UK - OneBigStar has supplied production and equipment for the Chris Moyles Live tour. Moyles recently took to the road with his long-time breakfast show collaborators Aled Haydn Jones and Dominic Byrne, along with house band, Rockaoke.

Working with Accept Management who provided tour and production

management, OBS designed and supplied the scalable set, LED video / mixing, LX and control and mic / IEM packs, along with techs and operators.

The show's format was very much in keeping with the style of the breakfast show and so every night varied in content. Combined with the diversi

The Netherlands - Mitsubishi Electric's MDT701S will make its European debut at ISE 2013. The flagship 70" edge-lit LED display is the largest professional LCD monitor ever offered by Mitsubishi, equally suited to both public display or corporate settings, says the company.

"Large format flat panel displays are increasingly popular in public display applications such as signage and point of information, as well as corporate presentation and education. The large, Full HD screen and elegant narrow bezel design of the MDT701S creates an impressive visual presence as well as del

The Netherlands - Later this month, Panasonic will be at Integrated Systems Europe to present a host of new display and projector innovations.

The new video wall display from Panasonic, the TH-55LFV50, will be exhibited at ISE. The LED LCD display is a solution for digital signage as well as for the rental and staging market. The highly energy efficient video wall features a robust design to minimise breakages and the industries narrowest bezel to bezel of only 5.3 mm thickness.

Display solutions for lobbies, airports, showrooms and retail stores will also be showcased at ISE. Panas

UK - Lighting and visuals rental company Colour Sound Experiment rocked into 2013 in great style supplying lighting, LED screens and lasers to two mega successful events at London's Brixton Academy venue.

On New Year's Eve the sold-out UKF Bass Culture by Lock & Loaded welcomed 2013, and on New Year's Day ... after a few hours break, the celebrations kicked in again, this time with Colour Sound working for the Circo Loco Coalition.

CSE's Haydn Cruickshank and Steve Marley designed a production rig that took into account the main requirements for both events. CSE was able to offer a

UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd's Video division recently supplied a quantity of Green Hippo Hippotizer HD i7 media servers - running the latest Beta 3.2 software - to creative control and integration specialists, Fix8Group for immediate use on Cheryl Cole's high-profile A Million Lights UK arena tour.

Working across a number of sectors including live music, events, television productions and corporate presentations, Fix8 wanted a robust, flexible and stable video control solution to service their busy schedule of up-coming events.

Fix8's Neil Trenell directe

UK - ExCeL London has signed a new five-year contract with Blitz Communications as its partner of choice for the provision of AV & staging services.

Blitz is now the sole onsite preferred supplier for audio, video, lighting and staging across all event spaces at ExCeL. These include ICC London, the UK's largest fully-flexible- 5,000 seated auditorium; Capital Hall, London's largest banqueting hall seating up to 3,000 guests; the 87,328m2 multi-purpose Event Halls; the 45 Gallery Meeting Rooms; the self-contained Platinum Suite; and the Capital Suite comprising 17 individual meeting ro

UK - XL Video supplied full video production including LED screens, cameras / PPU and control, IMAG projection system and crew to Madness's recent sold-out UK arena tour.

This capitalised on a high profile year for the band that included epic performances on top of Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Golden Jubilee - complete with stunning projections by XL Video onto the front of the building - and at the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.

'Luton' Pete Hosier's stage and video design offered a mix of visual humour and slick aesthetics, based on a fusion of circus and theatricality, with

The Netherlands - At Integrated Systems Europe 2013, Amsterdam, projection screen specialist dnp denmark enters the market for LCD panels by introducing InvisiBezel - an optical LCD panel cover that reduces bezels in multi-screen displays to 1mm.

The visible gap between neighbouring LCD panels is a classic problem with multi-screen displays. Even with so-called 'super-narrow bezel' panels, the gap between the screens is usually around 5mm.

Says dnp global sales & marketing manager, S°ren Kraemmergaard, "For more than 20 years we have used optical screen technology to boost

USA / UK - Premier Mounts has confirmed a strategic alliance with Vogel's Products, the leading AV mount manufacturer in Europe.

Starting 1 February 2013, Vogel's will sell 18 selected Premier Mounts' products exclusively under the Vogel's brand in Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, not including the UK. All other Premier Mounts products will be available as before from Premier Mounts Europe.

Both Premier Mounts and Vogel's Products will be exhibiting at ISE 2013, and encourage those to visit both booths and meet the team.

Premier Mounts' booth is located in hall 4 stand S56,

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 small opaque plastic balls encase LED clusters and can be fitted together and configured to suit any design.

The band have been touring for the last three years with various different arrangements of tungsten lightsources over and around the stage as an int

UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd.'s Video division has been appointed as an official UK dealer for the Blackmagic Design product range.

Black Magic Design's range of robust hardware and software products are designed to provide affordable, high quality editing workstation solutions. Products include hard disk recorders, input cards, production mixer / switchers, video & audio converters, monitoring and signal routing / distribution - all of which AC-ET now have access to.

