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The company was looking to create an impressive entrance to the new flagship site, which boasts an imposing atrium. This has been provided with the first European installation of Christie's MicroTiles media display.

The installation was carried out by Lancashire-based Pure Audio Visual under the supervision of divisional director Alan Marshall.

"As the atrium was glazed on two sides this presented a conundrum," said Marshall. "Initially we considered projectors - but then I had a meeting with Joe Graziano, [Christie's market development manager for MicroTiles ] and he told me about this new product."

Ged Bithell, PZ Cussons' head of IT international and Chris Colesell, head of IT UK, atte

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"We are extremely proud of this agreement which will further strengthen the position of Aethra.net and its partners in the Italian market," said Luigi Astoirii MD of aethra.net. "The distribution of Videoworks videoconferencing products based on Sony technology creates an absolutely different value proposition in the market."

Along with the products , Aethra.net will be able to render a number of converged services including multi-video conferencing in hosted and managed modes and

webcasting, audio conferencing, room design and installation.

"Adding Aethra.net as a partner for Videoworks brings great value with their deep knowledge

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NVIDIA will present its latest technology for visualization professionals in an expansive and dramatic booth, featuring its 'Quadro Digital Theatre that will showcase presentations from guest speakers as well as company officials.

The dynamic stage will employ four of Barco's LED-lit, rear-projection video walls, the OL-721, a 70" display cube in a 2x2 format. On either side of the stage, two LCD 56" displays will be mounted in a portrait configuration to create a unique and compelling backdrop for i

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Specialising in the corporate sector, they have produced more than 200,000 events since starting out in 1981. The company has evolved with the demands of its clients, offering a complete portfolio of event services.

For many years the company has turned to Christie as one of its principle suppliers of projection technology. Most recently, they took delivery of Christie multi award winning MicroTiles digital displays.

AVC's Head of Technical Services, Phill Pearce, ordered 55 of the modules after seeing them for the first time at February's ISE Show in Amsterdam.

"We have been a Christie partner for at least 15 years, but their major prese

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14 March 2016

Glastonbudget is one of Europe's largest tribute band and new acts music festivals. The event is directly linked with charity Soar Valley Music Centre, which over the years has trained thousands of young people from all backgrounds and given them a route into the industry.

Now in its seventh year, the 2010 festival featured over 130 acts across three days billed as Britpop V USA, Bands of the 80s and International Superstars. Artists included Atomic Blondie, Blings of Leon, Blurb, Coldplace, Dubpeche Mode, Duran The Tribute, Four Fighters, Green Date, Guns 2 Roses, Mercury, Oasish, One Step Behind, Re:Verve, Status of Quo, Stereotonics and The Jam'd.

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Costing just over £500,000 to develop (with the aid of judicious management of their capital budget and a £100,000 local authority grant), the aptly named 21C technology block took a year to build, and fulfills the Head's dream of providing "complete immersion in an environment where the children can interact wirelessly on any level."

The facility features GestureTek GroundFX interactive floor projection system and GestureTek Screen Xtreme, installed by Digital Vision AV. GroundFX integrates interactive 2D and 3D visuals with sound, thus enhancing the interactive feature and further imme

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The Gottelier Masterclass will be presented, as is now established tradition, by last year's Gottelier Award winner - Alex Cooper from Midas Klark Teknik. Entitled Don't Just measure: Listen, the Masterclass will be an appreciation of the power of human perception and spatial awareness, and how they relate to audio - in particular, the fact that just because a piece of audio gear measures correctly does not necessarily mean it sounds good.

InfoComm International will host a seminar theatre dedicated to AV & Systems Integration. Topics over the dedi

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Bruce Neff, a founder and vice president of Multimedia Farms comments, "We're excited about all the new Barco products and the C11 is the perfect indoor/outdoor solution for our business. When I tell a customer that I have Barco, there's no explanation needed when it comes to image quality, it's second to none and everyone knows it."

