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Clay Paky in long-running Sunday TV series

The spectacular set for RAI's Domenica In

Details: 14 March 2016

Italy - Among the long-running entertainment programmes that state owned Italian public service broadcaster RAI hosts, Domenica In (Sunday In) is by far the oldest: 35 years of non-stop editions since 1976, when the novelty of a six-hour continuous live entertainment show was introduced to Italian television.

Clay Paky was also founded in 1976 and has provided the vast majority of the lighting effects this year too. The rig includes about 120 intelligent lights consisting of Alpha Spot HPE 1200s, Alpha Spot HPE 700s, Alpha Spot HPE 300s and CP Color MHs, as well as numerous Clay Paky CP Spots as general accent lighting. All the lighting equipment is supplied by PR Electronics.

Director of photography Fausto Carboni comments, "The set lighting was designed to adapt to

Wakefield Wildcats have made a flying start to 2011

Showsec on Wildcats duty

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Wakefield Wildcats' flying start in 2011's rugby league season has seen them awarding a new stadium security contract to Showsec. The event crowd management specialists have been employed for their professionalism and to assist in the club in their aim to gain a Super League license for the 2012 - 2015 season.

Showsec's first season has seen 60 SIA Licensed security professionals and stewards successfully ensure the safety of visitors and sports stars across five games in Yorkshire. Led by Showsec area manager Julian Kumah the team covers all aspects of security, from control roo

Tempest at Sydney's Tour de Cure

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - Tour de Cure, a cycling foundation committed to finding a cure for cancer, recently held their fourth annual A Day of Inspiration...Secrets of Achievement event at Sydney's Doltone House.

The event features thought provoking stories from leading speakers of all areas of life - sports, business, not-for-profit organisations and the community - anyone with an inspiring story to tell.

Microhire supplied all the audio visual requirements for this prestigious event which also saw them trying out their new Clear-Com Tempest wireless intercom system.

"It's a flexi

Dynacord on St Patrick's Day parade

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - For the 16th year running, the Irish denizens of Munich along with friends of the Emerald Isle celebrated St Patrick's Day (17 March) with a parade through the heart of the Bavarian capital. The turn-out was substantial, with the 20,000 plus revellers watching the show, on top of the 1,200 people actually taking part, making this probably the largest St Patrick's Day parade on the European mainland.

For after the parade, the organisers had prepared a stage in Munich's Odeonsplatz as well as a varied programme of cultural entertainment the highlight of which was a performance

More D.A.S. Audio installations in Asia

Details: 14 March 2016

China / Vietnam - In Guangzhou, D.A.S. Aero Series 2 and Compact loudspeakers reinforce the city's Performance Theatre. Here, a new sound system consisting of 16 D.A.S. Audio Aero 12A powered, two-way, mid-high line array modules-flown eight elements per side-were placed into service in late 2010.

Compact 218 Sub subwoofers - ground stacked in a left-right configuration - provide low frequency support while Compact 2 (a powered, 3-way, mid-high loudspeaker system) enclosures are deployed for use as front-fills. Six SML-15A powered, 2-way stage monitors/full-range units are used as sur

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