The DVI Extender allows the extension of DVI-D connections to computer monitors via SDI cables,

UK - Mood Media, a leading in-store media specialist, has helped Primark create an engaging and dynamic shopping environment in its Oxford Street flagship store, which opened in September. "Mood Media has been working with Primark to increase footfall in the top-end store and create a stronger brand experience," says the company.

"From the screens overhead at the main entrance, through the projections behind the counters, to the giant LED wall surrounding the lifts, Mood Media gives customers opportunities throughout their shopping experience to engage with the Primark

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 - West Midlands-based video and production specialist Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) designed and built a high-impact interactive walk-in video effect for a large company party in Bristol at Motion nightclub - and also supplied video, media servers, content and projection equipment.

CPL was working for the event producers Bright Productions who commissioned the walk-in effect which was designed and engineered by CPL's project manager Nick Diacre.

It utilised 60 VersaTube LED battens, a Pandora's Box media server with customised html5 code and an iPad. The brief was based on the

Switzerland - Barco has confirmed Baranday as its distribution partner in Switzerland for Barco's projection and image processing products. Thanks to this new partnership Swiss resellers, system integrators and others will enjoy easier access to Barco's extensive projection product line and support services.

Barco and Baranday have built up a strong, successful relationship since 2006: the Swiss AV expert has been providing the local rental and staging market with Barco products for all those years. Signing this new agreement, Baranday will now also become the official Swiss distribut

The Netherlands - Next generation imaging from WolfVision - the new VZ-8light4 and VZ-8plus4 visualizers will be on show at ISE 2013.

WolfVision's VZ-8 Series Visualizers have become a worldwide standard in a large number of universities and enterprises in recent years, and the new fourth generation of this popular Visualizer series will be on show at this year's ISE 2013 in Amsterdam. The new units build on the success of the existing VZ-8 Series models and now come with an elegant redesigned housing, 14x optical zoom capability, and feature a superb native 1080p HD camera.

The new

The Netherlands - Advantech has announced the cooperation with Klocktornet AB and the compatibility of ARK-DS262 with DISE digital signage software. DISE is a digital signage software company that brings content to viewers with high quality, dynamic playback, control and reliability. With DISE the creative boundaries are set free just as the possibilities to connect and play out any given data at any given time over any given number of screens and of course all this in synchronized mode when desired.

DISE has successfully certified Advantech's advanced graphics digital signage media p

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

The Netherlands - The new Christie WeatherAll Series of LCD outdoor flat panels makes its global debut at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 29 January, setting the standard for outdoor LED-backlit LCD technology.

The first of the WeatherAll Series is the 55-inch Christie FHD551-W, a professional grade Full HD (1920 x 1080 resolution) solution designed to perform in a wide range of applications including outdoor sporting venues, outdoor live events, architectural applications, entertainment parks, public displays, the hospitality and resort industry,

USA - Avolites Media's Ai Media Server has powered a spectacular 3D video mapping experience at one of Las Vegas's biggest New Year's Eve parties.

The fast, intuitive Ai Media Server - which has become an integral engine for some of the world's most ambitious visual events - was used to map the graphics projected onto three giant structures for the 2000-strong party at the luxury Aria Resort to welcome in 2013.

"I chose to use the Ai server because of its ability to work with 3D mapping and to handle multiple projection devices internally," says Vickie Claiborne, product s

The Netherlands - As a founding ISE exhibitor, Christie will again occupy a large, and intuitive multi-zone site at ISE 2013. Marking the exhibition's tenth anniversary the Christie production 'village' will combine stands H40, H46 and H50 inside Hall 1 into an ergonomically presented product showcase. The display boasts a brand new projection mapping façade created especially for the show.

There will be a heavy focus on market education and the stand will incorporate a dedicated technical service meeting space, manned by Christie certified engineers, where free consultation will be

Russia - St. Petersburg-based integrator Ascreen, dnp denmark's premium dealer in Russia (and dnp Partner of the Year 2012), has designed and implemented a major AV system upgrade at the St Petersburg Court House, using the Danish company's solutions.

The building's main conference hall seats 350 people, and ensuring that they all get a good view was the installers' key concern. The solution they chose was a Supernova Infinity screen measuring 5500mm x 3094mm, made of the standard 08-85 material to achieve the highest image possible, and driven by two Panasonic PT-DW100 10000 ANSI lum

UK - Crestron UK has announced expansion in Scotland with two new appointments; Alistair Kelly as commercial account manager and Peter Brown as business development manager. They will be key members of Crestron's expanding UK team, based in Scotland.

As commercial account manager Kelly will be supporting reseller partners and training programmes, and provide end users with a dedicated solution for their commercial needs. He joins Crestron with a good knowledge of its products and solutions, having worked for over five years at an AV conferencing distributor. He says "I am looking

The Netherlands - Crestron will introduce the European market to its Integrated by Design solutions in Amsterdam during ISE 2013. Crestron solutions enable global monitoring, management and control of AV, energy, voice & data, lighting, security, room scheduling, and HVAC on a single platform to maximise energy savings, lower operational costs and increase productivity. ISE attendees will have the opportunity to experience the fully-functional integrated building environment live at the show.

"No one is building schools, hospitals, hotels or office spaces that aren't energy effic

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