Multimedia Farms purchased a large number of C11 tiles, enough to construct several screens and provide the flexibility to meet a variety of customer needs. Originally established as a mobile LED display supplier, the company is now going into 'inside work' offering built-

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For this project, Lighthouse installed 25 LED screens of differing shapes, pixel pitches and functions at the American Airlines Centre, covering an area of more than 8,700sq.ft. As one of the top NBA facilities, the American Airlines Centre is a combination of tradition and state-of-the-art technology. The newly installed Lighthouse screens have increased the video display capacity of the facility by 300 percent.

The contest involved simultaneous demonstrations in magazines and on websites, followed by three elimination rounds and an evaluatio

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Spratling has held senior positions at Snell & Wilcox, NVISION, ADC Telecommunications, and Sigma Electronics. He was responsible for creating the NAB-HD pavilion, has served as chair of the NAB Exhibitor's board, and has acted as a marketing and technology consultant for the organisation

"We are excited to have Nigel join our team here at Ross," said David Ross, CEO, Ross Video. "A well respected industry veteran, Nigel possesses a depth of industry experience, enthusiasm and creativity that we know will benefit our flagship Vision and CrossOver production switchers and significantly contribute to Ross continuing to deliver compelling product experiences to our customers."

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The Epic truck features a large audio room which, in addition to the Vista 8 console's in-truck I/O complement, includes Studer stageboxes with up to 96 additional inputs.

This is the fifth Vista 8 that AMV has purchased for its mobile productions trucks. "AMV is one of the earliest and largest companies in the US to commit heavily to the Studer Vista 8," says Lee Blanco of AMV. "The advantages the Vista 8 offers are considerable and when the time came to choose a digital console for our new Epic truck, the Vista

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Chaos worked with Petty's long-time lighting designer, Jim Lenahan, to come up with six 8mm Winvision walls, which flew on a downstage, curved truss, that gently embraced the band. There is also a Sony Camera package of four D50 cameras and five BRC 300 robo cams, all switch through three Encore processors, using a Control Freak Interface.

"After working with Jim for many years, I expected this design would be top notch, and he didn't disappoint," says Chaos' president, John Wiseman.

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In addition to relaying the latest pro audio news, and providing access to a selection of technical papers and instructional videos, Fast-and-Wide enables visitors to comment on items, as well as follow through social media including Twitter and YouTube.

With wide-ranging news of international business and equipment announcements, and supporting services in place, Fast-and-Wide will soon host a discussion forum for industry issues and developments.

"I aim to encourage a free exchange of ideas, information and concerns, with the best interests of our industry in mind," Goodyer says. "With the global economy, 'green' initiatives, c

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"Tom has significant experience in proactive business development efforts and growing sales," said Robert Koolen, president of Scala. "With his in-depth knowledge of the signage industry and a proven track record, I am confident that Tom will be a significant contributor to Scala's continued growth."

Prior to joining Scala, Nix was vice president and general manager of Dynamax Technologies. During his tenure, Nix was instrumental in growing the North American operations of the UK-based digital signage software developer.

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The 97mof PIXLED F11 screen was a prominent piece of stage architecture for the Gorillaz show which features the visuals of co-collaborator Jamie Hewlett. The high resolution screen was configured in 16:9 format, 13.2 metres wide, with XL also supplying VVTR playback decks and a Barco Encore screen management system operated by Richard Turner.

Muse is another account that's been serviced by XL since 2001 - and they took their festival

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14 March 2016

Entirely developed and produced by Midiator, the Vision Pro's main functionality is to control all the visual aspects of a show in a 'live' environment. It acts as a central command station for various industry standard devices like media-servers, video-scalers, light-desks and other equipment. The list of supported devices consists of well-known brands like Green Hippo, Barco, Grass Valley, TV-One, Kiss-Bo

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PLASA 2010, which runs from the 12-15 September at Earls Court in London, is a major platform for the launch and promotion of innovative new ideas emerging across the event, entertainment and installation industries. The co-location of the AVNetworks Conference is a significant new addition to the event, and is the second Conference to be launched alongside this major international trade show this year.

