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11 September 2025

China - Christie reports that its partners, Jianye Display and Shanghai Qingying Digital Technology, have deployed more than 100 Inspire Series 1DLP laser projectors across multiple exhibition halls at the new Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum. The installations deliver vibrant, high-impact visuals that transform the museum into an interactive journey of scientific discovery with a distinctly futuristic feel.

Located in Guangming District, the museum is themed around Digital Civilisation, with architecture inspired by a giant spacecraft. Its flexible, open spaces house four permanent halls featuring 950 exhibits, over 80% of which are interactive. Since its opening, the museum has drawn more than one million visitors in just three months, establishing itself as a leading hub for science popularisation in Shenzhen and a benchmark for innovation

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11 September 2025

UK - This year, Highlite International – an exhibitor at PLASA Show since 2016 – showed several new lighting and audio products.

Infinity impressed with its brand-new Infinity Furion FX402 bar – an IP65-rated LED batten with 10 high-power 60W RGBW LEDs in 10 tilt heads and 60 warm and cold white strobe pixel LEDs – a fixture which further strengthens the Furion series.

Showtec’s new Xpression series was introduced, along with the Titan Strobe 200 FX, the Stage Blinder 200 Blaze and the Goliath. The Xpression series consists of the 2000S – Spot, the 2000B – Beam and 2000W – WashBeam with each light designed to work together to create a truly unified lighting experience. Additional LEDs add colour capabilities to the traditional effects of the Titan Strobe 200 FX and the Stage Blinder 200 Blaze, while the Goliath blends modern technolog

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11 September 2025

The Netherlands - Astera has launched SolaBulb, billed as ‘the only bulb on the market with an inbuilt 15º - 50º zoom range that is optimised for maximum lux output’.

The SolaBulb project first germinated when LunaBulb was being launched in June 2024, as the R&D team was learning more about the potential of the LunaReflector to emulate the style and look of PAR bulbs. A SolaBulb prototype was quickly produced.

Astera’s head of product development, Ben Díaz, explained that it was soon realised that SolaBulb – a small, versatile, high-quality lightsource – was completely unique as a product.

Ben highlights that high-level innovation also comes with some risk, so he travelled to the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand with prototypes, meeting a range of lighting professionals to gather their feedback, both to improve the samples a

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11 September 2025

The Netherlands - Leyard Europe joins Zero Density and KST Moschkau on booth 7.B01 at this year’s IBC show at the RAI in Amsterdam from 12-15 September.

The ZeroDensity booth will showcase an 8 x 8 DirectLight Pro 1.2mm in a virtual studio setup to demonstrate the company’s XR solutions, with a 4 x 3 panels video wall used to show its on-air graphics solution. The KST Moschkau setting will feature a 6 x 6 DirectLight Pro 0.9mm LED in a broadcast control room setup showing KST Moschkau’s solutions for broadcast studio automation. Both the ZeroDensity virtual studio and KST Moschkau broadcast control room solutions will run on advanced Brompton Technology processing.

Made in Europe and enabled by MicroLED technology, the DirectLight Pro Series delivers a wide colour space and deeper blacks for improved video performance and is available in pixel

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11 September 2025

The Netherlands - Studio Technologies will spotlight four of its innovative audio solutions at the Nixer Audio stand during IBC 2025 (Nixer Audio, Stand 8.F96), including the Model 394 GPI Interface and companion Model 395 GPO Interface, the Model 201 Interpreter’s Console, and the Model 5682 ST 2110 to Dante Bridge.

Studio Technologies is debuting the Model 394 GPI Interface and the 395 GPO Interface for the first time at IBC 2025. The Model 394 supports two general-purpose input (GPI) signals for a range of applications, while the Model 395 provides two general-purpose outputs. To support a variety of applications, they can operate together to transport one or two contact closures over a standard Ethernet network or can be utilised independently.

The units are housed in lightweight, aluminium tabletop enclosures. Each model has a 100BASE-TX (100

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11 September 2025

The Netherlands - INFiLED (Hall 3, Booth 3.B61) will show its latest innovations and solutions tailored for the broadcast, xR and virtual production markets, with a wide-ranging programme of product demos, expert insights and an immersive broadcast studio experience.

The highlights of this year’s booth will be INFiLED’s Xmk2 and Xmk3 Series. The ultra-thin, lightweight Xmk2 Series is an option for creative LED installations featuring extremely smooth curves and wide viewing angles. With a bend angle that can reach up to ±30° and seven position adjustment gears, its innovative design and patented modules allow the Xmk2 Series to adapt to unlimited installation possibilities.

