designer Tino Weinhardt from Dessauer based rental company i:TECS Germany recently lit two high profile gala fundraiser events - in Munich and Vienna - for the Ronald McDonald Kinderhilfe.

Together, these raised nearly 2m Euros for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

The events - staged at the Albert Schultz Ice Hall in Vienna and the Postpalast in Munich - were attended by a glittering guest list of leading business people, politicians, celebrities and sports personalities, and featured a wide variety of live performers.

Robe SRO and Swiss distr

Hong Kong - LED screen manufacturer Lighthouse Technologies has announced the launch of X3, the latest product in its indoor portfolio of large-scale LED video displays.

Boasting a stunning 3.9mm pixel pitch, X3 is Lighthouse's highest resolution LED screen to date and opens up a new world of creative possibilities for the indoor rental and staging market. X3 addresses the needs of a variety of disciplines including set and stage designers, concert touring and television shows producers and shows design specialists and is destined to become the preferred choice for the market, says t

The Netherlands - As ISE 2013 opened its doors, organiser Integrated Systems Events has announced a further extension of its contract with Amsterdam RAI.

ISE has been located in Amsterdam for eight of its 10 years. Its previous contract with the RAI - one of the world's most successful convention venues - ran until 2016. This has now been extended for a further three years.

"Extending our contract with the RAI provides certainty for all of our event's stakeholders: associations, exhibitors, visitors and press," explains Mike Blackman, managing director, Integrated Systems

UK - the latest UK arena leg of the successful Mumford & Sons Tour of Two Halves world tour featured 2,547 of XL Video's latest FX-200 product, together with three Pixled F11 LED screens, HD cameras / PPU and crew.

The versatile FX-200s were specified by lighting and visuals designer Ed Warren from Next Level Lights.

The band has been touring for the last three years with various different arrangements of tungsten lightsources over and around the stage as an integral part of the lighting rig.

Earlier in this tour, Warren introduced LED festoon lighting, going from the stage

UK - Entertainment lighting specialist White Light is headed to the Event Production Show next week at Olympia, London to showcase the latest energy saving innovations for event production from CORE Lighting and PR Lighting on Stand B38.

CORE Lighting specialises in battery-powered, wirelessly controlled LED lighting fixtures designed for instant illumination anywhere - events, parties and any other production where lighting fixtures need to be distributed over a wide area, and unsightly power and data cabling must be kept to an absolute minimum. On show will the Point15, Point20 and

The Netherlands - ISE 2013 saw record numbers of exhibitors and visitors. The show's final total of 44,151 registered attendees represents an 8% increase on 2012's world record of 40,869. Just under 900 exhibitors - also a record for ISE - occupied all 12 halls of the Amsterdam RAI from 29-31 January, with most reporting a brisk three days of business involving a healthy mix of new and established contacts.

On Monday 28 January, ISE celebrated its 10th edition with a widely lauded opening keynote address by renowned cyber-illusionist Marco Tempest, followed by a 10th Birthday Party at

UK - Free registration is now open for the PLASA Professional Development Programme, which will run alongside a sold-out PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013, on Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 1 May 2013.

Whether you are a seasoned campaigner in the entertainment sector or a student considering the live events industry as a career, the PLASA PDP is an unmissable opportunity to learn new skills, watch new product demonstrations, and meet some of the most respected practitioners in the business.

Kicking off is Adam Bennette, Technical Director of ETC Europe, who leads a discussion about how to des

UAE - Following the success of the inaugural Dynamic Events Conference in 2012, Mondiale Publishing has announced an expanded, and enhanced conference and networking platform for 2013.

In addition to the introduction of an expanded two-day conference, allowing for more debate, keynote speeches and networking, the conference organisers have announced a new location - The Jumeirah Emirates Tower Hotel in Dubai, UAE.

Taking place on 10-11 March 2013, the Dynamic Events Conference is aimked at those involved in the production, delivery and broadcast of global one-off events.

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