The one-day event will throw light on the burning issue of networking technologies and protocols, how to make the best use of today's standards and what can be expected in the future.

The conference is aimed

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Capable of playing back multiple layers of video in all common file formats up to 4k, these networkable systems can achieve seamless, blended projections as well as synchronous multi-screen displays. As a real-time 3D compositor, Pandoras Box integrates with audio, moving scenery, lighting, and other show elements for accurate synchronisation of a total sensory experience.

Signing of the TMB distribution agreement coincides with coolux's release of Pandoras Box Software Version 4.6, with new features such as 3D server preview; dual HD-SDI / DVI inputs; curve and clip editor; and support for additional protocols such as M

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14 March 2016

The awards will provide public recognition for outstanding achievements in lighting design by UK based lighting designers, in a number of professional areas. At the same time, these awards will forge closer ties between the world of lighting design and the lighting Industry as a whole.

The awards for The Knight of the Illumination are nominated and judged by a panel of professional reviewers working in the specific categories, selected and coordinated entirely by STLD and ALD.

Television nominations

Light Entertainment

Mark Smithers for Mission 2110

Martin Kempton for Who Dares Wins

Lee Allen for Blue

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Four new shows debuted at the maiden launch: Avalon, Cantare, It Takes Two and NYC. Another show on board is Garage Band, which is a re-run of a show that was debuted on the Ms Oosterdam last year.

The creative team for all five shows (which will run for approximately five years) includes show director John Charron at the helm

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With live productions of music videos, Dr. Who, Big Brotherand CBBC's The Slammer taking place in neighbouring studios, Media Powerhouse showcased its Image Ultra widescreen graphics system, the semi transparent LED wall Mirage 40, two portable production units and the latest in 3D projection technologies.

Using industry standard software, Media Powerhouse has the capabilities to embed HD images for partial or full screen display and seamlessly integrate live video feeds to bring any imagery on screen to life, says the company. Most recently deployed at Management World 2010 in Nice, one of the world's largest telecommunications conferences, the multi output Ima

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14 March 2016

Following completion of the stadium's new, 11,000 seat Caterpillar stand, Leicester Tigers commissioned Squareleg Entertainment to host two concerts, headlined by James Morrison and Will Young, with the main stage infrastructure situated on the pitch. As a local supplier, Prima was chosen to provide pitch protection for the stage and adjacent LED screens.

Malcolm Spencer, event director, Squareleg Entertainment comments, "As a locally based company with an excellent reputation for their product, Squareleg Entertainment was very happy to invite Prima to supply and fit the temporary flooring service for the two inaugural concerts at Leicester Tigers Rugby Club. As a new

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The new display, comprising 16 R16i/o 16mm LED panels, is located at the inbound tollgate of Cavite Province, a high traffic area for motorists and pedestrians alike.

Content provider Icon Advertising manages the screen content, which is displayed from 6:00am to 10:00pm every day. In addition to dynamic advertising, the Green Channel will also deliver 15-second 'fillers' that provide useful tips on how everyone can do their share to protect the environment. The screen itself is eco-friendly, as it has eliminated the need for tarpaulins, posters, and other physical advertising materials.

Lighthouse worked closely with local partner Avolut

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Having successfully completed a complex two-phase integration at Ericsson's new Global Service Delivery Centre, based around Christie components, they have now provided a turnkey solution for Romtelecom, one of the country's largest communications companies .

Avitech received last year the go-ahead for the implementation of another important project, this time for Romtelecom. The project had to offer severely improved monitoring and control possibilities for the client's national network.

Avitech replaced the existing system used to check feeds with specified 27 x 67" Christie SXGA+ cubes, with RPMSP-D132 single chip DLP projection, featuring dua