Alongside the Xmk2, visitors will have the opportunity to preview the forthcoming Xmk3 Series, INFiLED’s next generation of LED display technology for high-end virtual pro

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11 September 2025

UK - Wharfedale Pro has welcomed Han Luis Cera to its team. Based in the UK, Han joins as application and solutions manager strengthening the Wharfedale Pro international team.

Han has extensive experience as a live sound engineer, primarily FOH and monitor engineering, as well as being the module leader in both digital production implementation and advanced mixing techniques. He is also a successful musician, composer and producer, whose work was featured in various BBC nature documentaries.

Danny Clarke, sales director at Wharfedale Pro, comments: "Han's extensive knowledge will be a valuable asset for us here at Wharfedale Pro. He will be joining Marko and Marci within the Application and Solutions team, strengthening our global support for all our customers. It's a pleasure to have him on board."

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10 September 2025

USA - Creative Technology Group (CT) and NEP Sweetwater (Sweetwater), both long-standing audiovisual operators under parent company NEP Group, have announced the launch of CT Film & Entertainment. This new division, operating under the Creative Technology brand, unites Sweetwater’s creative leadership and industry expertise with Creative Technology’s vast international platform.

“This is the world we have been wanting to compete in,” says Ron Drews, president of NEP Sweetwater. “With so many productions going international, this gives us the opportunity to provide the same level of service in Ireland, Dubai, China, Holland - and far beyond - as we do here in the United States.”

With over 40 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, CT Film & Entertainment will be built for scale – offering a combination of

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10 September 2025

UK - White Light supported the Watermill Theatre’s bold and atmospheric production of Jesus Christ Superstar, with lighting design by Rory Beaton. This reimagining of the rock opera transformed the intimate Berkshire venue into ‘a space of epic scale and spiritual resonance’, thanks in no small part to a lighting design that was both technically ambitious and emotionally precise.

From the outset, Beaton’s vision was clear: to turn the Watermill into a derelict, sacred space - part concert hall, part gothic chapel - where a group of storytellers could gather, instruments in hand, to share a timeless tale. “We wanted the space to feel like it carried architectural weight,” he explains. “To be able to flip between a raw, church-like intimacy and a full-blown concert aesthetic.”

With limited physical space and minimal scenic elem

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10 September 2025

UK - Gary Barlow’s 2025 Songbook tour visits a range of venue sizes and styles across the UK and Ireland so, for engineers, having a constant and reliable mixing console to work from is a necessity. Skan PA, a Clair Global company, supplied two DiGiCo Quantum 7s, allowing engineers to share stage racks, saving space on the truck and delivering peace of mind.

Luigi Buccarello is front of house engineer and has toured with Gary Barlow since jumping into the Take That tour of 2024, and reports:

“I’ve used DiGiCo consoles on and off for many years, but it is only in the last few that they have become my go-to choice,” Buccarello says. “I find the workflow intuitive, plus they are very reliable. I just love how immediate everything is. You never need to press more than a button to get where you need to, which makes it very fast to use.

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10 September 2025

Canada - By any measure, the numbers are impressive: 750,000 visitors from all over the world, over 10,000 participants in 120 events, a 2.2-k parade route plus 428 Chauvet Professional fixtures on the massive main stage and grounds.

Fierté Montréal (Montreal Pride Festival) has always been about far more than size, even though it is one of the largest pride fests in the world. At its core, this 11-day event in Montreal’s Olympic Village revolves around a deeper meaning, one based on the idea of all people living life to the fullest.

This philosophy was reflected in the theme of this year’s festival:  Blossom Here, Now! It also radiated from the uplifting lighting and production design created by Gil Perron that transformed the main stage and sprawling site in and around Olympic village into a visual wonderland that

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10 September 2025

Australia - Sitting by the banks of the Gold Coast’s Coomera River, InterContinental Sanctuary Cove is a resort that features 15 spaces catering to gatherings from business meetings to grand celebrations, headlined by its largest space, the versatile MacArthur’s Ballroom.

Recently receiving a completely upgraded audio system powered by Nexo’s P+ Series, the ballroom’s AV capability has been elevated to match the premium nature of the resort. With the guidance of dedicated on-site audio specialist Mitch Grant of AVPartners, the InterContinental’s upgrade centred around providing greater flexibility for its wide-ranging clientele.

Through a business model that pairs AV experts with venues to execute in-house service, AVPartners’ technicians integrate seamlessly with the InterContinental team to manage AV solutions locally for optimal result